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Napoleon and the French Canadians

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Napoleon and the French Canadians

By Serge Joyal. All countries create myths to adumbrate their aspirations and to reflect an image of their national identity. Such was the myth of Napoleon in France and, as we shall see, even in French Canada.

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In Search of Quebec Conservatives

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In Search of Quebec Conservatives

From the Archives: The Dorchester Review has been covering the distinctive conservatism of Quebec since our premier issue in 2011. Here's D.C. Belanger's review from that issue.

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The Bogus History of Angélique

Frederic Bastien French Canada Indigenous

The Bogus History of Angélique

The fanciful notion that New France was a slave society evaporates like a drop of water under the desert sun, writes Frédéric Bastien

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The Patience of Job

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The Patience of Job

James Carson bids us to “reimagine” that St. John Brébeuf, the Jesuit martyr, was “never martyred” but “died for reasons indigenous to the time and place he inhabited, for reasons that rest squarely on the deep beliefs of the people who had welcomed him.” Historian Christopher Blum is not convinced.

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