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Equestrian statue of Edward VII at the origin point of the park's radial footpaths
Queen's Park is an urban park in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Opened in 1860 by Edward, Prince of Wales, it was named in honour of Queen Victoria. The park is the site of the Ontario Legislative Building, which houses the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and the phrase Queen's Park is regularly used as a metonym for the Government of Ontario.
The park is nearly an enclave of the University of Toronto, which occupies most of the surrounding lands. The park itself is technically owned by the University of Toronto, but the property was leased to the Government of Ontario in 1859 for a period of 999 years, set to expire in 2858. Ministry buildings of the Ontario government occupy other properties to the east of the park, in an area between Wellesley Street and Grosvenor Street. While not directly adjacent to the park, the Royal Ontario Museum and the Gardiner Museum are both located nearby.
Ontario Liberals host Queen’s Park Canada Day event
Canada Day at Queen’s Park looked a little different this year after Premier Ford cancelled the event to save money. Melissa Nakhavoly with how a Liberal MPP stepped in to host the event, and whether the move could help her party’s image.
Canada Day celebrations at Queen's Park cancelled
The Ford government has cancelled the Canada Day celebrations at Queen's Park
Ontario Legislative Building aka. Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Ontario Legislative Building is the seat of provincial government for Ontario. Ontario is Canada's most populous province, with about 40% of Canada's population. Ontario is also home to Canada's biggest city, Toronto. Toronto, more specifically Downtown Toronto, is home to the Legislative Building. The legislature is located 1 or 2 blocks south of Bloor Street West, near to the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) and Gardiner Museum, and surrounded by the St. George Campus of the University of Toronto (U of T).
The legislature is located inside of an oval-shaped greenspace. The oval is encircled by Queen's Park Crescent east and west roads. It's divided in half by Wellesley Street. North of Wellesley St. is Queen's Park. The provincial legislatue grounds occupy the southern half of the oval. Technically the legislature isn't part of Queen's Park. But colloquially, the whole area is called Queen's Park. The legislature building and the provincial government are also referred to as Queen's Park.
The current legislature building was constructed in the 1880s and 1890s. It is the 7th building to serve as the province's seat of government. The 1st legislature building was built in the 1790s, when Toronto was called York, and Ontario was called Upper Canada.
For much of its history, Ontario has been ruled by Liberal or Conservative Party governments. But in 1990 the left-wing New Democratic Party (NDP), led by Bob Rae, defeated David Peterson's Liberal Party. In 1995, the NDP was replaced by the Conservative Party under Mike Harris. Harris launched the Common Sense Revolution, imposing cuts and other reforms. One of the Harris government's reforms was the amalgamation of the municipalities of Old Toronto, North York, East York, City of York, Scarborough, and Etobicoke to form the new and enlarged City of Toronto. Mel Lastman, the former mayor of the city of North York, was elected the 1st mayor of the new amalgamated city of Toronto. In 2003, the Liberals returned to power under Dalton McGuinty. McGuinty stepped down and was replaced by Kathleen Wynne in 2013.
In Canada, the head of the federal government is called the Prime Minister. The head of a provincial government is a Premier. So Kathleen Wynne is the current premier of Ontario.
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Canada Day 150 Celebrations Toronto | Queen's Park | Dundas Square | CN Tower
Canada reached 150 years of height, it was Canada's 150th birthday, and I witnessed the love and celebrations all across Toronto. Here are some moments from the celebrations in Toronto at Queen's Park, Dundas Square and CN Tower including fireworks.
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Haunted halls within Queen's Park walls
The hallowed halls of Queen's Park witness a lot of activity, and not just of the legislative variety - we're talking paranormal. Nitish Bissonauth takes a tour of the ghost-filled government building.
Political office and Queen's Park Toronto Canada
Statue of Canada's statesman, first prime minister of the Dominion of Canada, b. Glasgow. His parents settled in 1820 in Kingston, Ont. Macdonald first practiced law.
With his election (1844) as a Conservative to the legislative assembly, he entered upon his long political career.
Ontario Liberals host Queen’s Park Canada Day event
Canada Day at Queen’s Park looked a little different this year after Premier Ford cancelled the event to save money. Melissa Nakhavoly with how a Liberal MPP stepped in to host the event, and whether the move could help her party’s image.
Canada Day celebrations at Queen's Park cancelled
The Ford government has cancelled the Canada Day celebrations at Queen's Park
Canada. Toronto. Downtown 2. Queen's Park. 2014.
Canada. Toronto. Downtown 2. Queen's Park. 2014.
War Memorial of the 48th Highlanders in Queen's Park, Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada
48th Highlanders War Monument in Queen's Park, Downtown Toronto, near University of Toronto Campus, Royal Ontario Museum and Ontario Provincial Legislature
Toronto is the biggest city in Canada and the capital of the province of Ontario. The oldest and most densely populated part of the city is Downtown Toronto, which is bordered by Bloor Street in the north, Lake Ontario in the south, Bathurst Street in the west, and the Don River in the east.
Queen's Park is a medium-sized green space in the downtown core, 2 blocks south of Bloor Street. It is close to the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), and the Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art. The park is shaded by big trees and has a few statues and fountains in it. Queen's Park is almost completely surrounded by the St. George Campus of the University of Toronto- the city's oldest post-secondary institution. The park was opened in 1860 by Edward, Prince of Wales, and was named in honour of Queen Victoria.
Queen's Park is part of larger oval-shaped green space surrounded by a road called Queen's Park Crescent. The park proper occupies the top half of the oval. Wellesley Street, which splits the oval in half, secparates Queen's Park proper from the grounds of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, which occupies the southern half of the oval-shaped area. This is the headquarters of the provincial government of Ontario. I don't think the legislative grounds are technically part of Queen's Park, but the Ontario government building is still often referred to as Queen's Park. So that when people talk about the Ontario legislature, they often talk about Queen's Park.
The monument in this video is at the north end of the park. It's dedicated to the 48th Highlanders, a Toronto-based Canadian infantry regiment. The regiment was formed in 1891 and since then participated in many of Britain and Canada's military conflicts. As its name suggests, the Canadian Highlander regiment is tied to the Highlander regiments of Scotland. The Highlanders fought in the South African War (aka. Boer War) in South Africa (1899-1902). The also saw action in WWI, WWII, and Afghanistan.
You can see the names of various locations where the 48th Highlanders fought inscribed on the sides of the monument- i.e. Afghanistan, South Africa, Sicily, Vimy, Amiens, Somme, Arras, and so on.
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Canadian National Anthem at Queen's Park, Toronto
Canadian National Anthem at Toronto's Queen's Park before the start of the Unity March for Genocide Prevention
Global climate strike rally at Toronto's Queens Park
A global climate march rally is taking place at Toronto's Queens Park as part of a global climate strike.
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Canada Day 2016 at Queen's Park in Toronto
Filipino Canadians are among the early risers to join the celebration of Canada's birthday today, Friday, July 1. Though it drizzled a little bit, the fete continued with more programs scheduled later in the day in various places in Greater Toronto Area. One of the sites is Queen's Park where the Ontario's legislature is located.
Huge crowd gathers at Queen's Park for Toronto climate rally
Thousands of people marched in Toronto's downtown core to push for action on climate change Friday. It was part of a global-wide push to call for more to be done to lower greenhouse gas emissions.
Toronto HD - Queens Park
Queen's Park is an urban park in the Downtown area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Opened in 1860 by Edward, Prince of Wales, it was named in honour of Queen Victoria. The park is the site of the Ontario Legislative Building, which houses the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and so the phrase Queen's Park is also frequently used as a metonym to refer to the Government of Ontario. Queen's Park is also the name of a street and a subway station, as described below.
Queens Park and University Avenue in Downtown Toronto
Queens Park and University Avenue are located in the heart of Downtown Toronto. This route takes you from Bloor Street West down to York and Front Streets.
Queen's Park in Winter
Walk in Queens Park