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Biography, Politics and government biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian politics and government
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These memoirs of the former leader of the New Democratic Party reveal the roots of Lewis' reputation as Canada's conscience and his commitment to social change. c1981.
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Canadian non-fiction, General non-fiction, Politics and government, Canadian politics and government
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Sharpe takes an in-depth look at women in Canadian politics, and their struggles in an arena of male privilege and…
influence. She documents the attitudes of male politicians towards women, from Pearson to Mulroney, and interviews women in all levels of politics across the country, such as Monique Begin, Sheila Copps, and Barbara McDougall. c1994.
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Canadian non-fiction, Politics and government, Canadian politics and government
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Simpson argues that with the Liberal Party's re-election to a third majority government, Canada is in danger of becoming a…
de facto one-party state. He tries to make sense of what has been happening in three areas that are vital to Canadian democracy: the parliamentary system, the political parties, and the electorate. What has occurred within each of these spheres has directly influenced developments in the others. 2001.
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Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Science and medicine biography, Women biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Blindness and visual impairment
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Autobiography of Dr. Jane Poulson, the first blind person in Canada to become a practising doctor. Poulson suffered from diabetes…
and because of the disease, lost her sight and then experienced severe heart problems. Nonetheless she was an extremely accomplished doctor, published widely in leading medical journals, and showed great courage and endurance to all who knew her. She wrote this book during the last two years of her life. 2002.
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Canadian non-fiction, Politics and government, Canadian politics and government
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This collection brings together many of Trudeau's most well know writings relating to Canadian political issues. Some topics covered include…
free enterprise, the role of the state, democracy and the state of Quebec. 1998.
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Biography of persons with disabilities, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Women biography, Disabilities, Blindness and visual impairment
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Chronicles the life of Laura Bridgman, who, born into a New Hampshire farm family in 1829, became deaf and blind…
at the age of two. Freeberg recounts Laura's transformation into a woman who voraciously absorbed the world around her under the tutelage of Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe of the Perkins Institution for the Blind. 2001.
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Business and economics, Economics, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian politics and government
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McQuaig looks into the popular belief that the Canadian economy is beyond Canada's control, held at the mercy of globalization…
and technology. Instead, she argues, the international community has the tools to regulate the world financial system to everyone's benefit, as was done in the decades after World War II. 1998.
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Law and crime biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian history, Law and crime, True crime, Canadian politics and government
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Two men were shot and killed at the Montreal Cotton Company in 1895. This is the dramatic story of the…
trial of Valentine Shortis, a young Irish immigrant who was accused of the murders. 1986.
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian history, Canadian politics and government, Canadian travel and geography
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From an American's point-of-view, Malcolm presents a picture of Canada and Canadians, our history, and our place in the world. 1985.
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Adventure and exploration, Politics and government biography, Canadian non-fiction, Politics and government, Canadian politics and government
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An account of Canadian ambassador Ken Taylor's daring rescue of 6 American diplomats trapped in revolution-torn Iran by the journalists who uncovered the secret plot. 1981.
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Canadian non-fiction, General non-fiction, Canadian history, Canadian politics and government
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Newman charts the changes in Canadian life from 1985 to 1995. He argues that Canada underwent fundamental, irreversible political and…
social changes. Not only did Canadians abandon their traditional deference to authority, but the old institutions of Canadian life fell apart. Some strong language. 1995.
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Politics and government, Canadian politics and government
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During the 2015 federal election, approximately 1200 political campaigns were held across Canada. One of those campaigns belonged to author,…
journalist and political neophyte Noah Richler. Recruited by the NDP to run in the bellweather riding of Toronto-St Paul's, he was handed $350 and told he would lose. But as veteran NDP activists and social-media-savvy newbies joined his campaign, Richler found himself increasingly insulated from the stark reality that his campaign was flailing, imagining instead that he was headed to Parliament Hill. Richler recounts his time on the trail, from door knocking in Little Jamaica to being internet-shamed by experienced opponents. Lays bare what goes on behind the slogans, canvassing and talking points, told from the perspective of a political outsider. 2016.
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Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Award winning non-fiction
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Eric Davidson was a beautiful, fair-haired toddler when the Halifax Explosion struck, killing almost 2,000 people and seriously injuring thousands…
of others. Eric lost both eyes-a tragedy that his mother never fully recovered from. Eric, however, was positive and energetic. He also developed a fascination with cars and how they worked, and he later decided, against all likelihood, to become a mechanic. Assisted by his brothers who read to him from manuals, he worked hard, passed examinations, and carved out a decades-long career. Once the subject of a National Film Board documentary, Eric Davidson was, until his death, a much-admired figure in Halifax. Written by his daughter Marilyn, this book gives new insights into the story of the 1917 Halifax Explosion and contains never-before-seen documents and photographs. Winner of the 2019 The Robbie Robertson Dartmouth Book Award (Non-Fiction). 2018.
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Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons
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Henry Fawcett, a promising academic, was blinded in a shooting accident at the age of 25. This did not hinder…
him from consolidating his position at the confluence of so many streams of British culture and politics. 1989.
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Biography, Historical biography, Politics and government biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian history, Canadian politics and government
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La vie privée et publique de Laurier, premier Canadien-français à diriger les destinées du Canada à titre de Premier ministre.…
1997. Titre uniforme: Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the romance of Canada.
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Canadian non-fiction, Politics and government, Canadian politics and government
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A collection of Jeffrey Simpson's best columns from his feature in "The Globe and Mail." Simpson, regarded as one of…
the foremost political columnists in Canada, tackles the major issues of the past 15 years, the deficit, free trade, Quebec and the constitution, and the major figures in Canadian politics. c1996.
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Politics and government, Canadian politics and government
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After the referendum in 1980, Pierre Trudeau turned his sights on repatriating the Constitution in an effort to make Canada…
fully independent from Britain. What should have been a simple process snowballed into a complicated intrigue. Quebec, which thought its prerogatives would be threatened if the Constitution were repatriated, mounted a charm offensive in order to influence key British MPs. Not to be outdone, Canada’s native leaders, who felt betrayed by the British Crown, decided to enter the fray, determined to ensure that their cause would triumph. The English Labour Party had a view on the matter as well, which chiefly involved embarrassing Prime Minister Thatcher as thoroughly as possible. Describes how the maverick Trudeau and the uncompromising Thatcher entered into one of history’s most unlikely marriages of convenience in order to repatriate the Canadian Constitution. 2014. Uniform title: Bataille de Londres.
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Canadian non-fiction, Politics and government, Canadian politics and government
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To most Canadians, the politics of the United States, where fundamentalist Christians wield tremendous power, seem too foreign to ever…
happen here. But McDonald believes that the Canadian Christian right - infuriated by the legalization of same-sex marriage and the increasing secularization of society - has been steadily building organizations, alliances and contacts that have put them close to the levers of power. Shows how the religious right's influence on the Harper government has led to important but little-known changes in everything from foreign policy and the makeup of the courts to funding for scientific research and social welfare programs. c2010.
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian history, United States history, Canadian politics and government
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Looks at Canada's crucial relationship with the United States and gives a historic perspective, from the times of Macdonald and Laurier through the Trudeau years to the Mulroney government. c1985.
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Biography, Adventurers and explorers, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Travel and geography, Travelogues
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C'est en tandems que Jean-Christophe Perrot et Diego Audemard ont choisi de réaliser leur projet "Raconte-moi la Terre" découvrir l'Afrique,…
pendant toute une année, guidés par des personnes non et mal- voyantes. Avec leurs 27 copilotes, ils ont pédalé sur 13 500 kilomètres à travers douze pays, gravi à pied quatre sommets de plus de 4 000 mètres d'altitude, et réalisé qu'au-delà du défi physique, ils vivaient un véritable partage des sens. Le témoignage d'une expérience authentique, menée pour le plaisir de voir avec d'autres yeux. Une aventure où il faut être deux pour avancer, un aveugle et un voyant, un autochtone et un étranger. 2007.