Today in Canada’s Political History: President Reagan addresses Parliament

Today in Canada’s Political History: President Reagan addresses ParliamentRonald Reagan, sworn-in as America’s 40th President only a few weeks before, addressed a Joint-Session of Canada’s Parliament on this date in 1981. It would be the first of two appearances by President Reagan before our Parliament, the second one taking place in 1987. You can watch a video of Reagan’s 1981 address in Ottawa at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch? A resident of Kingston, Ontario, Milnes serves as the in-house historian at the 175 year-old Frontenac Club Hotel. The views, opinions and analyses expressed in the articles on National Newswatch are those of the contributor(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the publishers.