From foreign buyers gobbling up properties sight unseen to young families trying to raise kids in condo towers, the Canadian housing market is a hot topic of discussion. In the meantime Canada House has much to teach the word about its provenance and provinces alike: from the marvels of its nature to the real origins of Winnie the Pooh (he was named after a Canadian black bear from Winnipeg, don’t you know?). In the last month or so Mitsubishi released (in Canada) their FH09 mini split heat pump with a SEER rating of 30.5. That is news in itself! Bill Grant, showing members of Toronto’s Queen’s Own Rifles leaving a landing craft and making for the beach – some of the most famous D-Day footage in history. In September 2013, the commission announced it selected Savills to sell Macdonald House. The central bank has taken action repeatedly, but the house prices still spiral up, as if nothing can stop them.
The display of work throughout Canada House is not atypical—all Canadian embassies or high commissions contain examples of domestic art. At the time of the 1911 census the house was still home to Donald, his wife Jane, daughters May and …