Debra Thompson

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition Emond Montgomery	Description of the writings included in Part I: Understanding Canada.	Amanda Bittner; Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell	563	2015	View
From Understanding Canada: Introduction From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition View Emond Montgomery		Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell	3	2015	$0.30 Add
From Address to the Electors of Terrebonne From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition View Emond Montgomery	Text of 1840 speech by Louis-Hyppolyte Fontaine promoting responsible government.	Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell	4	2015	$0.40 Add
From “Not Derived from the People”: Letter from the Fathers of Confederation to the British Colonial Secretary From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition View Emond Montgomery	1858 letter drafted by Alexander Galt to promote the idea that the constitution of the proposed Canadian confederation be derived from the Imperial Parliament rather than be based on the American …	Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell	2	2015	$0.20 Add
From The Confederation Debates in the Province of Canada From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition View Emond Montgomery	Excerpts of parliamentary debates by John A. Macdonald and George-Étienne Cartier from 1865 regarding the proposed federal union.	Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell	8	2015	$0.80 Add
From The French Language and the Future of Our Race From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition View Emond Montgomery	Text of 1912 speech by Henri Bourassa promoting the preservation of the French language in Canada.	Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell	5	2015	$0.50 Add
From The Tremblay Report From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition View Emond Montgomery	Excerpts from a 1973 English translation of a 1954 report by the Tremblay Commission on the traditional culture of Quebec and what was needed to secure it against perceived centralizing …	Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell	6	2015	$0.60 Add
From Equality or Independence From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition View Emond Montgomery	1965 essay by Daniel Johnson adopted by the Union Nationale party as a platform for Quebec independence if Quebec could not achieve equality with the rest of Canada through constitutional reform.	Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell	5	2015	$0.50 Add
From Federalism, Nationalism, and Reason From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition View Emond Montgomery	1968 essay by Pierre Elliott Trudeau on the concept of Canadian federalism in opposition to nationalism.	Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell	11	2015	$1.10 Add
From “The West Wants In” From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition View Emond Montgomery	Text of 1987 speech by Preston Manning in support of creating a new federal political party with western roots to advance an agenda for constitutional, economic, and social change.	Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell	9	2015	$0.90 Add
From Shared and Divergent Values From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition View Emond Montgomery	1991 essay by Charles Taylor in support of a "deep" diversity to promote equality and unity.	Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell	9	2015	$0.90 Add
From People to People, Nation to Nation From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition View Emond Montgomery	Text of the opening section of a summary of findings and recommendations of a 1996 report by the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples established after confrontations between Mohawk warriors …	Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell	7	2015	$0.70 Add
From Canada—A Pioneer in the Management of Constitutional Politics in a Multi-national Society From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition View Emond Montgomery	2000 essay by Peter H. Russell arguing that Canada stumbled into a management of constitutional politics through incomplete conquests and without rational choice or abstract philosophy.	Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell	6	2015	$0.60 Add
From Canada as a Multinational Democracy From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition View Emond Montgomery	Excerpt of an introduction by James Tully to a study of multinational democracies, setting out what a democratic constitution needs to accommodate members of a multinational society.	Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell	5	2015	$0.50 Add
From Canada’s Institutions and Representation: Introduction From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition View Emond Montgomery	Description of the writings included in Part II: Canada’s Institutions and Representation.	Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell	6	2015	$0.60 Add
From Prorogation Revisited: Eugene Forsey on Parliament and the Governor General From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition View Emond Montgomery	2009 restatement by Helen Forsey of a document prepared in 1984 by Eugene Forsey setting out the role of the Governor General if no party gets a clear majority in an election.	Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell	4	2015	$0.40 Add