Can Ontario Overcome Bob Rae’s Legacy?
Can one leader single-handedly sink an entire political party?
Category Archives: Does History Matter?
The Morning After Canada Voted
This morning we now know that the Liberal Party, once known as Canada’s so-called “governing party”, has been reduced to the third party in the House of Commons for the first time in Canadian history. This, of course, was not the first time that one of the traditional political parties in Canada was reduced to third party status.
History in Turbulent Times
Can we heal Canada’s colonial history?
New Papers: So What Is the Story? Exploring Fragmentation and Synthesis in Current Canadian Historiography
The editors of ActiveHistory.ca are proud to present a round table on the current state of Canadian History writing and teaching by Ruth Sandwell, Lyle Dick, Peter Baskerville and Adele Perry. The round table includes an introduction by Sandwell and Dick and four short papers from the authors. Prologue The idea for this forum arose from a discussion between Ruth… Read more »
Catastrophic Flooding: Manitoba’s Perennial Challenge
This originally appeared on the Network in Canadian History and Environment [NiCHE] group blog, Nature’s Chroniclers. Shannon Stunden Bower’s given us permission to repost it here. Southern Manitoba has flooded. Again. Given the large number of notable floods that have occurred in the past few years, this must be a surprise to precisely no one, environmental historian or otherwise. Traversed… Read more »
The Toronto Star’s Lackluster Coverage of the American Civil War Anniversary
By Matthew Furrow Let me tell you about a newspaper article I just read and what it taught me about history. Apparently, this week marks the 150th anniversary of the start of the American Civil War. (The war started because southern forces fired the first shot, although it’s not clear why). This is a “Big Deal,” at least to certain… Read more »
Stewart Brand and the Nuclear Renaissance that Should Not Be
By Lisa Rumiel Note: Again, the author would like to thank Linda Richards for her helpful comments and suggestions in preparing this article. It is time to stop claiming that a nuclear renaissance is the solution to the current environmental crisis. I’m talking to you, Stewart Brand. A sort of Nostradamus of technological and environmental thought, Brand is one of… Read more »
Some Reflections on Life Histories, Death, and Crossing between “Two Worlds”
Can we bridge the divide between popular and professional history?
From Fukushima to Chernobyl: Bringing the Past to Bear on the Future
A historian’s reflections on the long-term consequences of the world’s four major nuclear energy disasters.
Historians and Global Warming
As part of a small but growing number of environmental historians exploring the relationship between climatic changes and human affairs, Dagomar Degroot discusses how he is drawn into modern debates about global warming whether he likes it or not.