Victoria Day: A Uniquely Canadian Holiday

Carolyn Harris
May 18, 2013
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Queen Victoria at the time of her Diamond Jubilee in 1897

My column in today’s Ottawa Citizen discusses the history of Victoria Day in Canada. There is no holiday in the English speaking world like Victoria Day, which honours Queen Victoria as a Mother of Canadian Confederation.

Click here to read the full column in the Ottawa Citizen.

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Victoria Day: A Uniquely Canadian Holiday

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