Today in Canada’s Political History: A youthful Winston Churchill delivers a speech in TorontoFresh from the Boer War and his escape while a POW from a South African prison, Winston Churchill was in Toronto on this date in 1901. He addressed a sold-out audience gathered at Massey Hall.The Toronto Globe provided readers with extensive coverage of his address. “The best blood in the Empire, he said, had been poured out in South Africa, but not in vain,” the paper reported, quoting Winston. 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.

Source: CBC News January 02, 2023 17:19 UTC