ABSTRACT
Despite Dr. Melbye’s assertion, forensic anthropology has emerged in Canada as an increasingly important applied science at the core of societal concerns with public safety. Canadian citizens express dismay at horrendous homicides in Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver that erode the confidence with which we can turn our children out to play. Our job as forensic anthropologists is to try to restore harmony to our society by improving the ability to prosecute criminals and to identify their victims. The point of reviewing the historical trajectory of our discipline must surely be to determine if we are doing the job.
