A graduate of Christian Brothers Academy, Mr. Hackett holds a
Bachelor of Education Degree from McGill University, 1971;
Masters Degree in History from Concordia University, 1981.
Presently, Mr. Hackett taught Canadian History and Twentieth Century History at LaurenHill Academy in St. Laurent, Quebec. Mr. Hackett's fields of interest are Canadian and American History, U. S.-Canada Relations, the Cold War, and American Foreign Policy.
Should you have a question of historical content, or should you be one of his students wanting to check on your homework, feel free to ask the
"This guy didn't just have a fling; he had a 12-year affair. He's a repeat offender-and as Governor no less." Richard Nixon, on Bill Clinton, in conversation with his aide Monica Crowley, as excerpted in the New Yorker magazine, reprinted in Time magazine, August 5, 1996. That may well be true, Tricky Dicky, but at least Slick Willie was with a woman, or two women, OK, probably lots of women. But, you did it to the whole country!
"The Olympics can no more have a deficit than a man can have a baby." Jean Drapeau, Mayor of Montreal, announcing a "self financing" budget for the Montreal Olympic Games at a press conference, reported in the Globe and Mail, 29 Jan. 1973. It is predicted that Quebecers will finish paying off the Olympic debt by the year 2013!
"Never trust anyone over thirty." Attributed to Jerry Rubin, 1966, oft repeated by Baby Boomers in the late 1960's. Do they still feel the same way as one of them reaches the age of fifty every eight seconds?
"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers." Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943, reprinted in Time, July 15, 1996. So, will the other four of you please check in?
"The die is cast in Canada: there are two main ethnic and linguistic groups; each is too strong and too deeply rooted in the past, too firmly bound to a mother culture, to be able to engulf the other. But if the two will collaborate at the hub of a truly pluralistic state, Canada could become the envied seat of a form of federalism that belongs to tomorrow's world.", Pierre Elliott Trudeau, as quoted in the National Post, 2 October 2000. Those looking for the comeback here miss the point. When Mr. Trudeau spoke, the History Master listened. Au Revoir, Pierre.
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