I am going down the rabbit hole with research for my new story. What I was originally planning to have as cosmic horror is becoming more and more eco-horror based on the history of New Brunswick. There’s so much going on here: expropriation for Base Gagetown and Mactaquac, huge amounts of DDT sprayed everywhere, rampant deforestation, and heavy testing of Agent Orange (and all the other rainbow herbicides). Who needs Cthulhu when there’s corporate/military/industrial poisoning on a grand scale? And that’s not even getting into the fracking. #Writing#Research#NewBrunswick#CanadianHistory
Dr. Shaheen-Hussain has written a #book on the subject. Fighting for a Hand to Hold: Confronting Medical #Colonialism against #Indigenous Children in Canada (2020, McGill-Queens University Press) shines a light on the decades-long cruel practice of separating children from their families during emergency medevacs from northern and remote regions of Quebec.
@Twisted666 I'm trying to get more people to learn more about real life, factual #CanadianHistory & not just the whitewashed colonial versions. Canada has been far from nice or kind to Indigenous, and many other non-white folks. It still has massive systematic racism & bigotry problems to resolve.
#MackenzieKing’s “cheerleading” for #Hitler’s regime got a tremendous boost during his tour of landmarks of the #Nazi “miracle,” as Teigrob recounts in riveting detail. The photographs tell a very chilling story as well, especially one that shows King sitting proudly in Hitler’s seat at the All-German Sports Competitions while surrounded by Nazi bigwigs in full swastika-studded regalia.
Both works, Mackenzie King in the Age of the Dictators, by Roy MacLaren, and Four Days in Hitler’s Germany: Mackenzie King’s Mission to Avert a Second World War, by Robert Teigrob, rely heavily on the King diary. Indeed, without access to the prime minister’s private thoughts, neither book would be as insightful, as cringe-inducing, or, likely, even possible.
In this insightful and entertaining talk, Graham not only revealed what he could find of Eddie McKay's early life and First World War service, but he also shared incredible insights around the evolution of flight, aircraft and tactics during the First World War. The service and sacrifice of these men is heart rending.
Canada’s post-war policies on urbanism were first outlined in an obscure 1944 government document known as the Curtis Report. This report was a critical turning point for major changes in housing and community planning, setting Canada on a different course than the United Kingdom and the United States.
Through this interactive conversation Leroy will be sharing personal experiences as a Black person living in London, Ontario while discussing the purpose and significance of Black History Month.
Eddie McKay, a Western student & Londoner who flew in the First World War, and who was one of the first Canadians who learned to fly. A member of the Royal Flying Corps, McKay earned 10 victories before being shot down and dying in 1917.
This presentation will examine the catalysts which drove over 100,000 people accused of Loyalism from the United States and the global impact of this 18th century refugee crisis, especially in the Niagara region.
Ska-Nah-Doht Village and Museum is a community leader in collecting and preserving local history, while faithfully interpreting the Haudenosaunee. It is an interactive museum that engages the public on site and in the community.