Getting it Wrong: How Canadians Forgot Their Past and Imperilled Confederation

by Paul Romney

Book Overview

On a snowy November day in 1872, the premier of Ontario is speaking in his constituency, and he tells a story - the story of his people's long struggle for liberty...

With this vignette Paul Romney leads us onto a lost middle ground between conflicting visions of Canada's past. He reminds that both French and English Canadians once regarded Confederation as a compact of provinces and of peoples, designed to permit each partner to cultivate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802081053
• ISBN13: 9780802081056
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"