Father Aeneas M. Dawson and Canadian Expansionism (Historical Note) (Biography‪)‬

Aeneas M. Dawson was one of the most prominent Catholic priests in nineteenth century Ottawa. A Scottish immigrant, he was not a success as a pastor but was well known as an orator, poet and author. Of his many writings he was most proud of his work on the Canadian west which he promoted as a potential paradise. However, his attitude towards native people embraced the sense of European superiority held by most of his contemporaries. Aeneas M. Dawson etait l'un des pretres catholiques les plus eminents a Ottawa, au 19e siecle. Immigrant ecossais, il n'avait pas beaucoup de succes en tant que pasteur, mais il etait bien connu en tant qu'orateur, poete et auteur. Parmi ses nombreux ouvrages, celui qui le rendait le plus fier etait son livre sur l' ouest canadien, qu 'il promouvait comine un eventuel paradis. Cependant, son attitude envers les aborigenes contenait le sens de superiorite europeenne, qui se retrouvait chez la plupart de ses contemporains.