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Becoming Canada: our story, our politics, our future
Par 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.Alien invasion: how the Harris Tories mismanaged Ontario
Par 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
Par 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
Par 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
Par 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
Par 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
Par 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
Par 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
Par 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
Par Andrew Cohen. 1990
The polite revolution: perfecting the Canadian dream
Par John Ibbitson. 2005
Canada has become a nation of solitudes - the West, the English Centre, the French Centre, the East - each…
of which has its own concerns which in turn are not being sufficiently recognized by the major political parties. To save the country, Ibbitson believes in a devolution of power and dollars from the federal to the provincial level, a revamping of Medicare, and a refashioning of the electoral system. He also dismantles the old ways of thinking about Canada's immigration, free trade, social, and defence policies. 2005.The private capital: ambition and love in the age of Macdonald and Laurier
Par 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
Par 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.Too close for comfort: Canada's future within fortress North America
Par Maude Barlow. 2005
Barlow believes that big business is eager to use the fear of terrorism to erase the North American border, which…
would harmonize our foreign, trade, military, security, social, and resources policies. The author walks us through the implications for Canada, and shows us how much we have already lost through such policies as the proportional energy-sharing agreement of NAFTA. She suggests a range of possible solutions for maintaining the kind of country and society we want. 2005.The secret Mulroney Tapes: unguarded confessions of a prime minister
Par 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.Watchdogs and gadflies: activism from marginal to mainstream
Par Tim Falconer. 2001
With respect for politicians and trust in governments at an all-time low, Canadians are increasingly relying on activists to protect…
them from bad policies and to generate new ideas. Activism redefines citizenship and the way Canadian democracy works. 2001.The life: the seductive call of politics
Par Steve Paikin. 2001
What motivates politicians to invite public scrutiny, endanger their marriages, alienate their friends, and court exhaustion? Journalist Steve Paikin interviewed…
nearly one hundred politicians who see politics as a crusade or the family business, or who fell into it quite by accident. If you've ever wondered what motivates these people to get into The Life, here are the answers - and they may surprise you. Some strong language. 2001.Tommy Douglas (Extraordinary Canadians)
Par Vincent Lam. 2011
Tommy Douglas was a prairie politician who believed in democratic socialism and the crucial role of civil rights. Douglas, a…
championship boxer and Baptist minister, later exchanged his pulpit for politics, sitting as a federal MP and then serving for 17 years as premier of Saskatchewan, where he introduced the universal health-insurance system that would eventually be adopted across Canada. As leader of the national NDP, he was a staunch advocate of programs such as the Canada Pension Plan. 2011.