In Search of Lost Time

James Marsh questions Canadians’ alienation from their past and opens a dialogue with readers about the role and meaning of history.

History, In Search of Lost Time

Silver Dart: The Dawn of Flight in Canada

February 23, 2012, By James Marsh
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February 23 is National Aviation Day! Celebrate the the pioneers who opened the skies and connected Canada to the world.

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Remembering Sir John A. Macdonald

January 9, 2012, By James Marsh
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January 11, Sir John A. Macdonald’s birthday, is an opportunity for Canadians to celebrate Macdonald’s vision of unity and a North American destiny independent of the United States.

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The Genesis of the Vancouver In Time App

November 23, 2011, By James Marsh
Three versions of The Canadian Encyclopedia on CD-ROM.

The encyclopedia genre has played a significant role in the digital world. Even before the World Wide Web, encyclopedias were among the most successful products of the CD-ROM interim. Microsoft’s Encarta was the prime example (though it was a second-rate text licensed, not created, by the software giant), while World Book and others sold hundreds [...]

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Vimy Ridge: Bloody Easter

November 7, 2011, By James Marsh
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The Great War was the infantryman’s war, and rarely has so much been asked of such men and been done so well. They earned the battle cry “Vimy Ridge!”

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Passchendaele: Remembrance of Things Past

November 7, 2011, By James Marsh
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Perhaps no battle agitates the memory as much as the one in Flanders Fields in 1917, at a place called Passchendaele.

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Adam Gopnik’s “Winter”

October 31, 2011, By James Marsh
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It was my good fortune on October 26 to attend the final lecture on Adam Gopnik’s tour to deliver this year’s Massey Lectures on the theme of “Winter.” It took place in the beautiful Koerner Hall at the Royal Conservatory, University of Toronto. Gopnik of course is the famous New Yorker writer, with a number [...]

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National Geographic’s Exploring History

October 24, 2011, By James Marsh

Editor-in-Chief James Marsh reviews the new magazine, Exploring History, which provides insights into some of history’s perplexing questions.

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The Death of Pierre Trudeau

September 28, 2011, By James Marsh
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11 years ago today, Pierre Trudeau passed away. His death brought about an outpouring of national pride and mourning perhaps unprecedented for any political leader in our history.

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In Search of Lost Time, Music

Leonard Cohen: Canadian Original

September 20, 2011, By James Marsh
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On Leonard Cohen’s 77th birthday James Marsh recalls Cohen’s impact: “So it was that Leonard Cohen entered my life when I first became entangled in the tousled threads of love.”

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Essential Reading: Lament for a Nation

September 8, 2011, By James Marsh
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George Grant’s Lament for a Nation stirred discussion of Canadian nationalism when it was first published in 1965. Its central concern is just as relevant today as it was then.

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