Library and Archives Canada

The Smokescreen of ‘Modernization’ at Library and Archives Canada

May 22, 2012

By Ian Milligan The government claims that Library and Archives Canada needs to be modernized so all Canadians can access archival services. Yet the state of Canada’s online collections are small and sorely lacking when compared to their expansive on-site collections. LAC does need to modernize, and the goal of expanding access beyond just Ottawa is actually [...]

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Step-by-Step: Looking Up an Ancestor’s First World War Record

November 29, 2010

This is a step-by-step guide to accessing military records both through LAC’s website but also on-site.

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2010 is Year of the British Home Child in Canada but Some Descendants Want More from Ottawa

September 13, 2010

The Government of Canada has declared 2010 to be the Year of the British Home Child.  Earlier this month, Canada Post released a commemorative stamp to honour this recognition. The stamp, designed by Debbie Adams of Adams+Associates Design Consultants, contains three images: the SS Sardinian, on which home children migrated from Britain to Canada; a [...]

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Activating Foucault for Canadian History

March 8, 2010

by Steven Maynard “What does a queer, sadomasochistic philosopher have to do with the study of Canada’s past?” This is the question I ask students at the beginning of my first-year survey course on Canadian history. Over the years, colleagues have suggested that first-year undergrads aren’t ready for Foucault. But experience tells me that not [...]

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