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In This Corner: Dear Canada: It’s time to upgrade our greatests lists.
Happy 147th birthday, my fellow Canadians. I hope you’re enjoying the day by spending time with the family, maybe going to the lake, attending various Canada Day celebrations, etc. Me? I’m going to work. One way for millions to celebrate the birth of the dominion is to go shopping, and
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics: Shocker: Conservatives win Alberta by-elections
TweetConservative candidates were elected in two federal by-elections yesterday in Alberta. This is an event which would normally not be a source for much commentary, but there are some interesting points to be made from the outcome of these two by-elections. Conservatives hold, but support shrinks In Fort McMurray-Athabasca, Conservative David Yurdiga was elected with
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Happy Canada Day
I was originally going to take the day off from blogging, but then, after reading the editorial in today’s Star along with some letters reflecting what people would wish for Canada, I decided to briefly add my own thoughts. Certainly, there are a number of challenges we face both as
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: Canada’s Veterans On Canada Day
http://www.cbc.ca As we celebrate our good fortune
Continue readingAlberta Diary: Happy Canada Day from the prime minister of Canada and the premier of Alberta, channeled by Perfesser Dave
Oooooh! Happy Canada Day, Canadians. Enjoy yourselves. Prime Minister Steve Harper and Premier Dave Hancock wish they could be here with you and Perfesser Dave. Below: Mr. Hancock and Mr. Harper … Happy-Happy! Happy Canada Day! Perfesser Dave, here, the political predictions guy, speaking on behalf of my friends Stephen
Continue readingEh Types: Canada’s Birthday, the World’s Gift
My parents immigrated here from Scotland in the mid 70′s. I have wondered what being born there instead would have been like. I imagine I would have enjoyed living closer to the distilleries of Speyside than I do, and will testify a kilt is only slightly behind sweatpants in terms
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Attempted Terrorist Attack at BC’s Victoria Legislative Buildings Foiled.
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger RCMP foiled an attempt to detonate pressure cooker bombs that were about to be set off at the BC Legislature. The attempt could well have resulted in fatal results as it was set to explode while large crowds were attending Canada Day celebrations.. Two Surrey residents, John Stewart
Continue readingFacing Autism in New Brunswick: Conor Debunks TWO Autism Myths Eh!
Yesterday was Canada Day and Conor sported his Team Canada shirt to celebrate. He also debunked not one but TWO autism myths. Conor has received ABA based intervention at school for 8 years. Yet, contrary to the myth that ABA causes discomfort and harm to persons with autism disorders, Conor
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Idle No More Canada Day statement: This is stolen Native land
by: Idle No More | Press Release: Photo: Idle No More Activists with No More Silence and Idle No More unveil surprise banner at Canada Day celebration in Toronto, call attention to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women July 1, 2013 – North York—At this evening’s Canada celebration at Mel Lastman Square, a
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Canada Day – We still have so far to go.
Canada needs to bring all of her peoples into the light. Respect and remember the past and try to fix the wrongs of our brief history since we now have the capacity to do so. Filed under: Canada Tagged: Canada, Canada Day
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: Keep The Militarism Out Of It
It’s traditional to look back at our history on Canada Day. And on this Canada Day — our 146th — the Harper government has decided to review whether we teach our history the “right” way. Specifically, it feels that not enough emphasis is placed on our military prowess. Tom Walkom
Continue readingFacing Autism in New Brunswick: Happy Canada Day!
Canada flag photo by Harold L Doherty, very happy to be a Canadian, living in Canada, despite the lack of progress on the national autism front Today is Canada Day and I am very happy to be a Canadian living here in Canada. We can still enjoy living in
Continue readingThe Ranting Canadian: For Canada Day 2013. Images from Facebook and elsewhere; text…
For Canada Day 2013. Images from Facebook and elsewhere; text from rabble.ca: The National Stop Harper Campaign presents….”SAVE CANADA DAY.” Join us across the country as we proclaim our distrust in the Harper Government and band together to form a group of True Canadians who really care about this country.
Continue readingPample the Moose: Celebrating Canada: National Holidays, Commemoration and Identity Politics
With all of the hubbub surrounding the federal government’s history agenda, I thought it was worth noting that one of the things that has been occupying me lately is the early phases of an edited collection about the practice and politics of crafting national identity in Canada’s past. If you’re
Continue readingPample the Moose: Celebrating Canada: National Holidays, Commemoration and Identity Politics
With all of the hubbub surrounding the federal government’s history agenda, I thought it was worth noting that one of the things that has been occupying me lately is the early phases of an edited collection about the practice and politics of crafting national identity in Canada’s past. If you’re an academic who reads this blog, this collection might be of interest to you.
Call for Abstracts – Celebrating Canada: National Holidays, Commemoration and Identity Politics
With the 150th anniversary of Confederation coming up in 2017, it seems appropriate to reflect on the political, social and cultural forces which have shaped Canada over the course of its history. National holidays and commemorative events provide an intriguing window into how these processes have affected, and continue to shape nationalism, culture and identity politics. With this in mind, we invite interested authors to submit proposals for an edited collection that we are developing. Tentatively entitled “Celebrating Canada: National Holidays, Commemoration and Identity Politics”, our objective is to pull together scholarship related to national holidays and major commemorative anniversaries in Canadian history. While our launching point for this collection is the celebration and observance of Dominion Day / Canada Day, we are taking a broad approach to the book’s theme, and would like to include contributions that deal with major anniversary years like the Diamond Jubilee of Confederation, the Centennial of 1967, Canada 125 and other related – or competing! – national holidays such as Victoria Day, la Fête St-Jean-Baptiste/Fête Nationale, and Empire Day. We welcome contributions that situate Canadian holidays in a broader international context.
We have already been in discussions with University of Toronto Press, where there is keen interest in this project. Interested authors are asked to submit proposals to Matthew Hayday [mhayday@uoguelph.ca] by 2 July 2013 (the day after the Canada Day holiday!) including a 250-500 word abstract and the author’s institutional affiliation and contact information. Our planned schedule is to contact authors regarding their proposals by the end of July, and have first completed drafts due in late spring 2014. We are planning to apply for a SSHRC Connection Grant, with an eye to having participants come together for a workshop in the summer of 2014 to discuss each other’s work. This should provide ample time for revisions and the peer review process to allow the collection to be in print no later than 2017.
Please feel free to get in touch with us if you have any questions.
Matthew Hayday
Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Guelph
mhayday@uoguelph.ca
Raymond Blake
Professor, Department of History, University of Regina
Raymond.Blake@uregina.ca
Pample the Moose: Celebrating Canada: National Holidays, Commemoration and Identity Politics
With all of the hubbub surrounding the federal government’s history agenda, I thought it was worth noting that one of the things that has been occupying me lately is the early phases of an edited collection about the practice and politics of crafting national identity in Canada’s past. If you’re
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Black hockey players, aboriginals, gays nixed from Canada’s new bills
“The Bank of Canada considered celebrating gay marriages, black hockey players, and turban-wearing RCMP officers on its new plastic bank notes” By Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive, Feb. 11, 2013: And so the Harper Conservative-inspired whitewashing of Canada continues. Last summer, we learned that the Bank of Canada had nixed the image of
Continue readingCANADIAN PROGRESSIVE WORLD: POLL: What Exactly Did You Celebrate on Canada Day?
Opinion polls are a great and simple way for you to express your big opinion on the issues of the day. A few clicks, you’ve spoken! Our current poll on the question “What did you celebrate on Canada Day?” closes at midnight on Tuesday, July 17. Join hundreds of Canadians who
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