Ged Martin, Emeritus Professor of Canadian Studies at the University of Edinburgh, announces the following additions to the Martinalia section of www.gedmartin.net:
These five loosely-linked essays form part of an exploration of the controversy around John A. Macdonald's handling of First Nations on the prairies.
Indian Affairs in the 1882 budget I was interested to know how the Department of Indian Affairs used its money in the 1880s, and where it stood in the spending hierarchy. This led to an analysis of the Dominion budget for 1882. I was reminded of Ottawa's dependence upon import duties