HIS263Y1 Lecture : Lecture 22 January 10.docx
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Statue representations-riel as a marty vs. riel as father of manitoba. Cultural divisions: riel as a martyr- distorted, wounded, martyr, troubled, naked, 1993-another version of riel- father of confederation statesman father of manitoba . Canadians were asking similar questions-coming to startling different answers. *because of the shooting protestants thought it was fair justice for riel to be executed. *french catholics disagreed riel-was explicitly insane-anyone else who was insane would be pardoned by the government-but the quebecers argued that he was not pardoned by the government. This example points to: the cultural cleavage of confederaton anglo vs french, speaks to the way local issues become national issues, the way that cultural issues become political issues. Confederation was supposed to give the answer to toleration of cultural issues in a way in which it could manage difference-but likewise-this makes-local issues national issues.
