Baptism by Fire

Responses due by 11:59 on Wednesday, April 28.  Discussion closes April 30. This week, we are re-visiting the valuable role played by the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War One from 1914-1916.  Your task this week is to discover additional – and interesting – information (other than what you have been exposed to in class).   [...]

Immigration Articles

Responses are required prior to 11:59 on Wednesday, April 21.  This discussion closes on Friday, April 23. Maclean’s magazine recently published two immigration-themed articles dealing with how political the immigration isse is becoming in Canada.  Your task this week is two-fold: Read both articles (links provided below). Offer a critical commentary on both articles and [...]

Future History

Responses due:  April 16 by 11:59 pm.  Discussion closes the same day. Today, you are studying Canadian history topics which publishers consider important in the Canadian historical context.  Hopefully, in fifty years, we won’t be using the same textbooks as we are today (we’ll probably travel to school on rocket buses as well and shoot [...]