History Under Harper: Leaving Québec, and Much Else, Outside Canada

Analyzes Governor General David Johnston's October 16, 2013 Throne Speech for what it did and did not say about aspects of national history and identity. Argues that this is concomitant with the Conservative government's shutdown of the National Council of Welfare, the removal of public documents from the web, and the lack of recognition of Quebec's contemporary culture, including its distinct social institutions and practices. Concludes that historians and political scientists are obligated not only to keep a critical eye on "history under Harper," but to put forward or help to promote more appropriate versions of history and peoplehood.