Good twitter essay on historical debate over John A. Macdonald, starting here:https://twitter.com/Ian_Mosby/status/544918507021152256 …
@EricKleefeld This 1931 textbook shows Canada saw itself as just extension of Britain: https://storify.com/JeetHeer1/excerpts-from-story-of-the-british-people-1931 …
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@HeerJeet The big event that changed all of this for the white Dominions was WWII — collapse of British power — which hadn't happened yet! -
@HeerJeet Up until World War II, being an extension of Britain really did work out nicely for a lot of (white) people. - Show replies
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