Duncan Cameron / Library and Archives Canada / PA-193380. Daniel R. Meister It’s part of the craft of writing: a “killer ...

Sean Graham is joined by Bonnie Robichaud, author of It Should be Easy to Fix. They discuss the timeline of her Supreme Court case calling for justice, her reaction to the case taking so ...

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By Sean Graham This week I talk with Cristina Vatulescu, author of Reading the Archival Revolution: Declassified Stories and Their Challenges. We talk about the Soviet archives that have been ...

ActiveHistory.ca is a website that connects the work of historians with the wider public and the importance of the past to current events.

The COVID-19 pandemic tested healthcare systems worldwide and pushed many of them to the breaking point. Canadians experienced the pandemic in diverse ways depending on where and how they lived, from ...

The countless number of sex workers, organizations, and newspaper articles all argued the same underlying premise as they had with Bill C-49: that the government’s legislation endangers sex workers.

This essay is part of a series. Last week, I provided an overview of sex work legislation in Canada- heavy-handedly hinting at its cyclical and unchanging nature. Today, I do much the same. I argue ...

ActiveHistory.ca is a website that connects the work of historians with the wider public and the importance of the past to current events.