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  • Embattled Nation

    Canada's Wartime Election of 1917

    by Patrice Dutil, David MacKenzie ...
    Embattled Nation explores Canada’s tumultuous wartime election of 1917 and the people and issues that made it a pivotal moment in Canadian history.Embattled Nation explores the drama of Canada’s tumultuous election of 1917. In the context of the bloody battles of Vimy Ridge, Hill 70, Passchendaele, and of the Halifax explosion, Sir Robert Borden’s Conservative government introduced conscription ... Read more

    $11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Canada 1911

    The Decisive Election that Shaped the Country

    by David MacKenzie, Patrice Dutil ...
    One hundred years ago, Canadians went to the polls to decide the fate of their country in an election that raised issues vital to Canada's national independence and its place in the world. Canadians faced a clear choice between free trade with the United States and fidelity to the British Empire, and the decisions they made in September 1911 helped shape Canada's political and economic history for ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Macdonald at 200

    New Reflections and Legacies

    Edited by Patrice Dutil, Roger Hall ...
    A modern look at a classic leader.Macdonald at 200 presents fifteen fresh interpretations of Canada’s founding Prime Minister, published for the occasion of the bicentennial of his birth in 1815. Well researched and crisply written by recognized scholars and specialists, the collection throws new light on Macdonald’s formative role in shaping government, promoting women’s rights, managing the ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The John A. Macdonald Retrospective 2-Book Bundle

    Macdonald at 200 / John A. Macdonald

    by Ged Martin ...
    Series series
    This special 2-book bundle contains a number of perspectives on a man who was arguably Canada’s most famous political leader, a figure of legendary proportions in the history of Canada’s birth and development.Ged Martin’s biography tells Macdonald’s story. Shocked by Canada’s 1837 rebellions, Macdonald sought to build alliances and avoid future conflicts. Thanks to financial worries and an alcohol ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ballots and Brawls

    The 1867 Canadian General Election

    by Patrice Dutil ...
    Series series Turning Point Elections
    In September 1867, a few short months after the formation of the Dominion of Canada, voters went to the polls for the inaugural election to affirm that the new government was answerable to the people. The outcome was chaotic, sometimes violent, and left no doubt that the new democracy was going to be a noisy one. In Ballots and Brawls, the first book dedicated solely to the 1867 election, Patrice ... Read more

    $20.19 USD

  • Statesmen, Strategists, and Diplomats

    Canada’s Prime Ministers and the Making of Foreign Policy

    Edited by Patrice Dutil ...
    Series series The C.D. Howe Series in Canadian Political History
    Foreign policy is a tricky business. Typically, challenges and proposed solutions are perceived as disparate unless a leader can amass enough support for an idea that creates alignment. And because the prime minister is typically the one proposing that idea, Canadian foreign policy can be analyzed through the actions of these leaders.Statesmen, Strategists, and Diplomats explores how prime ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • Sir John A. Macdonald

    & The Apocalyptic Year 1885

    by Patrice Dutil ...
    Sir John A. Macdonald had been in politics for four decades and prime minister of Canada for three terms, but he'd never seen anything like the apocalyptic year of 1885.The issues cascaded relentlessly: threats to the sovereignty of Canada from London and Washington; armed resistance in the North-West; the spectre of starvation among Indigenous peoples; financial crises that endangered the ... Read more

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  • Statecraft

    Canadian Prime Ministers and Their Cabinets

    by Stephen Azzi, Patrice Dutil ...
    Series series IPAC Series in Public Management and Governance
    Statecraft delves into the intricate relationships between Canadian prime ministers and their cabinets since Confederation. Through twenty critical essays, leading scholars systematically analyse the challenges and decisions faced by individual prime ministers from Sir John A. Macdonald to Justin Trudeau. The essays explore essential questions: What influenced cabinet appointments? How and why ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • The Unexpected Louis St-Laurent

    Politics and Policies for a Modern Canada

    Edited by Patrice Dutil ...
    Series series The C.D. Howe Series in Canadian Political History
    Much of Canada’s modern identity emerged from the innovative social policies and ambitious foreign policy of Louis St-Laurent’s Liberal government. His extraordinarily creative administration made decisions that still resonate today: on health care, pensions, and housing; on infrastructure and intergovernmental issues; and, further afield, in developing Canada’s global middle-power role in global ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Prime Ministerial Power in Canada

    Its Origins under Macdonald, Laurier, and Borden

    by Patrice Dutil ...
    Series series The C.D. Howe Series in Canadian Political History
    Many Canadians lament that prime ministerial power has become too concentrated since the 1970s. This book contradicts this view by demonstrating how prime ministerial power was centralized from the very beginning of Confederation and that the first three important prime ministers – Macdonald, Laurier, and Borden – channelled that centralizing impulse to adapt to the circumstances they faced.Using ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • The Enduring Riddle of Mackenzie King

    Edited by Patrice Dutil ...
    Series series The C.D. Howe Series in Canadian Political History
    A giant of Canadian history. A racist and antisemite typical of his generation. A devoted occultist. An uncontested Liberal Party leader. The Enduring Riddle of Mackenzie King explores the character, thoughts, and actions of Canada’s longest-serving prime minister.Patrice Dutil leads a who’s who of historians to explain William Lyon Mackenzie King. Although King often headed minority governments ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Searching for Leadership

    Secretaries to Cabinet in Canada

    Edited by Patrice Dutil ...
    Although the subject of "leadership" is a hot topic, it has never attracted much attention in the public sector. Searching for Leadership is the first book to examine the evolving role and leadership of the highest-ranking public servant in Ottawa or in any of Canada's Provinces and Territories, the Secretary to Cabinet, or the "Clerk."Arguing that the leadership role of the Secretary to Cabinet ... Read more

    $43.99 USD