Book Review: No Surrender by Sheldon Krasowski

During negotiations of the numbered treaties between Canada’s First Nations and the Canadian government, Alexander Mackenzie, second prime minister, was quoted in 1873 as saying, “We have on several occasions discussed the Indian position. I never doubted that our true policy was to make friends of them, even at a considerable cost, as anything is cheaper than an Indian war.” This is an honourable statement from a man who likely meant to act honourably, and Canada’s proud