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Hi! Welcome to ChristianRoots Canada

I'm the Curious Canadian History Buff discovering how God used people and events to establish Canada - events like the building of the Peace Tower, the engraving of 25 Scripture Verses in it and the man who put them there. I discovered that our universities were built by Christians wanting to train ministers and teachers. Read the ARTICLES on our website.

A LOT of Books & Staycation Adventure #2

That's A LOT of Books!!! Rejoice with me! This is what the Lord has done. He made a way when no way was planned or existed. You were AMAZING!! Thanks for your support. I even received $220.20 above the printing costs, which covered most of the $327.06 shipping costs. I promised you transparency, so here goes... the total number of books going to Ottawa is 4,900. I have reserved 100 to send to you, my donors, so you can see what your contribution has produced. I am ever thankful to all of you...

Dominion Day or Canada Day?

Dominion Day or Canada Day? Dominion Day had been a federal holiday that celebrated the enactment of the British North American Act, which united four of Britain's colonies – Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Upper and Lower Canada (which became Ontario and Quebec)- into a single country within the British Empire and named that country the Dominion of Canada. The Anniversary of this date was celebrated as Dominion Day from 1868 to 1982 (114 years), until 1982, when Pierre Trudeau's government...

Book Report & Staycation Escapade #1

Yay! 5,000 copies of 'Our Biblical Legacy on Parliament Hill' will be sent to Ottawa for the National Day of Prayer because of your generosity. This is what the final designs looked like with confirmed ads. The People Who Made This Happen The Print Cost was $6,497. You donated $6,567. We have $70 to put towards shipping them to Ottawa. (Happy Dance cue!!!). The Lord is so good. He supplies all our needs according to His riches in glory. He must be planning to do something great through the...

The Woot Woot! Mistake, Visit Brantford & Canada Day

Egg On My Face I feel like I have had eggs thrown at my face! You received an email from me that was a draft meant to diagnose a problem. I forgot to unschedule it, and you got it. What is worse is the emails and texts expressing perplexity in different ways. So, my apologies for showing up as a techno-klutz. The Good News We HAVE INDEED reached our target! 5,000 copies of Our Biblical Legacy on Parliament Hill will be printed and distributed free of charge at the National Day of Prayer on...

Woot Woot!!! We made it!

The Finish Line I hope you are doing the 'happy dance' with me. If you are not, I encourage you to join me! The book, Our Biblical Legacy on Parliament Hill. is being

Oh The Goodness of the Lord!!!

The Book This book, Our Biblical Legacy on Parliament Hill, will be printed after this weekend. It is printed in time for the National Day of Prayer in Ottawa, which takes place on Saturday, June 11. Leading up to that day, on July 9 and 10, there will be teaching sessions on prayer and evangelism (Billy Graham Evangelistic Association), as well as a praise-and-worship session. Outside Cover Inside cover Even though I am not affiliated with 4My Canada, this event will bring thousands of...

Questions, Answers & Mustard Seed Faith

The Questions When I was growing up in the West Indies, we would listen to songs by the world-renowned Bob Marley. As I prepared for this upcoming Lunch N' Learn session on Tuesday, June 9, Bob's words came rushing into my head: There are more questions than answersPictures in my mind that will not showThere are more questions than answersAnd the more I find out, the less I knowYeah, the more I find out, the less I know I have sought to answer the pertinent questions about St-Jean-Baptiste...

Sovereigntists & Prayer Warriors

Lunch N' Learn #8 June is here! Half the year is almost gone. Summer is also here. This will be our final Lunch N' Learn until September. A couple of emails ago, I stated that one of the issues that started me on my journey into Canadian history was the Quebec question. As a newcomer to Canada, I did not, and still do not, quite understand why Quebec gets special attention and seems to find issues that set Quebecers apart from the rest of Canada. This Lunch N' Learn seeks to share something I...

Progress of a Crazy Idea & St. Jean de Baptiste Day

Progress on The Crazy Idea Here's what the redesigned book cover for Our Biblical Legacy on Parliament Hill will look like, so purchasers won't confuse the free books with what's on the website. These are printed only for the National Day of Prayer. Did you notice the ad spaces too? Businesses that donate $250 can place a full-colour ad in one of those spaces. Businesses that donate $100 can place a black-and-white ad on the inside back cover for approximately the same size ad. Donations to...

One CRAZY Idea - To Bless Thousands

The Book This shows the location of the 25 Scripture verses in the Peace Tower The Event From July 9th, to July 11th, there will be a gathering of THOUSANDS of Christians on Parliament Hill to pray for our country. The Crazy Idea I would like to give away 2,000 (or more) copies of a special edition of the book, Our Biblical Legacy on Parliament Hill to attendees of this event. It is expected that over 3,000 Christians from all over Canada will gather in Ottawa. But I can't do it alone. I need...