Savoie gets to the bottom of the story in Canada: Beyond Grudges, Grievances, and Disunity

The following is an excerpt from Canada: Beyond Grudges, Grievances, and Disunity, by Donald Savoie, one of five books shortlisted for this year's Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing.

Donald J. Savoie on who should read this book: 'I wrote this book for all Canadians. I think that it is important for Canadians to take stock of what works, what does not, who benefits from the country’s national political institutions, who does not, and how collectively we can make them better.'Book cover and author photograph courtesy of McGill-Queen's University Press

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BY DONALD SAVOIE

May 6, 2024

When the Fathers of Confederation set out in 1864 to create a new country, addressing the “Indian” problem was very low on their agenda. They felt that they had more pressing matters to which to attend. They simply added, without much debate at the Quebec Conference, the...

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