This essay was first published by Quillette on Aug. 10 and is republished here with permission.
Notwithstanding what this official body claims, the question of whether Canada committed genocide is not a settled issue among scholars. Canada is a relatively small country, home to only a small number of professional historians. And so even this modest-seeming collection of names suffices to disprove the CHA’s claim that it speaks for the entire profession.
What I am addressing, rather, is the question of whether these actions are correctly described with the word “genocide,” and the CHA’s false claim that there is “broad consensus” on the answer to that question. As the letter of protest states: Historians are taught to approach their study of the past with humility, on the understanding that the emergence of new documents and perspectives may require us to revise our assessments. Moreover, even if an individual scholar might have strong opinions about a particular historical subject — having become certain that his or her interpretation represents the truth — the community of historians exists in a state of debate and disagreement.
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