The Mail and Empire
Encyclopedia
The Mail and Empire was formed from the 1895 merger of The Toronto Mail
and Toronto Empire
newspapers, both conservative
newspapers in Toronto
, Canada
. The paper merged with The Globe
to form the The Globe and Mail
in 1936.
The Toronto Mail
The Toronto Mail was a newspaper in Toronto, Ontario, which through corporate mergers became first The Mail and Empire, and then The Globe and Mail.The Mail was founded in 1872 by John A. Macdonald,...
and Toronto Empire
Toronto Empire
Toronto Empire was a newspaper established in Toronto, Canada, in 1887 and the voice of the conservatives in the city. It merged with another paper, The Toronto Mail, in 1895 to form The Mail and Empire, which is a predecessor of today's Globe and Mail newspaper....
newspapers, both conservative
Conservatism
Conservatism is a political and social philosophy that promotes the maintenance of traditional institutions and supports, at the most, minimal and gradual change in society. Some conservatives seek to preserve things as they are, emphasizing stability and continuity, while others oppose modernism...
newspapers in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The paper merged with The Globe
The Globe (Toronto newspaper)
The Globe was a newspaper in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, founded in 1844 by George Brown as a Reform voice. It merged with The Mail and Empire in 1936 to form The Globe and Mail.-History:...
to form the The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail is a nationally distributed Canadian newspaper, based in Toronto and printed in six cities across the country. With a weekly readership of approximately 1 million, it is Canada's largest-circulation national newspaper and second-largest daily newspaper after the Toronto Star...
in 1936.