In the end, the tendency to treat English-speaking Canadians as the heirs to the conquerors reveals the degree to which language remains stubbornly at the centre of the Canadian mind. After all, both English and French Canadians experienced life under British rule as colonists, and yet only French Canadians have been recognized as having been colonized …
Bio:
Jeffery Vacante is an assistant professor in the Department of History at the University of Western Ontario. He is the author of National Manhood and the Creation of Modern Quebec, as well as several articles on the history of Quebec.