David C. Martin

Where this writer stands

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Recent work

• Martin: How Rideau Hall (accidentally) became the home of the governor generalOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Aug 26, 2024
• Martin: Yaroslav Hunka affair should prompt us to revisit some of our own historyOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Oct 3, 2023
• Opinion: Hunka affair should prompt us to revisit our historyOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Oct 2, 2023
• Martin: Yaroslav Hunka affair should prompt us to revisit some of our own historyOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Oct 2, 2023
• Martin: The great gerrymander of 1917 — when Canada's government chose the votersOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Sep 23, 2023
• Martin: One year into King Charles's reign, the monarchy still works for CanadaOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Sep 6, 2023
• Martin: Ottawa Valley's Great Wildfires of 1870 have lessons for usOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Aug 14, 2023
• Martin: 70 years after the Korean War's end, today's conflicts feel familiarOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jul 27, 2023
• Martin: The first civic election in colonial Canada (in 1647) was a political milestoneOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jul 17, 2023
• Opinion: First civic election in colonial Canada (in 1647) was a political milestoneOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jul 16, 2023
• Martin: Here's how we used to celebrate Dominion Day (a.k.a. Canada Day)Opinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jun 30, 2023
• Martin: On Colonel By Day, a brief history of an unhailed heroOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Aug 1, 2022