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Dan Gardner

Ottawa
As seen in: PastPresentFuture, Harvard Business Review, Non-Boring History, Substack, Big Think, Freethink, Bug-eyed and Shameless
New York Times bestselling author and co-author of many books. My website: dangardner.ca. My newsletter: dgardner.substack.com.
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"The State or the United States"

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By Dan Gardner
| PastPresentFuture
Almost a century ago, Canadians faced a crucial choice. Would it be “the State or the United States”? On this anniversary of Confederation, I want to dispense with the usual glowing-hearts routine and tell the story of “the State or the United States.” The reason is simple: I believe this history is, if not repeating in the present, at least rhyming. But unlike that era, few Canadians recognize what is happening; even fewer are demanding a serious response. We are not meeting the moment.
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Gone Fishing

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By Dan Gardner
| PastPresentFuture
As assiduous readers will know, I’m currently writing a popular history of technology with the intention of crushing the pervasive-yet-seldom-discussed idea of technological determinism like a Mark V tank rolling over an army of pingpong balls. (It will be published globally by Crown, an imprint of Penguin Random House, sometime in 2028, provided the world is still intact and books are still published in 2028.) It is not an unambitious book.
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Queen Victoria's Day

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By Dan Gardner
| PastPresentFuture
In (most) of Canada, today is Victoria Day. Named in honour of Queen Victoria, the holiday was originally fixed to May 24th, Victoria’s birthday. The date was much later set on the Monday closest to the 24th, to ensure Canadians would have a spring long weekend they could celebrate the traditional ways — shivering in tents, drinking beer, and blowing off fingertips with fireworks. The beer and whatnot will be familiar to most Canadians.
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