Why is America living in an age of profound economic inequality' Why, despite the desperate need to address climate change, have even modest environmental efforts been defeated again and again' Why have protections for...
Politics and government
- Auteur:Mayer, JaneSommaire:
- Auteur:Rowe, BillSommaire:
Bill Rowe, author of the critically acclaimed political drama Danny Williams: The War with Ottawa (Globe and Mail Bestseller, 2010), is back in fighting form and ready to throw a few more punches at the local, national...
- Auteur:Rowe, BillSommaire:
John Efford roared down from Ottawa to St. John’s and issued his famous ultimatum to Danny Williams on Paul Martin’s latest offer on the Accord: “Take it or leave it.” Danny’s comeback? “Let me answer Mr. Efford loud and clear. We will...
- Auteur:Stone, RobertSommaire:
Jewish and Christian terrorists unite in a scheme to blow up Islamic mosques on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The plot is discovered by Christopher Lucas, a Jewish-Catholic journalist.
- Auteur:Tyabji, JudySommaire:
Daggers Unsheathed: The Political Assassination of Glen Clark is the story of the Glen Clark era in British Columbia politics. From the 1995 announcement of his NDP leadership aspirations to the day in 2002 when he was acquitted of...
- Auteur:Sommaire:
As the US and Cuba move toward the normalization of diplomatic relations after an epic fifty-six-year standoff, we find ourselves face-to-face with one of the few places in the world that has been off limits to most Americans. Standing...
- Auteur:Mandela, NelsonSommaire:
A singular international publishing event, Conversations with Myself draws on Mandela's personal archive of never-before-seen materials to offer unique access to the private world of an incomparable world leader. Journals kept on the...
- Auteur:Kelly, James B., Manfredi, Christopher P.Sommaire:
The introduction of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982 was accompanied by much fanfare and public debate. This book does not celebrate the Charter; rather it offers a critique by distinguished scholars of law and...
- Auteur:Sommaire:
Governance of the federation is more complex today than ever before: perennial issues of federalism remain unresolved, conflicts continue over the legitimacy of federal spending power, and the accommodation of Quebec nationalism and...
- Auteur:Bafilemba, Fidel, Prendergast, JohnSommaire:
Includes a PDF of photographs.
- Auteur:Paine, ThomasSommaire:
This pamphlet, which Paine published in 1776, put into print the word every man was thinking but no man dared say: Independence!
- Auteur:Carrel, AndreSommaire:
Based on years of practical experience in small towns, Carrel argues for municipal autonomy--for turning what are now "colonies" of the federal and provincial orders of government into independent, mature, and fully democratic...
- Auteur:Johnson, PaulSommaire:
Johnson explores the complex and fascinating character of Winston Churchill--the soldier, orator, and statesman who shined brightest during Britain's darkest hours.
- Auteur:McWhinney, EdwardSommaire:
Drawing on his experience as a two-term MP and former Parliamentary Secretary, Ted McWhinney addresses the need for modernization to meet the radically new demands of the plural, multicultural Canada of the 21st century and offers new...
- Auteur:Lackenbauer, P. Whitney, Lajeunesse, Adam, Lasserre, Frederic, Manicom, JamesSommaire:
China’s Arctic Ambitions and What They Mean for Canada is an in-depth studies of China’s increasing interest in the Arctic. It offers a holistic approach to understanding Chinese motivations and the potential impacts of greater Chinese...
- Auteur:Chozick, AmySommaire:
For nearly a decade, Amy Chozick chronicled Hillary Clinton's pursuit of the presidency. Chozick's front-row seat, initially at the Wall Street Journal covering Mrs. Clinton's imploding 2008 campaign, and then at the New York Times...
- Auteur:Nicol, Eric, Whalley, PeterSommaire:
Canadian politics is/are not well understood, no authority being prepared to say whether it/they is/are singular or plural. Canadian Politics Unplugged bravely breaks new ground in ignoring this question. The book concentrates on the...
- Auteur:Gidengil, Elisabeth, Bastedo, HeatherSommaire:
Canada is often held up as an example of a healthy democracy. However, the Canadian public is less enthusiastic about the way our democracy works. This first-of-a-kind book approaches the “democratic deficit” from the perspective of...
- Auteur:Brooks, StephenSommaire:
"In this concise edition of the bestselling Canadian Democracy, Stephen Brooks and Marc Ménard explore the essential components of politics and government in Canada. Highly readable and brimming with useful features, Canadian Democracy...
- Auteur:Goodyear-Grant, Elizabeth, Hanniman, KyleSommaire:
In October 2015, the federal Liberals came to power with sweeping plans to revamp Canada's democratic and federal institutions - a modernizing agenda intended to revitalize Canada's democratic architecture. The centrepiece of...