The Canadian International History Committee will be hosting its annual business meeting at the 2025 Congress/Canadian Historical Association meetings on Tuesday June 3 between 12:00 and 13:00. The meeting will take place in the Limberlost Building Roome 531 (WFL-531) of the Waterfront Campus of George Brown College. We hope to see you there. Tuesday June 3, 2025 …
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All volumes of DCER have been digitally re-scanned
The Historical Section and the Jules Léger Library at Global Affairs Canada are pleased to announce that, in collaboration with the Canadian Research Knowledge Network, every volume in the Documents on Canadian External Relations (DCER) series has been digitally re-scanned. Using the latest technology, the legibility of the text and the quality of the images …
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Greg Donaghy: Remembering a Scholar, Mentor, and Friend
*Please post a comment or memory at the bottom of this page if you wish to write a short message about Greg. -- By Asa McKercher, Royal Military College of Canada On 1 July 2020, Greg Donaghy died. The director of the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History at the University of Toronto and …
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Remembering Gregory Owen Donaghy, September 8, 1961 – July 1, 2020
The Canadian International History Committee/Comité d'histoire internationale du Canada is deeply saddened by the passing of historian Greg Donaghy, a long-time mentor, colleague and friend to our entire community. Greg Donaghy joined the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History as Director on 1 July 2019, after serving as Head of the Historical Section, Global …
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Brendan Kelly (The Good Fight) Wins 2020 John Wesley Dafoe Book Prize
The CIH/HIC is delighted to share the news and offer its congratulations to historian Brendan Kelly, recently named winner of the 2020 John Wesley Dafoe Book Prize for The Good Fight: Marcel Cadieux and Canadian Diplomacy. The Good Fight is published by UBC Press as part of its vibrant C.D. Howe Series in Canadian Political …
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Job: Head of Historical Section, Global Affairs Canada
Global Affairs Canada - Foreign Policy Research - PORH Ottawa (Ontario) HR-04 $88,704 to $98,569 Apply Online Closing date: 8 January 2020 - 23:59, Pacific Time Reporting to the Director - Foreign Policy Research and Foresight Division, the Head of the historical section of Global Affairs Canada is responsible for managing the overall program of work …
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Access to Information – Petition to Justin Trudeau
Members of the Canadian Foreign Intelligence History Project (CFIHP) have begun a Petition to ensure the proper archiving of historical records, including intelligence files. Please read and consider signing at this link. Petition to Justin Trudeau Whereas: The Government of Canada promotes values of transparency and openness through the provisions of the Access to Information …
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Launch of Canada Declassified
There is an exciting new historical research resource available online. Canada Declassified is a digital repository of government records declassified under the Canadian Access to Information Act. The holdings span the whole of the Cold War period from 1945 through 1991, the vast majority being government records declassified by the Access to Information and Privacy …
CIH/HIC Blog Launch: Canadian Eyes Only
Canadian Eyes Only Canadian Eyes Only is the official blog of the Canadian International History Committee. The blog launches in February 2018, so please check back then. If you're interested in writing for the blog, we welcome submissions at any time. We’re looking for short and accessible posts that discuss Canadian international history, broadly conceived. …
Ambassador Arthur R. Menzies fonds now available at LAC
Are you interested in discovering the extraordinary story of a Canadian who was born in China and later returned to the People’s Republic of China as Ambassador of Canada? Would you like to learn about the subtleties and the depth of the work performed by Canada’s ambassadors abroad? Thanks to the recent acquisition of the …
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Catherine Tsalikis: A foreign service worth fighting for
Somewhere between ‘golden age’ and ‘culture of complaint’ lies the state of Canada’s foreign service. OpenCanada's Catherine Tsalikis (@CatTsalikis) interviewed nearly two dozen diplomats and experts to discover a gradual tarnishing of the diplomatic corps over the years — but many are rooting for its restoration. Please click here to read Tsalikis' engaging and educational piece.
Canadian Foreign Intelligence History Project (CFIHP)
The Canadian Foreign Intelligence History Project (CFIHP) seeks to encourage the study of the history of the foreign intelligence assessment function in Canada by facilitating the exchange of information among researchers and providing a forum for formal and informal collaboration through workshops and conferences. This collaborative effort will provide a foundation for the greater integration …
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