Ian Rocksborough-Smith

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Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, speaks during the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 22, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

U.S. convention season is done — but here’s why the marquee political events, past and present, are critical

American political conventions will continue to both offend and excite those of us who follow politics closely as we consider the past, present and future of these critical events.
A man fishes the head of a statue of Queen Victoria from the Assiniboine River in Winnipeg. Her statue and a statue of Queen Elizabeth were toppled and vandalized on Canada Day. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kelly Geraldine Malone

‘History wars’ in the U.S. and Canada provoked by a racial reckoning with the past

Movements that challenge former national icons demonstrate the importance of history-making in an age of racial reconciliation. But ‘history wars’ won’t get us anywhere.

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