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The ‘Doctrine of Discovery’ & the Myth of Papal Bulls →
IT IS A POPULAR REFRAIN among activists, indigenous and non-, that explorers from Europe did not really “discover” North America. They point out that indigenous peoples were already here —...
Update on the Ryerson Fiasco →
In The Ryerson Affair: An Update, Professor Ronald Stagg judges the judges and finds them wanting.?The reports that informed the decision-makers were feeble work, he concludes.
L’Affaire Dundas in Toronto: Falling for a Hoax →
Henry Dundas?was actually a hero of the?Anti-Slavery Movement, writes Dr. Patrice Dutil. The City of Toronto?must reverse its stupid plan to change the name of Dundas Street.
The Fall and Rise of Military History →
“Cook argues, rightly, that Americans, Australians, and Britons consistently have recollected this war in reasonably accurate ways, which emphasise their sacrifices and successes. Canadians, alone among the victor powers, have...
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The Traditionalist René Lévesque
Was René Lévesque truly a leftist??Mathieu Bock-C?té?explains that?Lévesque loathed ideological radicalism above all things, and?why?Quebec's intelligentsia still has trouble understanding Lévesque's place in history.
How the English Invented the Scots
The obvious, belaboured role played by Scots in shaping Canada is really a facet of their wider role as empire-builders, writes C.P. Champion.?The intertwined history of Scots and English suggests that if misery can make for strange bedfellows, so too can shared interests.
"Mysteries of Kamloops," by Jean-Fran?ois Lisée
from Le Devoir (Montreal), Feb. 5, 2022. "In an article published in The Dorchester Review, Prof. Jacques Rouillard reported that he had located 37 of the 51 "missing" students..."?Read the entire Le Devoir column in English here.
