The Chinese Head Tax
A Dark Chapter in Canadian Immigration History The Chinese Head Tax stands as one of the most discriminatory policies in Canadian immigration history. Implemented in...
The Indian Act of 1876
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The Indian Act of 1876 stands as one of the most significant and controversial pieces of legislation in Canadian history. Enacted by the federal government,...
Sir John A. Macdonald
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Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada’s first prime minister, is often celebrated as one of the founding fathers of Canadian Confederation. Macdonald was born on January...
Canadian Confederation: The Birth of a Nation
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On July 1, 1867, a new country was born as the British colonies of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia united to form the Dominion...
A Shameful Legacy: Cecil Rhodes & The Controversial Scholarship that bears his name
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Confronting the Rhodes Scholarship’s Colonial Origins Cecil Rhodes stands as one of the most controversial figures of British imperialism, leaving behind a legacy steeped in...
The White Man’s Burden
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The White Man’s Burden By Rudyard Kipling (1899) Take up the White Man’s burden— Send forth the best ye breed— Go bind your sons to...
Hector-Louis Langevin
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Hector-Louis Langevin (August 25, 1826 – June 11, 1906) was a Canadian lawyer, journalist, and politician who played a pivotal role in creating Canada as...
The Canadian residential school system
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The Canadian residential school system was a government-sponsored and church-administered network of boarding schools that operated for over 160 years, with the explicit goal of...
British imperialism in the Pacific
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The story of British imperialism in the Pacific represents one of history’s most consequential expansions of European power, transforming vast oceanic regions and countless indigenous...
Aboriginal Australians
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Aboriginal Australians, the Indigenous peoples of the Australian mainland and its islands, such as Tasmania, the Tiwi Islands, and the Torres Strait, represent one of...