Has the problem not been solved yet? And most importantly, why should I care? In a provocative western Canada history essay first published in 2005, acclaimed Prairies writer Sharon Butala asked “What makes a Westerner?” and courageously put forward “Our stubborn refusal to recognize the French fact.” Ironically, the book was pretty much ignored in
Angle-Mort*: The Place of French In Canada “Post-Trudeau” (Opinion)
Has the problem not been solved yet? And most importantly, why should I care? In a provocative western Canada history essay first published in 2005, acclaimed Prairies writer Sharon Butala asked “What makes a Westerner?” and courageously put forward “Our stubborn refusal to recognize the French fact.” Ironically, the book was pretty much ignored in