Daniel Francis Posts
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Daniel Francis: History or Myth?
The struggle for control of the narrative keeps history a contemporary subject.
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"The scarlet tunic! What a story!”: Daniel Francis on how the Mounties became a national symbol
"To read the history of the Mounties' roots is to ignore the force’s modern origins as a domestic spy agency working clandestinely to stamp out legal, …