{"id":691991,"date":"2026-04-21T11:21:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T15:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/veq.ca\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=79618"},"modified":"2026-04-21T11:21:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T15:21:36","slug":"my-morrin-presentation-fending-off-the-americans-for-250-years","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/veq.ca\/fr\/event\/my-morrin-presentation-fending-off-the-americans-for-250-years\/","title":{"rendered":"My Morrin Presentation: \u00ab\u00a0Fending off the Americans for 250 Years\u00a0\u00bb"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/077e63581005b84e44d24da3e\/images\/e41d65ad-f9dc-c58b-9e4d-d5ceb0efe688.png\" width=\"462\" height=\"462\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Before Donald Trump in 2025, before James Madison in 1812, Benjamin Franklin had designs on Canada. Madelaine Drohan will talk about how he rationalized that desire, what he did about it, and why he failed. She will also discuss how the French Canadians played a pivotal role in the events of 250 years ago, and why the lessons learned then remain relevant today.<\/p>\n<h2>Madelaine Drohan<\/h2>\n<p>Madelaine Drohan is a senior fellow at the Graduate School of Public and International Policy, University of Ottawa, a former Canada correspondent for\u00a0<em>The Economist,\u00a0<\/em>and a former foreign correspondent for\u00a0<em>The Globe and Mail<\/em>. During her long journalism career, she covered politics, economics, and business in Africa, Asia, Canada, and Europe.\u00a0<em>He Did Not Conquer: Benjamin Franklin\u2019s Failure to Annex Canada\u00a0<\/em>is her latest book.<\/p>\n<p>Please visit this link to purchase tickets: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointofsale.com\/tickets\/my-morrin-20260511?mc_cid=1615aa411c&amp;mc_eid=783d4e7481\">https:\/\/thepointofsale.com\/tickets\/my-morrin-20260511?mc_cid=1615aa411c&amp;mc_eid=783d4e7481<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:info@morrin.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">info@morrin.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This event is presented through the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/en\/my-morrin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">My Morrin<\/a>\u00a0program.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This event is organized in collaboration with the\u00a0<\/em><strong><em>Canadian International Council &#8211; Section Qu\u00e9bec<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0(CIC-Qu\u00e9bec).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Before Donald Trump in 2025, before James Madison in 1812, Benjamin Franklin had designs on Canada. 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