The Write Stuff

Prof. Ian McKay of Queen's University

This November, the newly expanded Canada's History Awards will be handed out in Ottawa. Among the awards handed out will be the Sir John A. Macdonald Prize, given by the Canadian Historical Association to the best scholarly history publication.

This year's winner is Prof. Ian McKay of Queen's University. McKay's book, Reasoning Otherwise: Leftists and the People's Enlightenment in Canada, 1890-1920. A Q & A with Prof. McKay is featured in the October/November 2009 issue of The Beaver.

Beaver Editor Mark Reid spoke with Prof. McKay's in late summer about his research into history of leftists in Canada.