The image of the scrum a beleaguered politican surrounded by jockeying reporters is central to our perception of Ottawa. The modern scrum began with the arrival of television, but even in Sir John A. Macdonald s day, a century earlier, reporters in the parliamentary press gallery had waited outside the prime minister s office, pen in hand, hoping for a quote for the next edition.
The scrum represents the test of wills, the contest of wits, and the battle for control that have characterized the relationship between Canadian prime ministers and journalists for more than 125 years....
The image of the scrum a beleaguered politican surrounded by jockeying reporters is central to our perception of Ottawa. The modern scrum began wit...
As World War II and the Nazi assault on Europe ended, some 25,000 Jews--entire families in some instances--walked out of the forests of Eastern Europe. Based on numerous interviews with these survivors, Fugitives of the Forest tells their harrowing and heroic stories.
As World War II and the Nazi assault on Europe ended, some 25,000 Jews--entire families in some instances--walked out of the forests of Eastern Europe...
