A full professor at the School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa, François Charbonneau joins Michel Bock—full professor in the Department of History and director of the Centre for Research on French Canadian Culture (CRCCF)—to deliver an in-depth analysis of a pivotal moment in the history of French-speaking communities in Canada.
The book revisits the major crisis sparked in 1997 by the announced closure of Montfort Hospital, an event that triggered unprecedented mobilization within the Franco-Ontarian community and beyond. Through a multidisciplinary approach, the volume examines the political, legal, social, and identity-related dimensions of this landmark struggle.
The collection brings together contributions from several renowned scholars, including Marcel Martel, Serge Miville, François-Olivier Dorais, Marie-Claude Thifault, Pierre Foucher, Mariève Forest, Anne Gilbert, and Louise Bouchard.
Each year, the Canada Prizes recognize “the five best scholarly books that make an outstanding contribution to advancing our understanding of the past and present.” Made possible through the support of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the awards are adjudicated by the Scholarly Book Awards Committee. The winners will be announced in June.