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The author indicts Stephen Harper for destroying the historic Canadian Conservative Party while prime minister and party leader, accusing him…
of turning a force for progressive Canadian values into an American Republican-style vehicle for right-wing ideologues. He urges Conservative progressives to reclaim their party from right-wing extremists and revive its commitment to nation-building and national unity; to re-brand itself, once again, as Progressive Conservative. 2016.By Wilfred Pelletier, Ted Poole. 1973
A Great Lakes Indian tells of his life on the reservation, in the white man's world, and his work as…
a politician trying to organize the Indians. A clear explanation of the Indian reluctance to join the March of Civilization. c1973.By Richard Gwyn. 1995
Political commentator Richard Gwyn surveys the current state of Canada, and presents his concerns about our future. Gwyn argues that…
Canadian identity is undergoing profound changes which may threaten Canadian nationalism. He believes that the Canadians will have to move away from group politics and place more emphasis on responsibilities than on rights and entitlements. c1995.By Lloyd Axworthy. 2003
In this memoir, the long-time Winnipeg MP makes the case for what he calls "soft power" - a mix of…
foreign aid, multilateral diplomacy, and simple persuasion to achieve change in war-torn areas - and a foreign policy based on human security rather than the might of armies. He chronicles his efforts pursuing this agenda, including his work on the 1999 land-mine treaty, and also critically appraises the Bush administration's war on terror. He promotes his argument about Canada's vocation as a middle power - one which must work towards a humane and just world. 2003.By Mary Lawrence. 1996
Born in 1950 on the Vernon, B.C. Indian reserve, Lawrence was placed in residential schools and then in a series…
of foster homes. Her dysfunctional upbringing led to substance abuse, which she was able to beat eventually. She recounts her dark years and subsequent recovery. 1996.By James Willard Schultz. 1997
Autobiography of a trader and rancher who married a Piegan woman and moved to the Blackfeet reservation in 1886. He…
recalls his adventures in the Montana Territory, where he learned the customs, language, and traditions of his wife's people - participating in buffalo hunts and enjoying the wilderness. c1997.By Brigitte Pilote. 2015
" Dans cette autobiographie, écrite avec l'auteure Brigitte Pilote, celle que le public aura connue comme la Dame de fer…
du gouvernement Charest laisse tomber l'armure pour offrir le récit des épisodes fondateurs de sa vie, avec la sérénité d'une femme qui n'a plus rien à prouver. Monique Jérôme-Forget a été la seule élue québécoise, outre Jacques Parizeau, à cumuler les fonctions de présidente du Conseil du trésor et de ministre des Finances. Elle qualifie sa décennie en politique (1998-2009) de plus belle période de sa carrière et se remémore avec humour ses premiers pas maladroits de parlementaire, avant d'avoir assumé son propre style et son franc-parler, jugé parfois brutal par certains journalistes mais apprécié des citoyens. " -- 4e de couv.By D'Arcy Jenish. 1996
Journalist D'Arcy Jenish examines Canada's worsening debt problems, from the beginnings of the debt in the 1970s, its growth in…
the 1980s, and the current attempts by the Chretien government to control the deficit. Arguing that ignoring the fiscal excesses of the past could imperil Canada's financial health, he also discusses steps taken by Alberta and Ontario to rein in their deficits. 1996.By Pierre Falardeau. 1999
Avec son franc-parler habituel, Falardeau écrit pour lutter contre le désespoir. Il regroupe, dans ce recueil, des textes engagés (publiés…
ou non), des discours, des lettres, des projets de films qui tournent autour de thèmes comme l'indépendance, la lutte des classes, la pourriture du système, etc. 1999.By Pierre Bourgault. 1982
Voici donc un choix de textes politiques retenus autant pour leur signification que pour leur qualité littéraire. Du RIN au…
mouvement souveraineté-association, du parti québécois au referendum, de Jean Lesage à Daniel Johnson, de Robert Bourassa à René Lévesque. 1982.By David Mulroney. 2015
China’s rise is having a direct impact on our prosperity, our health and well-being, and our security here in Canada.…
China has become our second largest economic partner, not as important as the US is, but far bigger than all the rest. Canada exerts a magnetic pull on Chinese tourists, students, and home buyers. An assertive China is challenging the balance of power in the Pacific, and it is more than willing to reach across borders, including Canada’s, to steal technologies and to confront challenges to its ideology. Mulroney, the former ambassador to China, and a leader in forming a successful strategy in Afghanistan, discusses what our challenges in Afghanistan were and how we eventually got it right, and how these lessons can be applied to the future challenges of China, and beyond. 2015.By Kim Ziervogel. 2009
Candace Grier-Lowe was a poor student in high school, but she loved animals and drew on that love to pursue…
a career working with them. She upgraded her skills in order to apply for university and succeeded after much effort. Today she is at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine as a veterinary dentistry resident. Contains a veterinary medicine FAQ page. For junior and senior high readers. 2009.By Kim Ziervogel. 2009
After doing well in high school English, Waub Rice applied to study in Germany for a year and was accepted.…
He found this opened up a world of possibilities and he went to university at Ryerson to study journalism. Now this role model works in Winnipeg for the CBC doing stories about Aboriginal peoples. Contains a journalist career FAQ page. For junior and senior high readers. 2009.By Harvey Schachter. 2001
30 of the most prominent thinkers in Canada get the chance to give advice and present ideas to the Prime…
Minister. The ideas are meant to be prescriptive - to offer solutions rather than to describe problems - and often conflict with each other. The book is divided into four sections: "Leading Canada," "Economic Canada," "Social Canada," and "Constitutional Canada". 2001.By Philip Slayton. 2015
Whether they’ve misappropriated funds, had cosy relationships with Mafia hoods, been caught with prostitutes, or admitted to smoking crack, Canada’s…
mayors are a colourful collection: Peter Kelly, long-serving mayor of Halifax, driven from office by investigative reporting of ethical lapses; Alexandre Duplessis of Laval left after a hooker scandal; Susan Fennell of Brampton was under police investigation for possible criminal use of city funds; Sam Katz of Winnipeg was dogged throughout his mayoralty by conflict-of-interest allegations; and Rob Ford made headlines across North America as “the crack-smoking mayor of Toronto.” Aside from creating a rogues’ gallery of mayors, Slayton offers insight into the nature of municipal government in Canada and speculates about why people seek the office of mayor. 2015.By Pierre Elliott Trudeau, C. David Crenna. 1987
By Paul Okalik, Louis McComber. 2018
Paul Okalik was raised in a community that has survived starvation, epidemics, eradication of their spiritual heritage, relocation, schooling in…
a foreign language and confrontation with the Canadian justice system. He made the decision to improve the living conditions of his fellow Inuit. After ten years in Ottawa universities, he was called to the Northwest Territories Bar and then was elected the first Premier of Nunavut, the new Canadian territory, all in the year 1999. The new government was challenged on all fronts. Education and training was crucial if Inuit wanted to play a determining role in decision-making. While Paul Okalik was premier, Nunavut developed a civil service decentralized over ten distant communities, built much-needed infrastructures and provided more affordable housing. 2018.By Philip Resnick, Daniel Latouche. 1990
Resnick reviews events in Quebec since 1980 which ultimately have led to the suppression of the Meech Lake Accord. He…
implores his friend, Daniel Latouche, to join the struggle to build a united nation. Latouche's stinging reply asserts that he is unwilling to accept a national partnership. Companion volume to "Toward a Canada-Quebec union". 1990.By Normand Baillargeon. 2014
" Il y a eu Occupons Montréal et le printemps étudiant, le débat sur la Charte des valeurs et le…
business as usual de l'économie de marché. Il y a d'un côté les soubresauts de l'histoire et de l'autre les tentatives pour en tirer profit. Les discours s'entrechoquent, les pensées s'enchevêtrent. Souvent, le débat fait rage plutôt que de nous éclairer. Mais, au cours de ces années molles, Normand Baillargeon a tenu chronique dans les pages de l'hebdomadaire Voir, nous ramenant sans cesse au devoir de réfléchir, à la nécessité des faits, à l'exercice de la pensée. Avec une retenue qui est la marque des grands pédagogues, parfois avec humour, toujours avec une intelligence de la complexité des choses et des êtres, Baillargeon poursuit son oeuvre d'enseignant, d'anarchiste, d'humaniste. Ceci est, au fond, le journal d'un combat pour la vérité. " -- 4e de couv.By Pier-Luc Migneault. 2010
Depuis les élections fédérales de 2004, trois gouvernements minoritaires se sont succédé au Parlement du Canada. En 2007, l'Assemblée nationale…
du Québec s'est également retrouvée, pour la deuxième fois de son histoire seulement, en situation minoritaire. Ces gouvernements ont-ils été aussi efficaces que les gouvernements majoritaires qui les ont précédés ? 2010.