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Celebrating Canada’s Sesquicentennial

Posted: May 04, 2017

On July 1, 2017 Canada turns 150! Trinity joins others across the nation to mark this significant occasion.

Trinity Graduates Class of 1867

ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´’s Class of 1867

ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ is celebrating Canada’s Sesquicentennial by reflecting on its storied past through profiles of the graduates of the Class of 1867 and their impact and legacy they left on the city, country and abroad.

 

 

Canadian Law and Canadian Identity ExhibitCanadian Law and Canadian Identity

Trinity’s Ethics, Society and Law students worked on a unique project this year – the creation of a digital exhibit, Canadian Law and Canadian Identity, to mark the 150th anniversary of Canadian Confederation.

 

 

Trinity Fun Fact Shakespeare in the Quad50 Fun Facts about Canadian Universities

To mark Canada’s 150th, Univeristy Affairs compiled , including #40: Trinity used to host one of the . The ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ Dramatic Society continues the thespian tradition by performing Shakespeare in the Quad each fall in the quadrangle.

 

Prof Nick Mount's new book Arrival

Arrival: the Story of CanLit

±õ²ÔÌýArrival, acclaimed writer and critic  Published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Arrival is a dazzling, variegated, and inspired piece of writing that helps explain how we got from there to here.

 

Canada had three founding peoples not two

Canada had three founding peoples, not two

CBC Radio (audio): A crucial part of this country began long before Confederation, and includes the Aboriginal peoples and nations who lived here before a single European even dreamed of conquering new lands. .

 

U of T Showcase 150 - ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ St Hilda's College

U of T Showcase 150

In recognition of Canada 150, campus archives and special collections, including the ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ Archives, came together to showcase their .

 

 

Photo Sadia Rafiquddin Walrus TalkConnections between Refugees and Indigenous People

Pakistani-Canadian journalist and Trinity alum Sadia Rafiquddin shares her . Her talk is part of .

 

 

U of T linguists including Prof. Sali TagliamonteFrom Toronto to ‘Tronna’

As part of Canada’s sesquicentenary, U of T linguists, including Trinity Fellow Prof. Sali Tagliamonte, has charted the .

 

 

ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´, Queen Street WestRoots & Wings: Faculty of Divinity at 175

In a year where the spotlight shines brightly on Canada’s 150th birthday, there is another milestone — one that predates our country’s founding by a quarter-century — of particular importance for ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´. On January 10, 2017, the Faculty of Divinity turned 175.

 

CBC Canada The Story of UsCanada: The Story of Us

CBC’s new 10-episode series tells the stories of the people, places and events that shaped Canada. Trinity’s Jim Balsillie, Robert Bothwell, Adrienne Clarkson, John English, Atom Egoyan, Mark Kingwell and Margaret MacMillan contributed to the series. 

 

 

(last updated August 1, 2017)