Canada’s History Editorial Calendar 2010-2011 June/July 2010 • Shellshock: At first they were ridiculed, called cowards and worse. But as thousands of Canadian soldiers broke down in the trenches, medical officials finally accepted fact — the men were shellshocked. A six-part investigation of this controversial medical condition, with stories from WWI, WW2, Korea, Vietnam and modern day. By Tim Cook, Dennis Duffy, Ted Barris, and Mark Reid. • A Vote for Women: Ninety years ago, Canada’s Parliament granted women the right to sit in Parliament. A look at what the first female MPs were up against as they entered an all-male bastion. By Deb Grey. August/September 2010 • C.I.A. Connection: A Canadian professor’s groundbreaking experiments in sensory deprivation led to new and disturbing methods of interrogation. By Cecil Rosner. • Canada’s She Pirate: A look at the folklore surrounding Maria Lindsey Cobham — the ruthless female pirate said to have terrorized Canada’s East Coast in the 1700s. By Paul Dalby. • E-mails of Yesterday: First mailed in Canada in 1871, the postcard became an overnight sensation, going on to document the social history of Canada for more than a hundred years. By Barbara Fear. October/November 2010 • Canada's Naval Centennial: — As Canada’s navy turns 100, a look back on one of its finest hours — anti-submarine operations in the summer of 1944. By Mark Milner. — In 1968, the Canadian military was merged to become the Canadian Forces — against the objections of many servicemen and women in the navy. By Jack Granatstein. • Take Me to Havana: It’s been forty years since the October Crisis. What happened to the FLQ members who were banished to Cuba? By Maria Amuchastegui. • Canada’s Oldest Park: Celebrating the 125th anniversary of Banff National Park. December 2010/January 2011 • Wrongful Executions: Justice, like Cook Teets, was blind when he was hanged for poisoning his wife — a crime of which he was later exonerated. How many other innocents did Canada hang? By Ray Argyle. With sidebar on Albert County Gaol. • Canada, Your Friendly Neighbour: With the Great Depression causing a tourism slump, officials dreamed up new ways to make Canada look attractive to visitors. By Philip Goldring. • Arctic Mounties: Establishing Canadian ownership of the Arctic in the 1930s was no easy task. Just ask the Mounties, whose job was to live year-round in places where not even the Inuit tarried in winter. By Peter Gorrie. • A Tale of Two Rivals: The fates of track athletes Hilda Strike and Stella Walsh would be forever entwined in a story that ends with a shocking twist. By Ron Hotchkiss. February/March 2011 • The Imposter Prof: How hard is it to impersonate a psychologist? Ronald Macdonald was so good at it, he became the head of Lakehead University’s psychology department in the 1960s. By Susan Goldenberg. • Parliament in Flames: The events that led up to the burning of Canada’s Parliament in 1849. By Joseph Graham. • Lord Durham, Savior of Quebec: Reviled by some, Lord Durham played a major role in protecting French language, laws and customs. By Richard W. Pound. • The Flying Housewife: Back in the 1950s, when men were men and women stayed home, female pilots like Dorothy Rungeling threw convention to the wind. By Kelly Putter.
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