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This article examines provision of elementary school readers in Ontario from 1850 to 1909. It traces the conflicts that arose due to the dual role of textbooks as economic commodity [...]

In this article, we examine the CBC/Radio-Canada series, Canada: A People's History, for its use of empathy, specifically with regard to its portrayal of Aboriginal people. We call the empathy [...]

This article traces the changes in the focus of history education in Canada over the 40-year period, 1973 to 2013. It also looks at cultural influences, prominent critiques, and varied responses over time. It includes discussion of the current initiatives which aim to transform history education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article examines the controversy that ensued when the Education Department of the province of Ontario, Canada, granted the tender to publish elementary school readers to the T. Eaton Company, a department store, in 1909. This decision eliminated an important source of income for retail booksellers, who could not compete with the consumer appeal of a department store, or with its option of mail-order service. Over the next decade, the booksellers fought vociferously, using a variety of strategies, in an effort to mitigate the effects of this decision on their profits. The booksellers' struggle was part of a larger campaign on the part of retailers to oppose mail-order provision of consumer goods in Canada. This historical case study contributes to our understanding of the effects of political influences and commercial pressures on the provision of textbooks, which are central to instruction in a publicly funded school system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]