Matthew Hayday
Campus: Guelph
Office: 2003 MacKinnon Extension
Email: mhayday@uoguelph.ca
My main research interests are in the area of twentieth-century Canadian political history, with a particular focus on Quebec, English-French relations, federalism and the development of public policy. I have a particular interest in language policy, which is the subject of my book, Bilingual Today, French Tomorrow: Official Languages in Education and Canadian Federalism (MQUP 2005), as well as chapters in a number of edited collections and articles in the Journal of Canadian Studies, Ontario History and the Journal of the Canadian Historical Association.
I am currently finalizing two edited collections, to be published in 2008: an interdisciplinary collection on social movements in Canada, and a reader on post-1945 Quebec history. My current research project is a study of July 1st celebrations that examines how federally-sponsored celebrations of Dominion Day and Canada Day related to broader politics of national unity and Canadian identity in post-World War II Canada.
I am broadly interested in all facets of the political process in Canada, ranging from grassroots political and social movements (such as gay and lesbian movements and minority language communities) to the role of the bureaucracy and the administrative branch of the state to political parties and politicians. My research interests have also increasingly been turning toward examining how Canadian social movements and public policies are both affected by developments in the United States and other countries, and conversely have an international impact of their own.
I am also an active observer of contemporary Canadian politics, and maintain a blog at http://pamplemoose.blogspot.com.