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James Cockburn (1819-1883)

| Parks Canada | backgrounders

James Cockburn is one of the Fathers of Confederation. In 1864, he attended the Québec Conference, during which delegates negotiated the terms of Confederation, later defined in the British North America Act of 1867, which helped to build the constitutional foundations for a new country called the Dominion of Canada. After Confederation, Cockburn was the first Speaker of the House of Commons.


Minister McKenna welcomes report on heritage preservation and protection in Canada

| Parks Canada | statements

The Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, Catherine McKenna, today issued the following statement on the release of the House of Commons Standing Committee and Environment and Sustainable Development report entitled Preserving Canada's Heritage: the Foundation for Tomorrow".


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2025-12-23