Mark Carney invokes George Grant's 'Lament for a Nation' to critique Canada's sovereignty amid U.S. pressure, but the analysis argues Canada's real problem is not over-integration with America but failure to build productive economic capacity and retain domestic talent and wealth. The piece contends that continental integration strengthens Canada when paired with strong domestic institutions, capital, and competitive firms.
In the nineteenth century, before public libraries became widespread, women book peddlers played a crucial role in distributing literature to remote parts of the United States. Drawing on three memoirs, scholar Jolie Braun examines how these saleswomen faced both advantages and hardships—from social disapproval and occasional threats to opportunities for independence and adventure.