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Sir John A. Macdonald road

 April 3, 2014 |  GordonHenderson |  Blog

There are those who think Avenue Road in Toronto should be re-named after Sir John A. Macdonald. I heartily agree. Avenue Road is a stupid name and it would be fun to take Sir John A.’s road to work every day.

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March 17th, 2016

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I am pleased to announce the birth of Conor (name of the lead character in a relevant book) Macpherson (my wife’s […]
April 7th, 2015

April 7

In the early hours of April 7th, 1878, D’Arcy McGee was assassinated on Sparks Street in Ottawa. I am in […]
March 30th, 2015

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February 28th, 2015

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January 19th, 2015

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January 4th, 2015

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December 28th, 2014

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Celebrating Sir John A.’s 200th birthday (which is January 11th)  I will be speaking in Kingston at 7pm on Thursday […]
December 11th, 2014

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October 16th, 2014

The Rivoli Sunday at 8pm

I’m reading from MAN IN THE SHADOWS at the Rivoli on Toronto’s Queen Street Sunday October 19th at 8 pm. […]