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The Peace Tower carillon: a voice for the nation

  • When Percival Price performed the national anthem on Dominion Day in 1927, the bells of the Dominion Carillon not only rang out from the
Opinion | BY JOHANNA MIZGALA | June 30, 2022
Percival Price, portrait circa 1927 and signed by Yousuf Karsh, became the first of five successive Dominion Carillonneurs over the 95-year history of the Peace Tower Carillon, remarkably after answering a want ad in a newspaper. Photograph courtesy of the House of Commons

The Peace Tower carillon: a voice for the nation

Opinion | BY JOHANNA MIZGALA | June 30, 2022
  • When Percival Price performed the national anthem on Dominion Day in 1927, the bells of the Dominion Carillon not only rang out from the

The Peace Tower carillon: a voice for the nation

Opinion | BY JOHANNA MIZGALA | June 30, 2022
  • When Percival Price performed the national anthem on Dominion Day in 1927, the bells of the Dominion Carillon not only rang out from the
Percival Price, portrait circa 1927 and signed by Yousuf Karsh, became the first of five successive Dominion Carillonneurs over the 95-year history of the Peace Tower Carillon, remarkably after answering a want ad in a newspaper. Photograph courtesy of the House of Commons

Democratic duty and impact of war imbued chief architect’s design for Parliament Building

  • When Parliamentarians walk through the Parliament Building, everything they see serves to remind them that they must live up to the expectations of the
Opinion | BY JOHANNA MIZGALA | June 20, 2022
A drawing of the Peace Tower, left, by John Andrew Pearson, who is pictured in 1930. As Parliament's chief architect, Pearson stressed the importance of Parliamentarians’ work by ensuring that his artisans imbued the structural materials, decorative objects, and even the furniture with this weighty message, writes Johanna Mizgala Photographs courtesy of the House of Commons

Democratic duty and impact of war imbued chief architect’s design for Parliament Building

Opinion | BY JOHANNA MIZGALA | June 20, 2022
  • When Parliamentarians walk through the Parliament Building, everything they see serves to remind them that they must live up to the expectations of the

Democratic duty and impact of war imbued chief architect’s design for Parliament Building

Opinion | BY JOHANNA MIZGALA | June 20, 2022
  • When Parliamentarians walk through the Parliament Building, everything they see serves to remind them that they must live up to the expectations of the
A drawing of the Peace Tower, left, by John Andrew Pearson, who is pictured in 1930. As Parliament's chief architect, Pearson stressed the importance of Parliamentarians’ work by ensuring that his artisans imbued the structural materials, decorative objects, and even the furniture with this weighty message, writes Johanna Mizgala Photographs courtesy of the House of Commons

Sedna sculpture a draw to West Block as visitor tours return

  • With public tours returning to Parliament after more than two years, visitors to West Block won’t want to miss Nunavut artist Bart Hanna Kappianaq’s
Opinion | BY JOHANNA MIZGALA | May 18, 2022
The limestone sculpture Sednay by Nunavut artist Bart Hanna Kappianaq. Photographs courtesy of the House of Commons

Sedna sculpture a draw to West Block as visitor tours return

Opinion | BY JOHANNA MIZGALA | May 18, 2022
  • With public tours returning to Parliament after more than two years, visitors to West Block won’t want to miss Nunavut artist Bart Hanna Kappianaq’s

Sedna sculpture a draw to West Block as visitor tours return

Opinion | BY JOHANNA MIZGALA | May 18, 2022
  • With public tours returning to Parliament after more than two years, visitors to West Block won’t want to miss Nunavut artist Bart Hanna Kappianaq’s
The limestone sculpture Sednay by Nunavut artist Bart Hanna Kappianaq. Photographs courtesy of the House of Commons

Beloved painting of Vimy Ridge Easter Monday battle has strong parliamentary links

  • At 5:30 a.m. on Easter Monday, April 9, 1917, soldiers from every part of Canada serving in all four divisions of the Canadian Expeditionary
Opinion | BY JOHANNA MIZGALA | April 18, 2022
Some 13 years after the 1917 battle, Australian artist William Longstaff unveiled his painting, The Ghosts of Vimy Ridge, which depicts a nighttime scene of spectres moving in formation towards the now famous white stone Vimy Ridge Memorial in the distance, writes Johanna Mizgala. Photograph courtesy of the House of Commons

Beloved painting of Vimy Ridge Easter Monday battle has strong parliamentary links

Opinion | BY JOHANNA MIZGALA | April 18, 2022
  • At 5:30 a.m. on Easter Monday, April 9, 1917, soldiers from every part of Canada serving in all four divisions of the Canadian Expeditionary

Beloved painting of Vimy Ridge Easter Monday battle has strong parliamentary links

Opinion | BY JOHANNA MIZGALA | April 18, 2022
  • At 5:30 a.m. on Easter Monday, April 9, 1917, soldiers from every part of Canada serving in all four divisions of the Canadian Expeditionary
Some 13 years after the 1917 battle, Australian artist William Longstaff unveiled his painting, The Ghosts of Vimy Ridge, which depicts a nighttime scene of spectres moving in formation towards the now famous white stone Vimy Ridge Memorial in the distance, writes Johanna Mizgala. Photograph courtesy of the House of Commons

March 8 marks a ‘lady’ member in the House 

  • When Agnes Macphail took her seat in the House of Commons for the first time on March 8, 1922, a bouquet of flowers greeted
Opinion | BY JOHANNA MIZGALA | March 8, 2022
Agnes Macphail took her seat in the House of Commons for the first time on March 8, 1922, as part of the 14th Parliament. Photographs courtesy of the House of Commons

March 8 marks a ‘lady’ member in the House 

Opinion | BY JOHANNA MIZGALA | March 8, 2022
  • When Agnes Macphail took her seat in the House of Commons for the first time on March 8, 1922, a bouquet of flowers greeted

March 8 marks a ‘lady’ member in the House 

Opinion | BY JOHANNA MIZGALA | March 8, 2022
  • When Agnes Macphail took her seat in the House of Commons for the first time on March 8, 1922, a bouquet of flowers greeted
Agnes Macphail took her seat in the House of Commons for the first time on March 8, 1922, as part of the 14th Parliament. Photographs courtesy of the House of Commons
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