Malcolm MacKinnon was Canadian born and bred. The call of duty to fight for Britain demonstrates the Commonwealth’s abiding ties

Despite the attack on the Ottawa parliament, Canada has still not woken up to the global scale of the Islamist threat

Eighty years old this month, the Canadian singer and songwriter has always been proud to be a Jew first and last — as his songs reveal

‘I am bemused by those vociferous critics of Mrs Thatcher who weren’t even alive when she was in office’