At the request of @EricGrenierCBC, here are some more colourizations of the past, courtesy of Deoldify.

We begin in John A Macdonald’s Ottawa. The original parliament buildings from the back view...
More scenes from parliament and the Byward Market which would have been familiar to Ottawa residents in the era of Confederation.
More scenes from parliament and the Byward Market which would have been familiar to Ottawa residents in the era of Confederation.
More scenes from parliament and the Byward Market which would have been familiar to Ottawa residents in the era of Confederation.
More scenes from parliament and the Byward Market which would have been familiar to Ottawa residents in the era of Confederation.
Included with John A here is his wife Agnes, and his infant daughter, Mary.

Mary overcame hydrocephalus and severe learning disabilities to become fully literate. She would transcribe her father’s speeches.
Included with John A here is his wife Agnes, and his infant daughter, Mary.Mary overcame hydrocephalus and severe learning disabilities to become fully literate. She would transcribe her father’s speeches.
Included with John A here is his wife Agnes, and his infant daughter, Mary.Mary overcame hydrocephalus and severe learning disabilities to become fully literate. She would transcribe her father’s speeches.
Included with John A here is his wife Agnes, and his infant daughter, Mary.Mary overcame hydrocephalus and severe learning disabilities to become fully literate. She would transcribe her father’s speeches.
On the left is the original, *original* House of Commons which burned down. On the right is the House of Commons as it was when it reopened in Centre Block.
On the left is the original, *original* House of Commons which burned down. On the right is the House of Commons as it was when it reopened in Centre Block.
On the left is the original, *original* House of Commons which burned down. On the right is the House of Commons as it was when it reopened in Centre Block.
Thomas D& #39;Arcy McGee. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☘️" title="Shamrock" aria-label="Emoji: Shamrock">

The prominent Irish-Canadian Father of Confederation was assassinated on Ottawa’s Sparks St for his opposition to the Fenians.
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Some scenes from Toronto and Montreal. (So this isn’t all Ottawa.)

Included here is the Port of Montreal, the 1886 flooding in Montreal, and Boer War celebrations in Toronto.
Some scenes from Toronto and Montreal. (So this isn’t all Ottawa.)Included here is the Port of Montreal, the 1886 flooding in Montreal, and Boer War celebrations in Toronto.
Some scenes from Toronto and Montreal. (So this isn’t all Ottawa.)Included here is the Port of Montreal, the 1886 flooding in Montreal, and Boer War celebrations in Toronto.
Some scenes from Toronto and Montreal. (So this isn’t all Ottawa.)Included here is the Port of Montreal, the 1886 flooding in Montreal, and Boer War celebrations in Toronto.
Some scenes from Toronto and Montreal. (So this isn’t all Ottawa.)Included here is the Port of Montreal, the 1886 flooding in Montreal, and Boer War celebrations in Toronto.
Upon the sudden death of John A Macdonald, the Conservatives replaced John A with ... John A.

Senator John Abbott had to step down only 18 months later due to health problems. He faced a looming economic downturn.
Magical images from the Klondike Gold Rush which brought a ~100,000 prospectors to the Yukon.
Magical images from the Klondike Gold Rush which brought a ~100,000 prospectors to the Yukon.
Magical images from the Klondike Gold Rush which brought a ~100,000 prospectors to the Yukon.
Magical images from the Klondike Gold Rush which brought a ~100,000 prospectors to the Yukon.
Sir John Thompson replaced Abbott as Prime Minister. Thompson was always the expected successor to Macdonald, but his conversion to Catholicism to marry his wife, Annie, had been a source of controversy.
Sir John Thompson replaced Abbott as Prime Minister. Thompson was always the expected successor to Macdonald, but his conversion to Catholicism to marry his wife, Annie, had been a source of controversy.
Sir John Thompson replaced Abbott as Prime Minister. Thompson was always the expected successor to Macdonald, but his conversion to Catholicism to marry his wife, Annie, had been a source of controversy.
The first train to reach Edmonton.
The settler life in early Alberta.
The settler life in early Alberta.
The settler life in early Alberta.
The settler life in early Alberta.
Thompson’s sudden death during a visit to Windsor Castle precipitated the rise and fall of Senator Mackenzie Bowell (the hatless one standing in front of a BC tree) as prime minister.

He and his successor, Charles Tupper (sideburns), were challenged by the Schools Question.
Thompson’s sudden death during a visit to Windsor Castle precipitated the rise and fall of Senator Mackenzie Bowell (the hatless one standing in front of a BC tree) as prime minister. He and his successor, Charles Tupper (sideburns), were challenged by the Schools Question.
Thompson’s sudden death during a visit to Windsor Castle precipitated the rise and fall of Senator Mackenzie Bowell (the hatless one standing in front of a BC tree) as prime minister. He and his successor, Charles Tupper (sideburns), were challenged by the Schools Question.
Thompson’s sudden death during a visit to Windsor Castle precipitated the rise and fall of Senator Mackenzie Bowell (the hatless one standing in front of a BC tree) as prime minister. He and his successor, Charles Tupper (sideburns), were challenged by the Schools Question.
Some fun images of Laurier, his offices, & a visit to Prince Rupert.
Some fun images of Laurier, his offices, & a visit to Prince Rupert.
Some fun images of Laurier, his offices, & a visit to Prince Rupert.
Some fun images of Laurier, his offices, & a visit to Prince Rupert.
PM Robert Borden inspects troops headed to the battlefield in WW1.
More scenes of Borden, a “Warrior’s Day” parade in Toronto, and the Manitoba General Strike of 1919.
More scenes of Borden, a “Warrior’s Day” parade in Toronto, and the Manitoba General Strike of 1919.
More scenes of Borden, a “Warrior’s Day” parade in Toronto, and the Manitoba General Strike of 1919.
More scenes of Borden, a “Warrior’s Day” parade in Toronto, and the Manitoba General Strike of 1919.
To cap off these images, here is Mackenzie King with the Famous Five of the “Person’s Case.” And...
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