Ged Martin to speak at UPEI’s Versions of Canada 2014 Conference

Ged Martin, author of 'John A. Macdonald: Canada's First Prime Minister,' graduate of Cambridge University, and UK's first Chair of Canadian Studies at Edinburgh University will deliver the keynote address at UPEI's Versions of Canada 2014 Conference held September 25-28. Martin will deliver his address on Friday, September 26 at 3:30 pm in Room 142, Bill and Denise Andrew Hall.

Martin will speak about the Charlottetown Conference and his argument that Canadian Confederation was not born in Prince Edward Island. Martin questions the instant acceptance of Confederation and traces the intellectual roots of the idea of Confederation back to the mid-1850s.

The Versions of Canada 2014 Conference is organized by the Canadian Studies Program at the University of Prince Edward Island in conjunction with the Canadian Studies Network. For more information on the conference, visit http://conferences.upei.ca/versionsofcanada2014/