Historian · Columnist · Professor D

Christopher Dummitt

Christopher Dummitt is a Professor of Canadian history at Trent University.

He is the author of several books on Canada’s cultural and political history and the creator of the YouTube series “Well, That Didn’t Suck”. He also created two seasons of the podcast ‘1867 & All That’ that retells dramatic moments from Canadian political history between the 1830s and the 1860s.

He moonlights as a columnist at the National Post and occasionally contributes to publications like The Hub and The Literary Review of Canada.

Christopher Dummitt

The podcast

1867 & All That

Two seasons retelling dramatic moments from Canadian political history between the 1830s and the 1860s.

New columns by email

A short note when a new column or episode goes up. Nothing else.

Contact & media

For interviews, talks and media requests: cdummitt@trentu.ca

National Post · The Hub · YouTube · LinkedIn