List: Book Reviews | Curated by Jared Milne

Feb 25, 2024
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Book ReviewsReview of various books having to do with Canadian history and politics.
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Book Review: Récits identitaires-Le Québec à l’épreuve du pluralismeQuebec has always had an unusual-and even ‘distinct’-place in Canadian life. Besides having the largest and most prominent separatist…
Feb 25, 2024
Feb 25, 2024
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Book Review: Namwayut: We Are All One-A Path To ReconciliationI started writing this article on October 1, 2023, the day after Canada’s third annual Truth and Reconciliation Day. Also known as ‘Orange…
Nov 19, 2023
Nov 19, 2023
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Book Review: The Promise of Canada: People and Ideas That Have Shaped Our CountryHockey and lacrosse are two of Canada’s national sports. One of our other national sports is arguably trying to figure out what it means to…
Aug 27, 2023
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Aug 27, 2023
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Book Review: Pay The Rent Or Feed The Kids: The Tragedy And Disgrace Of Poverty In CanadaComments about people having trouble getting by are everywhere these days. People wonder how blue-collar TV characters like Married…With…
Mar 5, 2023
Mar 5, 2023
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Book Review: Lament For A Nation: The Defeat Of Canadian NationalismWhen I came of age in the early 2000s, Canadian patriotism was everywhere. Molson’s “I Am Canadian” commercial struck a chord with…
Sep 11, 2022
Sep 11, 2022
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Book Review: Recovering Canada: The Resurgence Of Indigenous LawIndigenous rights are one of the biggest issues in Canadian politics right now. From the news media to the blogosphere to the arts and…
May 8, 2022
May 8, 2022
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Book Review: Interculturalism: A View From QuebecMulticulturalism has long been a defining element of Canada. The Canadian Encyclopedia describes multiculturalism as recognizing the fact…
Feb 21, 2022
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Feb 21, 2022
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Book Review: Could It Happen Here? Canada In The Age Of Trump And BrexitOne of the main political topics over the last few years has been the rise of populism, particularly alt-right populism, in many North…
Nov 9, 2021
Nov 9, 2021
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Book Review: The Reconciliation Manifesto: Recovering The Land, Rebuilding The EconomyIndigenous protests and anger over the way settler Canadians use lands and resources is a fixture in Canadian news even during COVID…
May 24, 2021
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May 24, 2021
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Book Review: Canada’s Odyssey: A Country Based On Incomplete ConquestsThis article is the second in a series of reviews of books I’ve read on Canadian politics and history, summarizing their contents and…
Dec 8, 2020
Dec 8, 2020
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Book Review: Constitutional Odyssey: Can Canadians Become A Sovereign People?This article is intended to be the first in a series reviewing books I’ve read on Canadian history and politics, summarizing their…
Apr 24, 2019
Apr 24, 2019