John A. Macdonald and “The Crisis” of 1885 (2025 reissue)

from Witness to Yesterday (The Champlain Society Podcast on Canadian History) · host The Champlain Society

How did Macdonald leverage the Northwest Rebellion to further his own interests? In this week’s re-run, we revisit Greg Marchildon’s conversation with Bill Waiser, Professor Emeritus at the University of Regina, as they explore this intriguing question. Waiser explores these documents in the Champlain Society’s Finding/Trouvaille: Prime Minister Macdonald Deliberately Portrayed Indians as Rebels.

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