Plus an essay on the 1930s dust bowl from Bill Waiser (something of a national treasure himself). And a powerful piece on Canadians' historic ambivalence about immigrants by George Melnyk, himself a child of refugees (Yeah, him too.).
My own column this month is a reflection on R. v Comeau, the "free" beer case in which the role of history and historians in making law (including an affidavit of mine) came to the fore at the Supreme Court of Canada.
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Update, August 1: Re George Melnyk's article, Helen Webberley responds from Australia:
It is fascinating to me that a powerful piece on Canadians' historic ambivalence about immigrants emerged in your post at EXACTLY the same time as I am thinking about the subject in Australia. When half of my family moved to Australia as migrants (to Melbourne), the other half moved to Canada as migrants (to Winnipeg), I would like to think that Canada handled the immigration issues with more grace. Thanks for the link
