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The English version is 33 pages of text, five pages of notes, four of bibliography; the French version is quite parallel. The article is written for Canadians, assuming a knowledge of Canadian history, especially dates: the war involving Montcalm and Wolf took place in 1759, the act of Union of the two parts of Canada above and below the St. Lawrence river in 1840, and the act of Confederation of the provinces in 1920. It gives a balanced view of French and English traditions, of the travails of a developing country from 1600 to 1945, with all the usual importation and acclimatization of teachers and texts. There is the thorny question of the position of mathematics, as helpmaid to commerce, industry and science, or as an independent discipline. It is strongly recommended, easy to read, interesting in the questions it raises, especially that of the arid pre-WWII Cambridge tradition versus the Continental research tradition. For the entire collection see [Zbl 0955.00031].