February 19, 2010 - The Historica-Dominion Institute Calls for National Day of Commemoration - The Historica-Dominion Institute mourns the loss of John Foster “Jack” Babcock, the last veteran of the Great War, and urges the government of Canada to declare a National Day of Commemoration. More
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| Feb 18, 2010 - Passing of John Babcock, Canada's Last Great War Veteran, Calls For State Funeral - The Historica-Dominion Institute mourns the loss of John Foster “Jack” Babcock, the last veteran of the Great War, and urges the government of Canada to offer his family a state funeral. More |
| Sept 8, 2009 - Landmark Merger Creates The Historica-Dominion Institute - The Dominion Institute and The Historica Foundation of Canada are pleased to announce that they have merged to create The Historica-Dominion Institute. More |
| Sept 7, 2009 - 70th Anniversary of Canada's Declaration of War -Seven veterans share their experiences, as part of a national veteran initiative, of where they were when the declaration of war was made. More |
| June 29, 2009 - Canadian Icons - A new Dominion Institute survey reveals that many Canadians cannot identify ten iconic Canadians, both past and present. More |
| June 15, 2009 -The Canadian History Report Card – The Institute has assigned each province and territory a grade based on the quality of its Canadian history curriculum at the high school level (grades 9-12). More |
June 4, 2009 - The Dominion Institute launches Second World War legacy project -
Minister James Moore announces funding for Memory Project: Stories of the Second World War at special event in Ottawa. More |
| April 9, 2009 - Vimy Ridge Day - Read the story of Canada's last Great War Veteran, John Foster (Jack) Babcock. More | Davantage |
| April 1, 2009 - LaFontaine-Baldwin Survey - On the 10th anniversary of Nunavut, a Survey Gauges Canadians’ Views on the North for the First Time. More | Davantage |
| March 2, 2009 - Survey on Climate Change and the Economic Crisis – Findings marks launch of third Public Policy Wiki. More | Davantage |
| February 26, 2009 – Creative Writing Workshop Series in Northern Ontario High Schools - Unique initiative allows Aboriginal authors to share their experiences with student in five Cree communities. More | Davantage |
| February 23, 2009 - Dominion Institute Co-Founder Publishes Book on History and Citizenship - Who We Are: A Citizen’s Manifesto Lands in Bookstores Across Canada March 16, 2009 More |
| January 22, 2009 - Public Policy Wiki - The Institute announces a new partnership with the Globe and Mail on an innovative project. More | Davantage |
| January 6, 2009 - Joseph Boyden named member of Dominion Institute jury - Giller Prize winner Joseph Boyden named newest Advisory Committee and jury member of the Institute's 2009 Aboriginal Writing Challenge initiative. More | Davantage |
| December 15, 2008 - Prime Minister Harper attends Memory Project event -Institute’s Memory Project celebrates the holidays with the Prime Minister at a special event in New Brunswick. More | Davantage |
| December 15, 2008 - Survey on Constitutional Crisis - Survey Demonstrates that Canadians Lack Basic Understanding of our Country’s Parliamentary System. More | French |
| November 20, 2008 –
Macdonald-Laurier Survey
– Survey asks whether Canadians are more like Macdonald
or Laurier as part of new Macdonald-Laurier Days initiative.
English |
French |
| November 11, 2008 – Letters Contest Winner Announced - Institute announces winner of Passchendaele Great War Letters Contest - Shobha Mehta of Unionville, Ontario. More |
November 7, 2008 – Remembrance Day poll – On the 90th anniversary of the end of WW1, the Institute releases results of a national study on Canadians' knowledge of the Great War. English | French
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| November 6, 2008 – Veteran Appreciation Project - New project, funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation, will encourage communities to digitize the artifacts and record the stories of our military heroes More |
| October 20, 2008 – Vote one off! To mark the release of the book 101 Things Canadians Should Know About Canada, the Institute invites Canadians to have a say what does NOT define our country. English | French |
| Oct 19, 2008 - Canadians are invited to join in a unique remembrance project this November. Vigil 1914-1918 is an international and national event to individually remember the 68,000 Canadians who never returned from WWI. more |
| October 1, 2008 – Youth Election Study – Part III. The Institute releases results of a national study of young voters that finds that much can be done to improve low youth voter turnout. English | French |
| September 24, 2008 – Youth Election Study – Part II. The Institute releases results of a national study of young voters that finds that political parties are failing to fully utilize new media to engage young Canadians. English | French |
| September 17, 2008 – Youth Election Study. The Institute releases results of a national study of young voters measuring their voting intentions and attitudes towards the Canadian and US elections. English | French |
| September 11, 2008 - Dominion Institute launches Youth Text. Youth Text will allow young Canadians to use text messaging to directly connect with the political parties. English | French |
| September 3, 2008 - Federal Government renews Memory Project Funding. Dominion Institute is proud to announce that the Federal government has renewed funding for The Memory Project. English | French |
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July 1, 2008 - Canada
Day History Quiz.
New Institute history quiz reveals Canadians know more about
American history than they do about Canadian history.
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| June 27, 2008 - 101 Things Canadians Should Know About Canada. The Dominion Institute releases the results of a national survey of what Canadians feel are the 101 people, places, |
| symbols, events and innovations that most define Canada. |
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| June 27, 2008 - New Executive Director Appointed- The Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of its new Executive Director, Marc Chalifoux. English | Francais |
| June 17, 2008 - Aboriginal Writing Challenge Winners Announced. The Institute is proud to announce the winners of the 2008 Canadian Aboriginal Writing Challenge. To read the winning entries, visit www.our-story.ca | More |
June 6, 2008 - D-Day Anniversary Survey. New Dominion Institute poll finds
that 80% of Memory Project veterans are concerned their service and
sacrifice are being forgotten by Canadians.
More | Results |
| May 23, 2008 - Passchendaele - Dominion Institute partners with Paul Gross on homegrown First World War motion picture. View trailer |
| May 8, 2008 - Veteran Appreciation Days. On the anniversary of VE-Day, the Institute launches Veteran Appreciation Days initiative with funding from the Province of Ontario. more |
April 30, 2008 - American Myths.
In the
Dominion Institute and Key Porter Book's latest publication,
12
leading intellects dispel the myths we have about our American
neighbours.
more |
| February 18, 2008 – Director Steps Down. Rudyard Griffiths, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Dominion Institute announced today that he is stepping down after ten years at the Institute’s helm. more | en français |
| January 5, 2008 - Canada Day Poster Challenge 2008. Every year, thousands of young Canadians from across the country take part in the Canada Day Poster Challenge. The theme of this year's Poster Challenge is My Canada Today! For details on the contest, please visit the Poster Challenge Web site. more |
| December 11, 2007 - Launch of Suez Crisis Website. On the 50th Anniversary of Pearson’s Nobel Prize, The Dominion Institute investigates his role in Suez Crisis. more |
| November 23, 2007 - Parliamentarian of the Year Awards. Bill Blaikie earns top spot in the Dominion Institute and Maclean’s 2nd Annual Parliamentarian of the Year Awards. more |
| November 10, 2007 - Military History Survey. Ten-year benchmark study Demonstrates that Canadians Aged 18 to 24 Improve Their Knowledge of Military History Over Past 10 Years. more |
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