History of Canada in 15 Moments

Raymond B. Blake is Professor of History at University of Regina, Canada, and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He is the author and editor of 20 books including Conflict and Compromise: Pre and Post-Confederation, and Where Once They Stood. Newfoundland’s Rocky Road to Confederation.Jeff Keshen is Professor of History, President and Vice-Chancellor at University of Regina, Canada. His publications include Propaganda and Censorship in Canada’s Great War; Saints, Soldiers and Sinners: Canada’s Second World War and Canada and the Two World Wars.

• Introduction1. Joseph Howe and “Better Terms,” 1869: Making the Nation Work2. The Hanging of Louis Riel, 1885: Managing Cultural Genocide3. The Komagata Maru Incident, 1914: Racism, Immigration, Xenophobia4. Quebec City’s Anti-Conscription Riots, 1918: War and Society5 . Agnes Macphail, MP, 1921: The Changing Place of Women in Canada6. The Windsor Auto Strike, 1945: The Rise of Social Citizenship in Canada7. Lester Pearson and Suez, 1956: Decolonization and the British World8. Saskatchewan Doctors’ Strike, 1962: Universal Health Care for Canada9. Canada, 1967: The Centennial and Searching for a Better Canada10. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms, 1982: Remaking the Nation11. The Free Trade Election, 1988: Towards a New Nationalism for Canadians12. The Quebec Referendum, 1995: To Leave or to Stay in Canada?13. Same-Sex Marriage, 2005: A Changing Nation14. Statement of Apology, 2008: Activism, Dialogue, Truth – Towards Reconciliation15. The Freedom Convoy, 2022: Canada in the COVID-19 Pandemic

This book is an insightful, nuanced, and refreshing re-assessment of Canadian history – one needed now more than ever. It will stimulate discussion and debate and make students want to dive even deeper into the fascinating histories that it documents.