2020 Tour schedule

Regular Schedule for 2022: Saturday, April 30th to Sunday, October 23rd.

No tours are available on the following dates: May 12th, May 13th, June 30th and July 1st.

Note: All tours are available any day (morning or afternoon start times) upon request, with booking via this website. (Please specify preferred day and time when booking).

To facilitate scheduling, we urge people to specify whether they want a morning tour (starting at 9:30 AM) or an afternoon tour (starting at 1:30 PM).

• Indigenous Peoples and Colonialism in Canada’s Capital
  • Starts from the outdoor Amphitheatre at the corner of Mackenzie and Rideau/ Wellington, next to Milestone’s restaurant (across the street from the Chateau Laurier)
• Building the Rideau Canal and the Making of the Ottawa Working Class
  • Starts from the Giant Spider statue (Maman) in front of the National Gallery on Sussex
• Protest, Strike and Rebellion in the History of Canada’s Capital
  • Starts from the Giant Spider statue (Maman) in front of the National Gallery on Sussex
• An Unauthorized History of Parliament Hill: From Indigenous Land to Headquarters of Canada’s Elite
  • Starts from the outdoorAmphitheatre at the corner of Mackenzie and Rideau/ Wellington, next to Milestone’s restaurant (across the street from the Chateau Laurier)
• From Indigenous Sacred Site to Industrial Wasteland: Colonialism and Class Struggle in the Chaudiere District
  • Starts from steps of Library and Archives Canada at 395 Wellinton Street.
• More than Taverns and Brothels: French Canadian, Irish and Jewish Struggles Against oppression in Lowertown
  • Starts from the top of the outdoor staircase located at the south end of the American Embassy.

Special Activities planned for 2022:

May 12 – 13 –> Participation in the Small Modernisms Conference at Carleton University. (Details to follow.)

September 2022 –> Public Lecture for the Historical Society of Ottawa: Why Didn’t Ottawa Workers Stage a General Strike in 1919?

Note: Other special tours may be scheduled. occur. Please watch this website for further details.

Custom Tours:

Got a special need or interest not covered by one of our existing tours? Do you want a radical take on the exhibits in the Canadian History Hall of the Museum of History? How about a radical take on the history of the military, Ottawa labour history, or some other topic? Contact us about your special interests and we will try to accommodate you.