some scholars argue that the results of the 1884 election had profound consequences for Riel, and say that had the outcome of it been different, i.e. a Republican rather than a Democrat elected, Riel's cause, and indeed all that happened to him in 1885 might never have happened. Riel was a Republican and an attested American citizen at the time of his arrest and trial. This is one of the travesties of justice that a foreign national, an American citizen, was tried for treason. This is against International law.
Encore de nouvelles sur Radio Canada à propos de ce projet important: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1127284/riel-heart-north-opera-winnipeg-regina-neil-weisensell
HOTN compositeur Neil Weisensel a fait un interview avec CBC Radio-Canada Winnipeg, à propos du travail sur ce project avec écrivain et poète Suzanne Steele. Voici le lien: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/premiere/emissions/le-6-a-9/episodes/416865/audio-fil-du-lundi-1-octobre-2018/14