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Il faut aussi reconnaître l'appui financier du bureau de la Vice-Présidente (maintenant la Présidente) l'Université York, @YorkUPresident, qui a rendu ce projet possible. @yorkuniversity @GlendonCampus
So excited that La #Confédération arrived! Thank you @ColinMCoates, @UCP and all of the contributors for your hard work. #CDN #cdnpoli #cdnhist
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So excited that La #Confédération arrived! Thank you @ColinMCoates, @UCP and all of the contributors for your hard work. #CDN #cdnpoli #cdnhist
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Check out a review of Reconsidering Confederation in @BCstudies, and don't forget to visit @ConfedDebate! ow.ly/suO650uIgJ7
#treatymaking #canada #BookReview
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TY @StJeromesUni for hosting the conference that led to Reconsidering Confederation / La #confederation sju.ca/node/5719/ and all of your support for @ConfedDebate . #CanadaDay2019 #cdnpoli #cdnhist #cdnhistory @ColinMCoates
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Reconsider Confederation this Canada Day with editor @daniel_heidt, @ConfedDebate, and Canada's leading expert historians. How did the provinces, territories and Treaty areas come together to become what we know today? All this and more: ow.ly/Ajf650uK7H2
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Did you know that Reconsidering Confederation is partnered with the @ConfedDebate amazing online resources? Find lesson plans for teaching Confederation in your province, or discover what people in your area said about Confederation at ow.ly/RJgh50jRoRm
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JUST PUBLISHED! Reconsidering Confederation, edited by @daniel_heidt brings together Canada's leading historians to explore how the provinces, territories, and Treaty Areas became the country we know today. Rediscover Canada in Reconsidering Confederation: ow.ly/Wb4w30mN4FE
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And the French version will not be long behind, @RaymondBBlake . Your chapter is particularly good in French! La version française sera disponible en 2019. @daniel_heidt
Great to receive @daniel_heidt's edited collection "Reconsidering Confederation" from U of C Press. Also great to be included in the volume along with Patricia Roy, Marcel Martel, @ColinMCoates and others.
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Hear Dan Heidt talk Reconsidering Confederation and @ConfedDebate on @ActiveHist History Slam! ow.ly/YvQR50jNxqr
Reconsidering Confederation is available now from your favorite local bookstore!
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COMING SOON! 1867 was only the beginning of Canada's journey to confederation. Canada's leading historians explore how the provinces, territories, and treaty nations we know today in this exciting new title from Dan Heidt of @ConfedDebate! More: ow.ly/GKSv30mkpIt
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Letters between Anne Brown and her husband George in our #FamilyTies150 online exhibit provide a glimpse into the #Confederation Debates: ow.ly/z0VE30m0ljU. @ConfedDebate
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#OnThisDay in 1948, the people of Newfoundland voted for self-government in a referendum. The following month however, a second referendum was held and resulted in union with Canada. Learn about #Newfoundland, the youngest of the Canadian provinces, here: thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/e…
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Archives #NewBrunswick, 50th Anniversary Exhibit: County Treasures: 50 Years of Sifting for Gold. June 14, 6 pm, PANB on @UNBFredericton campus.
cc @infoamfred @seguincbc @ArtsUNBF @UNBLibraries
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#CongreSSH SNEAK PEEK! Coming soon at UCalgary Press! The Orange Chinook: The Politics of the New Alberta and Reconsidering Confederation: Canada's Founding Debates, 1865-1999. Come to our booth to learn more! #Congress2018 #polihist #polisci
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John Pickard was born #OTD in 1824. A prominent lumber merchant in #NewBrunswick, he opposed New Brunswick’s entry into a Canadian confederation. ow.ly/ZwOy30jI8B8 #CdnHist #CdnHistory #NB #Confederation #OTD
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"What is #life? ... It is as the little shadow that runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset."
The great Blackfoot chief Isapo-muxika (#Crowfoot) died at Blackfoot Crossing on this day in 1890. A perceptive, farsighted and diplomatic leader. thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/e…
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“I picked up the pen, I start to try to sign and it was not working and I said to myself ‘merde’ and she had a big, big laugh. Everybody was asking me what the hell you told her...”
- Jean Chrétien signing the Constitution in front of the Queen
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#OTD 1982, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms came into effect. Since, Canada has been seen as a "constitutional trend-setter." The Charter expanded the rights of minorities, transformed criminal prosecutions, & created a social & legal revolution.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/e…
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They patrolled the wilderness, caught smugglers, distributed food rations, and when they had to, they set broken bones, pulled teeth, and they even delivered babies. They were the men of the Newfoundland Ranger Force. This video tells their story. youtube.com/watch?v=kWopV9zV…