Zachary A. Tingley In 1835, A. C. Buchanan, the crown’s agent for emigration in Upper and Lower Canada, sent a letter to Lord Aylmer, Governor of British North America, on the subject of possible improvements that could be made for vessels navigating the Gulf of St. Lawrence. In his opening remarks, Buchanan wrote “I have… Continue Reading
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Katie Barclay Eric H. Reiter, Wounded Feelings: Litigating Emotions in Quebec, 1870-1950 (Toronto: University of Toronto Press for the Osgood Society for Canadian Legal History, 2019), pp. 482 + xiii. This week as I write this (much delayed – sorry editor) post, my university is running its consultation with staff about improving workplace culture about… Continue Reading
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Jerry Bannister Last spring, in response to Denis McKim’s thoughtful post about the potential impacts of the pandemic on the study of Canadian history, I started a short piece on how the larger social crises were shaping our historical perspectives. As spring turned into summer, and we took advantage of the Atlantic bubble, my notes… Continue Reading
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G. Patrick O’Brien Having spent an agreeable New Year’s Eve with her friends, nineteen-year-old Mary Robie paused to write in her diary before turning in for the night. “Which brings 1783 to a period,” she began, “I have made out to continue my journal for one year and now might make many observations upon the… Continue Reading
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