Peace and Good Order
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Principles of redemption
Excerpt from Peace and Good Order by Harold R. Johnson This is an excerpt from the book Peace and Good Order by Harold R. Johnson. The fundamental difference between how First Nations would maintain peace and good order and how Canada has administered it is that First Nations would apply principles of redemption, whereas Canada…
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All it can do…
This is a quote from the book Peace and Good Order by Harold R. Johnson. Have you read this book? I’d love to hear your thoughts in a comment below! If you’re interested, you can read an excerpt from the book here and here. Peace and Good Order – Summary An urgent, informed, intimate condemnation…
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Five nonfiction books about Canada
It’s July! When I think of July, I think of two things, Canada Day (because I’m Canadian) and Disability Pride Month. For this month, I’ll be sharing a book lists both about Canada and about Disability Justice. July 1st is Canada Day. It celebrates the passing of the British North America Act, which unified the…
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We might expect fairness
Excerpt from Peace and Good Order by Harold R. Johnson This is an excerpt from the book Peace and Good Order by Harold R. Johnson. In Canada there is a widely held expectation that the law will be fair. Indigenous Peoples expect that when a white man kills an Indigenous person, he will be treated…