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Fighting for Canada
By Diane Francis. 1996
Following the narrow result of Quebec's referendum on sovereignty in October 1995, Diane Francis vowed to portray the separatist movement…
as it really is. In this book, she argues that separatism is not a political movement but rather a criminal conspiracy running roughshod over human rights and democracy. The separatists' unwitting accomplices include federalist politicians and biased media. c1996.Breakup: why the West feels left out of Canada
By Sydney Sharpe, Don Braid. 1990
Two western journalists describe the roots and current state of Western Canadian discontent with Confederation. Western grievances include frustrations over…
resource ownership and the belief that national political and economic decisions favour Central Canada over the West. They argue that a breakup of Confederation may begin with the West slowly moving away from Canada and towards the United States. 1990.Friends in high places: politics and patronage in the Mulroney government
By Claire Hoy. 1987
In this critical analysis of Brian Mulroney's first three years as Prime Minister, the author attributes the unpopularity of the…
government to Mulroney's excessive use of patronage and pursuit of power. c1987.George Grant in conversation
By George Grant, David Cayley. 1995
Cayley recorded these conversations with George Grant in 1986 for broadcast on the CBC Radio program "Ideas." Grant discusses the…
roots of his faith, his evolution as a thinker, and his political theories. Cayley also examines the influence of other thinkers on Grant, and Grant's understanding of the philosophers he believed summed up the modern spirit. c1995.The author believes that it was not Britain which sold out Canada to the United States. Focusing on events surrounding…
the two world wars and the Cold War, he argues that Canadian governments, both Liberal and Conservative, turned to the south for economic and defensive ties only when efforts to make these ties with Britain failed.Have a little faith: a true story
By Mitch Albom. 2009
The book begins with an unusual request: an eighty-two-year-old rabbi from Albom's old hometown asks him to deliver his eulogy.…
Feeling unworthy, Albom insists on understanding the man better, which throws him back into a world of faith he'd left years ago. Meanwhile, closer to his current home, Albom becomes involved with a Detroit pastor--a reformed drug dealer and convict--who preaches to the poor and homeless in a decaying church with a hole in its roof. Moving between their worlds, Christian and Jewish, African-American and white, impoverished and well-to-do, Albom observes how these very different men employ faith similarly in fighting for survival. 2009.In 1982, Canada formally recognized Aboriginal and treaty rights, yet years later, Indigenous people continue to claim that they are…
being colonized. Although international law rejected the legitimacy of domination during the twentieth century, the judgments of Canada’s Supreme Court continue to be haunted by beliefs and practices of the colonial age. Suggests ways to bridge the cultural divide and arrive at a truly postcolonial justice system. 2011.How we lead: Canada in a century of change
By Joe Clark. 2013
A more effective Canada is not only a benefit to itself, but to its friends and neighbours. And in this…
compelling examination of what Canada as a nation has been, what it has become and what it can yet be to the world, former prime minister Joe Clark takes the reader beyond formal foreign policy and looks at the contributions and leadership offered by Canada's most successful individuals and organizations who are already putting these uniquely Canadian assets to work internationally. 2013.Home country: people, places and power politics
By Peter C Newman. 1973
An acclaimed Canadian journalist brings back stories from around the world, painting Nixon, Trudeau and others in telling sketches. This…
collection deals with various themes, many related to nationalism and men in political power. 1973.Harperland: the politics of control
By Lawrence Martin. 2010
Martin probes the smearing of opponents, the silencing of the public and diplomatic service, the prorogations, the centralizing of power,…
and the attempted muzzling of the media under the Harper government. He examines controversies such as the Chuck Cadman affair, campaign financing, the dismissal of nuclear power head Linda Keen, and the Afghan detainees cover-up. Strong language. 2010.Holding the bully's coat: Canada and the U.S. empire
By Linda McQuaig. 2007
McQuaig feels that the Canadian government has followed in close step with America, becoming a belligerent force in the world…
and abandoning Canada's traditional role as a leading peacekeeping nation, as well as a fair-minded mediator and conciliator. It has also joined the United States in becoming a leading obstructionist in worldwide efforts to deal with climate change. This switch in direction has redefined the way Canada operates in the world and how we are perceived. 2007.Hard right turn: the new face of neo-conservatism in Canada
By Brooke Jeffrey. 1999
The author traces the British and American roots of neo-conservative thought and shows how the policies of Brian Mulroney in…
the 1980s paved the way for the rise of a similar political movement, particularly in western Canada. Provides portraits of Ralph Klein, Mike Harris, and Preston Manning as representatives of neo-conservatism in action.From the Tower of Babel to Parliament Hill: how to be a Christian in Canada today
By Brian C Stiller. 1997
Stiller considers the historical and contemporary state of Christianity within Canada. Discussing the role of Christians in the public life…
of a multicultural and pluralistic country, he argues that a diversely rich Canada can exist within the Christian model. c1997.French kiss: Stephen Harper's blind date with Quebec
By Chantal Hébert. 2007
On January 23, 2006, political writer and broadcaster Hébert stood in a Calgary convention hall with 2,000 Alberta Conservatives, who…
were cheering the election of ten Tory MPs from Quebec. Just months before, this would have been inconceivable, since more than ten years previously, the Quebec-Alberta Coalition cobbled together by Brian Mulroney had dissolved, leading to the birth of the Bloc Québecois and the Reform Party. Hébert delivers a post-mortem of the Canadian coalitions that died that election night, and an examination of our changing political landscape. 2007.Battle royal: Monarchists vs. Republicans and the Crown of Canada
By David Johnson. 2018
Examines the debate in Canada between a republican movement that believes the monarchy is archaic and anti-democratic and needs abolishing,…
versus a monarchist movement that stresses the monarchy's importance, claiming that the Queen is a living connection to a political and constitutional tradition going back over a thousand years. 2018.Dysfunction: Canada after Keystone XL
By Dennis McConaghy. 2017
The Keystone XL pipeline was the most controversial North American energy infrastructure project of our time, and its history and…
demise serve as a cautionary tale for Canada, a country that will remain mired in regulatory dysfunction until it finds common ground between economic value and credible carbon policy. 2017.Fire and ashes: success and failure in politics
By Michael Ignatieff. 2013
The former leader of the Liberal Party of Canada delivers a stirring meditation on contemporary politics and the lessons he…
learned in defeat. Candid and utterly unexpected, this book is not just for Canadians concerned about the future of the Liberal Party, but for all citizens concerned about the future of Canada and of political discourse in today's increasingly partisan world. 2013.Fights of our lives: elections, leadership, and the making of Canada
By John Duffy. 2002
A study of five pivotal Canadian election campaigns, covering 135 years, each featuring a crucial issue, such as the Constitution,…
and which yielded a nation-altering result. Also covers twenty-nine other federal elections since Confederation, which provide the background against which the five crucial fights come into focus. 2002.Faultlines: struggling for a Canadian vision
By Jeffrey Simpson. 1993
Political columnist Jeffrey Simpson portrays eight individuals who have been prominent in the public debate about re-defining Canada. The individuals…
are Derek Burney, Mary Eberts, Preston Manning, Clyde Wells, George Erasmus, Joe Fratesi, Lucien Bouchard, and Leon Dion. 1993.Dismantling Canada: Stephen Harper's new conservative agenda
By Brooke Jeffrey. 2015
Providing fascinating insight into the origins of a new conservative vision for the economy, federalism, and domestic and foreign policies,…
the author critically considers Prime Minister Harper’s successes and failures, and evaluates the likely outcome of his long-term vision for Canada. 2015.