"Sins don't destroy people here. Dreams do." In a small city somewhere in an oil-rich Canadian province just east of the Rockies, a political scandal has erupted: an aging cabinet minister has struck and killed a member...
Premiers (Canada)
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Author:Lisac, MarkSummary: -
Author:Rowe, BillSummary:Bestselling author Bill Rowe dishes up a long-awaited tell-all memoir that covers the years he spent in the political arena with Newfoundland premiers Joey Smallwood and Frank Moores.
In this federal election, Browne was...
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Author:Chafe, RobertSummary:Spanning two decades, Smallwood’s story is anchored and propelled by one of Johnston’s most memorable creations: the fictitious Sheilagh Fielding, a caustic newspaper columnist whose own battles with the past and alcohol addiction find...
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Author:Chafe, RobertSummary:Spanning two decades, Smallwood's story is anchored and propelled by one of Johnston's most memorable creations: the fictitious Sheilagh Fielding, a caustic newspaper columnist whose own battles with the past and alcohol...
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Author:Peckford, BrianSummary:“Some day the sun will shine and have not will be no more.” These are the immortal words of Brian Peckford, who served as the third premier of Newfoundland, and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party from 1979 until his retirement...
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The foremost political figure from the years of responsible government in Newfoundland, Robert Bond led a spectacularly successful but often tortured life. Cultured and well-to-do, he tried to play the game of politics like a gentleman...
- Author:Whitman, DaveSummary:
The McNeils and Mombourquettes established a joint heritage that first began in Cape Breton, then to Spryfield and it continues in Upper Granville in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley. Stephen, our present Premier and the twelfth of...
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Author:Harcourt, Mike, Lekich, JohnSummary:An inspiring and revealing memoir by one of Canada's most revered public figures. Mike Harcourt fought back from a near-fatal accident that doctors initially thought could leave the former B.C. premier permanently confined to a...
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Author:Rowe, BillSummary:In this eagerly awaited follow-up to his memoir The Premiers Joey and Frank, bestselling author Bill Rowe delivers a spirited account of the next three premiers of Newfoundland and Labrador: Brian Peckford, Clyde Wells, and Brian Tobin...
- Author:Pawley, HowardSummary:
Howard Pawley, former Premier of Manitoba (1981–88), led the province during one of the most turbulent periods in its history. Elected at the outset of a serious national recession, his government successfully implemented social...
- Author:Graham, KateSummary:
Only twelve women have ever served as the premier of a Canadian province or territory, and only one has risen to the very top to serve as prime minister. In Govern Like a Girl,Kate Graham tells the stories of these thirteen women, from...
- Author:Bashevkin, SylviaSummary:
Women have reached the highest levels of political office in Canada's provinces and territories, but what difference has their rise to the top made? In Doing Politics Differently? leading researchers from across the country assess...
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Author:Wilson, Judi TyabjiSummary:A political insider takes a revealing look at the public and private life of BC's controversial premier. In the blood-sport arena of provincial politics, BC's enigmatic premier, Christy Clark, has defied the pundits to win both party...
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"In 2019, the United Conservative Party, under the leadership of Jason Kenney, unseated the New Democratic Party to form the provincial government of Alberta. A restoration of conservative power in a province that had seen the...
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Author:McGrane, DavidSummary:Allan Blakeney believed in government as a force for good. As premier of Saskatchewan, he promoted social justice through government intervention in the economy and the welfare state. He created legal and constitutional structures that...
