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Canada, Quebec, and the uses of nationalism
By Ramsay Cook. 1986
Nationalism, writes the author, is a doctrine which asserts that humanity is naturally divided into groups with common characteristics, and…
that these characteristics mean that the groups have a right to control a particular place. Cook uses this definition to discuss the development of nationalism in Canada, and its simultaneous development in Quebec, including cultural, linguistic, and political nationalism. c1986.Cold terror: how Canada nurtures and exports terrorism around the world
By Stewart Bell. 2004
Canada's lax laws and lack of vigilance have put its neighbours and the world community at risk. Draws on classified…
intelligence documents, front-line accounts, exclusive interviews with senior counterterrorism officials, the victims of terrorist attacks, and terrorists themselves, to provide evidence that Canada is an important base activity for terrorist groups. 2004.Canadian communism: the Stalin years and beyond
By Norman Penner. 1988
The history of the Communist Party of Canada with comparisons to similar movements in Great Britain, the United States and…
France. Examines the Party's contribution to the establishment of trade unions and aid to Spain's government during the Civil War. Textbook format.Behind closed doors: how the rich won control of Canada's tax system-- and ended up richer
By Linda McQuaig. 1987
In this examination of the Canadian tax system, the author considers the thousands of wealthy Canadians who do not pay…
taxes. Rather than increasing the tax burden on the wealthy, the government, under the guise of tax reform, is lowering individual tax rates while increasing sales tax. 1987.Becoming Canada: our story, our politics, our future
By Ken Dryden. 2010
Dryden argues that we have paid a price for having the wrong sense of ourselves as a country - the…
old definition of Canada as genial but sometimes too self-deprecating and ambition-killing is no longer the real story. He observes a sea change taking place among Canadians, who want something more for their country. The ambition of Canada’s policies and the nature of our politics will not change, Dryden says, until we conceive of a new story for the nation. 2010.Students and prominent Canadians respond to the challenge: If you were Prime Minister of Canada, what would you do to…
improve living standards and unite the country? Ideas range from one student's call to abandon partisan politics to Frank Ogden's suggestion of "constructive destruction." 1996.Apron strings: navigating food and family in France, Italy, and China
By Jan Wong. 2017
Jan Wong knows food is better when shared, so when she set out to write a book about home cooking…
in France, Italy, and China, she asked her 22-year-old son, Sam, to join her. While he wasn't keen on spending excessive time with his mom, he dreamed of becoming a chef. Ultimately, it was an opportunity he couldn't pass up. On their journey, Jan and Sam live and cook with locals, seeing how globalization is changing food, families, and cultures. In southeast France, they move in with a family sheltering undocumented migrants. From Bernadette, the housekeeper, they learn classic French family fare such as blanquette de veau. In a hamlet in the heart of Italy's Slow Food country, the locals teach them how to make authentic spaghetti alle vongole and a proper risotto with leeks. In Shanghai, they cook firecracker chicken and scallion pancakes with the nouveaux riches and their migrant maids, who are part of the biggest demographic shift in world history. Along the way, mother and son explore their sometimes-fraught relationship, uniting--and occasionally clashing--over their mutual love of cooking. 2017.Alien invasion: how the Harris Tories mismanaged Ontario
By Ruth Cohen. 2001
A collection of essays by professors and teachers, health care workers, and journalists. Using criticism, interviews, commentary, and transcripts of…
government seminars, the authors reveal the techniques used by the Harris government during their two terms. They comment on such issues as the cuts to health care, Walkerton, and public sector strikes. 2001.After the sands: energy and ecological security for Canadians
By Gordon Laxer. 2015
Despite its oil abundance, with no strategic reserves, Canada is woefully unprepared for the next global oil supply crisis. Political…
economist Gordon Laxer proposes a bold strategy of deep conservation and a Canada-first perspective to ensure that all Canadians have sufficient energy at affordable prices. Canada has all the oil, gas, and coal needed to transition to a low-carbon future. Remarkable hydro power resources give Canadians a large base of renewable energy, which can be expanded with wind, solar, geothermal, and biomass. Few countries have these options in adequate quantities. But, as Laxer argues, Canada will not get there until we overcome the power of vested interests and untangle the trade agreements that block Canadians from secure and fair access to the nation's own energy resources. 2015.An examination of the theory and practice of opposition in Canada, both in Parliament and in provincial legislatures. Extending from…
the pre-Confederation era to the present day, it focuses on whether Canada has developed a coherent tradition of parliamentary opposition. The author argues that Canada has in fact failed to develop such a tradition. He investigates several possible reasons for this failure, including the long dominance of the Liberal party, which arrested the tradition of viewing the opposition as an alternative government; periods of minority government induced by the proliferation of parties; the role of the news media, which have largely displaced Parliament as a forum for commentary on government policy; and, finally, the increasing popularity of calls for direct action in politics. 2013.After Meech Lake: lessons for the future
By Peter MacKinnon, David E Smith, John C Courtney. 1991
The "After Meech Lake" conference was held in Saskatoon in November of 1990, 5 months after the Meech Lake Accord…
failed to be ratified. The topics discussed included the process of constitutional reform, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the impact of the media on constitutional reform, constitutional challenges from women and aboriginal peoples, and the future of constitutional reform. Here participants in the conference share their views on these issues. 1991.Against the current: selected writings 1939-1996
By Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Gérard Pelletier. 1996
A collection of writings by Pierre Trudeau, from his student days in 1939 to his comments on the constitution in…
1996. The writings are arranged in sections on Trudeau's studies and travel, early political writings, his views on nationalism, the constitution, and other issues from 1968 to 1984. c1996.A matter of confidence: the inside story of the political battle for BC
By Rob Shaw, Richard Zussman. 2018
British Columbia’s political arena has always been the site of dramatic rises and falls, infighting, scandal, and come-from-behind victories. However,…
no one was prepared for the historic events of spring 2017, when the Liberal government of Christy Clark, one of the most polarizing premiers in recent history, was toppled. Gives readers an insider’s look at the overconfidence that fuelled the rise and fall of Clark’s premiership and the historic non-confidence vote that defeated her government and ended her political career. Beginning with this pivotal moment, the book goes back and chronicles the downfall of Clark’s predecessor, Gordon Campbell, which led to her unlikely victory in 2013, and traces the events leading up to her defeat at the hands of her NDP and Green opponents. 2018.A nation too good to lose: renewing the purpose of Canada
By Joe Clark, Charles Joseph Clark. 1994
Former Progressive Conservative Prime Minister and cabinet minister sets forth proposals for a new kind of Canadian federalism, drawing on…
his own personal experiences. In doing so, he passionately affirms his belief in the value of a united Canada. 1994.65 mesures pour améliorer le Québec
By Michel Brûlé. 2011
Brûlé propose soixante-cinq mesures, voire davantage, puisque certaines idées ne sont encore qu'esquissées et s'inscrivent dans une réflexion toujours en…
mouvement. Certains qualifieront ces mesures de radicales, mais devant l'urgence de la situation, l'auteur juge qu'elles sont tout simplement nécessaires. Son credo : mettre fin au gaspillage et à la corruption pour rétablir un lien de confiance entre la population et ses dirigeants. Éducation, santé, construction, environnement, transport. Le candidat à la mairie de Montréal ne se contente pas de pourfendre, il suggère des solutions concrètes. 2011.A Canadian myth: Quebec, between Canada and the illusion of utopia
By William Johnson. 1994
Since the Quiet Revolution of the 1960s, Quebec's discontent is not political, but ideological, or mythological. Quebec is torn between…
liberalism and nationalism, and unable to free itself from the attitudes which survived the Quiet Revolution, including anglophobia and the vision of an ethnic state. There is no political solution for Quebec's discontent. It requires only liberation from reactionary anglophobia and the reactionary ethnic state, both shackles of the past. 1994.A deal undone: the making and breaking of the Meech Lake Accord
By Andrew Cohen. 1990
The private capital: ambition and love in the age of Macdonald and Laurier
By Sandra Gwyn. 1984
A compelling account of private life in the age of Macdonald and Laurier. The author has used personal letters, diaries,…
scrapbooks, memoirs and social columns. 1984 Governor General's Award winner. c1984.The way it works: inside Ottawa
By Eddie Goldenberg. 2006
As Jean Chrétien's right-hand man for thirty years in Ministries all over Ottawa, Eddie Goldenberg got to know how things…
worked in politics - especially from 1993 to 2003, when he was Senior Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister. For example, during Paul Martin's years at Finance, Eddie was the go-between who linked Chrétien and Martin, who were for much of the time barely on speaking terms. Part political science textbook, part memoir, Goldenberg's work is a sometimes brutally honest look at the way the federal government really operates. 2006.The secret Mulroney Tapes: unguarded confessions of a prime minister
By Peter C Newman. 2005
This book is an outrageous and intimate portrait of a Canadian prime minister, as told in his own words. There…
has never been a political book like this, and there will almost certainly never be another. Out of The Secret Mulroney Tapes emerges a startling picture of the politician whose reign shocked and appalled and yet also revolutionized this country. No other prime minister in Canadian history aroused a stronger emotional response than Brian Mulroney. Some strong language. 2005.