Research Catalog

Title

In our opinion : more than 100 years of Canadian newspaper editorials.

Publication

Brighton, Mass. : Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2007, c2006.

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Details

Additional Authors

Sellar, Don

Description

xxvii, 290 p.; 23 cm.

Subject

• Editorials > Canada
• Journalism > Canada

Note

• "Selected and edited by Don Sellar"--Cover.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1. An Anniversary Medley -- The Nineteenth Century, The Regina Leader, December 27, 1900 -- The New Century and its Problems, The Toronto Globe, January 1, 1901 -- Dieppe, August 19, The Winnipeg Tribune, August 18, 1945 -- Expo -- A Chance to See the Whole World, The Montreal Gazette, April 28, 1967 -- The Canadian Spirit, The Toronto Telegram, July 1, 1967 -- Ready for Viking 1000?, The St. John's Evening Telegram, July 5, 1997 -- The Millennium Dawns, The Edmonton Journal, December 31, 1999 -- Brave New World of Cyberspace, The Toronto Star, April 27, 2003 -- Canada in 2020: A Changed Nation, The Toronto Star, July 1, 2005 -- 2. Farewells -- Death of the Queen, The Regina Leader, January 24, 1901 -- Sir Frederick Banting, The Ottawa Evening Citizen, February 26, 1941 -- Nellie McClung, The Winnipeg Tribune, September 4, 1951 -- Miss Jennie Webster, O.B.E., The Montreal Gazette, October 17, 1952 -- Farewell, Charlotte, The Ottawa Citizen, January 27, 1975 -- Terry Fox, The Vancouver Sun, June 29, 1981 -- Glenn Gould, The Globe and Mail, October 5, 1982 -- Margaret Laurence, Literary Giant, The Peterborough Examiner, January 7, 1987 -- Harold Ballard, The Toronto Star, April 12, 1990 -- Bill Reid's Vision, The Toronto Star, March 18, 1998 -- Richard's Legacy, The Montreal Gazette, May 31, 2000 -- Pierre Trudeau, 1919-2000, The Montreal Gazette, September 29, 2000 -- Rosemary Brown Made History, The Toronto Star, April 29, 2003 -- 3. True North -- Canada is All Right, The Windsor Evening Record, July 11, 1900 -- The Statute of Westminster, The Toronto Daily Star, November 30, 1931 -- The Flag, The Calgary Herald, May 22, 1965 -- Feelings of Mixed Peoples, The Montreal Gazette, November 19, 1976 -- From Sea unto Sea, The Edmonton Journal, May 21, 1980 -- Our Arctic, The Edmonton Journal, August 3, 1984 -- The Myth of Canadian Diversity, The Globe and Mail, June 13, 1994 -- Don't Let It Crumble, The National Post, September 10, 2001 -- 4. Not Our Proudest Moments -- The Chinamen, The Calgary Daily Herald, August 5, 1892 -- Keep the Tricolour Off It, The Toronto Evening Star, July 3, 1895 -- Ottawa and the Eskimo Tribes, The Toronto Evening Star, November 6, 1923 -- Are General Morals Relaxing?, The Montreal Gazette, Januray 24, 1950 -- Bring Back the Reindeer, The Montreal Gazette, October 31, 1952 -- The Lost People, The Toronto Telegram, December 18, 1962 -- Trial Exposes Hate Law, The Calgary Herald, July 21, 1985 -- Making Amends, The Toronto Star, January 17, 1992 -- Rob Anders Shamed Himself, The Edmonton Journal, June 9, 2001 -- 5. The Welcome Mat -- Valuable Settlers, The Windsor Evening Record, May 15, 1900 -- The East India Question, The Vancouver Sun, May 30, 1912 -- The Plight of Japanese-Canadians, The Toronto Daily Star, August 7, 1945 -- Unrestricted Movement for All, The Montreal Gazette, November 26, 1976 -- Don't Nix Nannies, The Vancouver Sun, December 21, 1991 -- We Can't Let our Population Stagnate, The Charlottetown Guardian, March 16, 2002 -- 6. Opening Our Eyes -- Slowly -- The Mormons, The Calgary Daily Herald, January 19, 1898 -- Northern Example, The Toronto Globe, August 19, 1935 -- Pardon, M'sieur, The Toronto Telegram, December 3, 1962 -- Racism: It's Time it was Confronted, The Toronto Star, January 17, 1989 -- Colour-Blind Justice, The Vancouver Sun, December 27, 1991 -- Remember What You Fought For, The Globe and Mail, June 2, 1994 -- Same-Sex, Same Old Story, The Globe and Mail, June 10, 1994 -- Canada's Top Ranking Conceals Hardship, The Toronto Star, July 13, 1999 -- Let the People Go, The Winnipeg Free Press, November 6, 2005 -- 7. On The Subject Of Women -- Women Enfranchised, The Winnipeg Evening Tribune, January 28, 1916 -- The "Persons" Case, The Toronto Evening Star, October 22, 1929 -- Varied Roles, The Toronto Daily Star, July 19, 1937 -- Employed and Married, The Hamilton Spectator, November 10, 1938 -- "How I am Stuck on it All", The Montreal Gazette, October 3, 1952 -- A Public Act of Violence, The Toronto Star, September 18, 1986 -- Equal Exposure, The Toronto Star, November 25, 1991 -- A Twinkle in the Sky, The Edmonton Journal, January 23, 1992 -- A Judicious Appointment, The Vancouver Sun, November 5, 1999 -- 8. Slow News Day -- The Nuisance of Tips, The Toronto Evening Star, August 10, 1895 -- Cattle and Customs, The Regina Leader, May 23, 1901 -- How to Address Royalty, The Regina Leader, September 26, 1901 -- The Age of Cake and Cackle, The Halifax Herald, March 24, 1920 -- He Ran with the Ball, The Toronto Evening Star, November 19, 1923 -- Mystery Upon Mystery, The Victoria Daily Times, May 4, 1929 -- Silk Hats, etc., The Regina Leader, November 3, 1932 -- Leave the Rooster Alone, The Toronto Globe, July 30, 1935 -- Jeeves, Will You Please Carry On, The Montreal Gazette, October 15, 1952 -- A Sneer for Mona, The Toronto Telegram, December 15, 1962 -- Ingathering Time, The Saint John Telegraph Journal, October 19, 1981 -- 9. The Next Generation -- Air Guns, The Windsor Evening Record, April 6, 1900 -- A Public Bathing Place, The Windsor Evening Record, May 15, 1900 -- Happiness and Success, The Victoria Daily Times, May 3, 1929 -- The Magnetic Quintuplets, The Toronto Globe, July 30, 1935 -- Unfair to Themselves, The Hamilton Spectator, November 5, 1938 -- Young Canadians and the U.S.?, The Montreal Gazette, October 8, 1952 -- There Should be More Halloweens, The Montreal Gazette, October 28, 1952 -- Don't be an "Academic Dumpling", The London Free Press, September 27, 1958 -- Barring the Beatles, The Calgary Herald, May 28, 1965 -- Teach, Don't Preach, The Edmonton Journal, May 31, 1980 -- Dealing with Young Offenders, The Globe and Mail, June 3, 1994 -- Searching for Education, The St. John's Evening Telegram, July 16, 1997 -- Good Behaviour in the Stands, The Charlottetown Guardian, March 5, 2002 -- 10. War -- The Bayonet, The Hamilton Spectator, February 8, 1900 -- Canada and Conscription, The Victoria Daily Times, May 6, 1929 -- A Chance for Hitler?, The Regina Leader, November 25, 1932 -- War in Art, The Ottawa Evening Citizen, February 24, 1941 -- Crusade Berlin, The Vancouver Sun, June 6, 1944 -- Victories of Peace, The Toronto Telegram, October 15, 1957 -- What They Died for in Normandy, The Globe and Mail, June 7, 1994 -- Canada's Iraq Policy: Inconsistency, Ho!, The Globe and Mail, March 19, 2003 -- Afghanistan 2006, The Globe and Mail, May 19, 2006 -- War Memorial Outrage, The Toronto Star, July 5, 2006 -- 11. Havoc, Home and Away -- The Great Fire, The Hamilton Spectator, April 27, 1900 -- Halifax Will Rise Again!, The Halifax Herald, December 12, 1917 -- The Blast Heard Around the World, The Winnipeg Tribune, August 7, 1945 -- Taking Care of Our Own, The Toronto Daily Star, May 10, 1950 -- Who Will Help Rwanda?, The Globe and Mail, June 8, 1994 -- Death in the Morning, The National Post, September 12, 2001 -- 12. Workers of the World Unite -- The Irrepressible Conflict, The Toronto Globe, March 14, 1892 -- Punch Clock Absurdity, The Vancouver Sun, June 30, 1912 -- The Winnipeg Dispute, The Ottawa Citizen, May 20, 1919 -- Letter Carriers Threaten, The Halifax Herald, January 28, 1920 -- Insurance for Jobless, The Regina Leader, November 17, 1932 -- Settlement or Strife, The Toronto Globe, July 3, 1935 -- The Forgotten Unemployed, The Toronto Globe, August 5, 1935 -- "On-to-Ottawa", The Toronto Globe, August 12, 1935 -- Labour Day, 1981, The Saint John Telegraph Journal, September 7, 1981 -- Big Mac Attack, The Montreal Gazette, March 24, 1998 -- Ensuring Safety on Our Farms, The Charlottetown Guardian, March 6, 2002 -- 13. Balancing the Scales of Justice -- Education and Crime, The Toronto Globe, February 10, 1892 -- To Check Suicide, The Toronto Evening Star, July 29, 1895 -- Carrying Concealed Weapons, The Vancouver Sun, May 16, 1912.

ISBN

• 1550419870
• 9781550419870

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library