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“christopher j kukucha”

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  • The Harper Era in Canadian Foreign Policy

    Parliament, Politics, and Canada’s Global Posture

    by Adam Chapnick, Christopher J. Kukucha ...
    “Canada’s back” announced the victorious Liberal Party in October 2015. After almost ten years of Conservative Party rule, the Harper era in Canadian foreign policy was over, suggesting a return to the priorities of gentler, more cooperative Liberal governments. But was the Harper era really so different? And if so, why?This comprehensive analysis of Canada’s foreign policy during the Harper years ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

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  • Stephen Harper

    by John Ibbitson ...
    The authoritative biography of Stephen Harper, to be published on the eve of the next election.As one of the important prime ministers in the life of our nation, Stephen Harper has reshaped Canada into a more conservative country, a transformation that his opponents tacitly admit will never be reversed. He has made government smaller, justice tougher, and provinces more independent, whether they ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Rogue in Power

    Why Stephen Harper is Remaking Canada by Stealth

    by Christian Nadeau ...
    Translated by Robert Chodos, Eric Hamovitch, Susan Joanis ...
    Canada has always been known as a good place to live: a tolderant, prosperous, stable country that treats its citizens fairly and protects the weakest in society. Yet during the past seven years, it has started to change into a harder, more mean-spirited place. What is going on?According to political scientist Christian Nadeau, this transformation is being engineered by Stephen Harper and the neo ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Our Scandalous Senate

    by J. Patrick Boyer ...
    An in-depth breakdown of the recent wave of Canadian Senate scandals, highlighting the need for abolition.The Senate of Canada was created as a temporary expedient at the time of Confederation, offered as part of the negotiations to bring Canada’s original colonial provinces into the new political union in the mid-1860s. Since then, the original provinces with upper houses abolished them. New ... Read more

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  • Oil's Deep State

    How the petroleum industry undermines democracy and stops action on global warming - in Alberta, and in Ottawa

    by Kevin Taft ...
    Why have democratic governments failed to take serious steps to reduce carbon emissions despite dire warnings and compelling evidence of the profound and growing threat posed by global warming?Most of the writing on global warming is by scientists, academics, environmentalists, and journalists. Kevin Taft, a former leader of the opposition in Alberta, brings a fresh perspective through the insight ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Canada's Odyssey

    A Country Based on Incomplete Conquests

    by Peter H. Russell ...
    150 years after Confederation, Canada is known around the world for its social diversity and its commitment to principles of multiculturalism. But the road to contemporary Canada is a winding one, a story of division and conflict as well as union and accommodation.In Canada’s Odyssey, renowned scholar Peter H. Russell provides an expansive, accessible account of Canadian history from the pre ... Read more

    $29.49 USD

  • Worth Fighting For

    Canada’s Tradition of War Resistance from 1812 to the War on Terror

    Edited by Lara Campbell, Michael Dawson, Catherine Gidney ...
    Historians, veterans, museums, and public education campaigns have all documented and commemorated the experience of Canadians in times of war. But Canada also has a long, rich, and important historical tradition of resistance to both war and militarization. This collection brings together the work of sixteen scholars on the history of war resistance. Together they explore resistance to specific ... Read more

    $24.49 USD

  • 14 Days

    Making the Conservative Movement in Canada

    by Bruce Carson ...
    A first-hand look into the back rooms of the conservative movement in Canada*, 14 Days* provides insights into how the recent history of the Canadian right has influenced the Conservative government over the past two decades. Bruce Carson, having worked in close proximity to many Conservative leaders, describes a series of important moments in the disintegration, re-integration, and eventual ... Read more

    $21.89 USD

  • Stalled

    The Representation of Women in Canadian Governments

    Edited by Linda Trimble, Jane Arscott, Manon Tremblay ...
    Following significant increases in women’s electoral representation in the 1980s and '90s, progress has stalled. Today, there are only a few more women in Canada’s parliament and legislatures than a decade ago. What has happened to the representational gains for women and why does gender parity remain so elusive? To answer these questions, Stalled provides a detailed roadmap of women’s political ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • Ipperwash

    The Tragic Failure of Canada's Aboriginal Policy

    by Edward J. Hedican ...
    On September 6, 1995, Dudley George was shot by Ontario Provincial Police officer Kenneth Deane. He died shortly after midnight the next day. George had been participating in a protest over land claims in Ipperwash Provincial Park, which had been expropriated from the native Ojibwe after the Second World War. A confrontation erupted between members of the Stoney Point and Kettle Point Bands and ... Read more

    $34.59 USD

  • The Ocean Ranger

    Remaking the Promise of Oil

    by Susan Dodd ...
    On February 15, 1982, the oil rig Ocean Ranger sank off the coast of Newfoundland taking the entire crew of eighty-four men — including the author’s brother — down with it. It was the worst sea disaster in Canada since the Second World War, but the memory of this event gradually faded into a sad story about a bad storm — relegated to the “Extreme Weather” section of the CBC archives. Susan Dodd ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

  • The People's House of Commons

    Theories of Democracy in Contention

    by David E. Smith ...
    Canada's House of Commons has come under considerable attack in recent years. Many critics have contended that the House has been unresponsive to public opinion, and that its party leaders have too much control, while leaving individual MPs essentially powerless. The House has also faced challenges by the courts since the introduction of the Charter, a powerful bureaucracy equipped with ... Read more

    $40.49 USD