Debra Thompson

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The Quebec-Canada Dynamic or the Negation of the Ideal of Federalism

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

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2009 article by François Rocher examining the different perspectives of Quebec francophone scholars and scholars from English-speaking Canada in literature on Canadian federalism. ; ; 7 $0.70 Add
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The Judicial Committee and Its Critics

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

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1971 article by Alan C. Cairns surveying the controversy over the performance of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in England acting as final judicial authority for constitutional … ; ; 11 $1.10 Add
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The Political Purposes of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

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1983 article by Peter H. Russell examining the prospects of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to fulfil the purposes of promoting national unity and better protecting fundamental rights … ; ; 13 $1.30 Add
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The Charter Dialogue Between Courts and Legislatures or Perhaps the Charter of Rights Isn’t Such a Bad Thing After All

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

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1997 article by Peter W. Hogg and Allison A. Bushell arguing that critique of judicial review under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms based on democratic legitimacy is not sustainable. ; ; 10 $1.00 Add
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Courts, Legislatures and Executives in the Post-Charter Era

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

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Text of 1999 speech by Beverly McLachlin explaining the role of the courts in interpreting the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Judges and the Charter Revolution

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

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Excerpt of a 2000 book by F.L. Morton and Rainer Knopff, The Charter Revolution and the Court Party, arguing that the Supreme Court of Canada has redesigned itself from a constitutional … ; ; 12 $1.20 Add
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Canada Looks Abroad, Policy Past and Present

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

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Excerpt of a 1938 book by R.A. MacKay and E.B. Rogers, Canada Looks Abroad, assessing Canada’s foreign policy and the geographical and historical factors affecting it. ; ; 5 $0.50 Add
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The Art of Possible

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

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Excerpt of a 1961 book by James Eayrs describing the role of the Prime Minister in relation to the Cabinet and the Governor General with respect to foreign affairs. ; ; 4 $0.40 Add
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The Better Part of Valour

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

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1970 essay by John W. Holmes on the impact of nationalism on Canadian foreign policy. ; ; 5 $0.50 Add
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Forgotten Partnership: US – Canada Relations Today

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Excerpt of a 1984 book by Charles F. Doran discussing the special nature of the relationship between Canada and the United States on structural and policy grounds. ; ; 4 $0.40 Add
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Uncle Sam and Us

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

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Excerpt of a 2002 book by Stephen Clarkson reviewing Canada’s foreign policy in relation to the United States from 1938 to 2002. ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Who Owns the Arctic?

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

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Excerpt of a 2009 book by Michael Byers exploring the role of indigenous peoples in strengthening Canadian presence and sovereignty in the North. ; ; 6 $0.60 Add
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Canadian Society: Identities and Diversities: Introduction

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

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Description of the writings included in Part IV: Canadian Society: Identities and Diversities ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Royal Commission on the Status of Women in Canada

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

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Excerpt of a 1970 Royal Commission Report recommending measures to remedy a lack of equality between women and men regarding rights and freedoms. ; ; 6 $0.60 Add
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Patriarchy and Paternalism: The Legacy of the Canadian State for First Nations Women

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

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1993 article by Mary Ellen Turpel asserting that the concept of gender equality underlying a 1967 Royal Commission was conceptually and culturally inappropriate for First Nations women. ; ; 6 $0.60 Add
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The Dark Side of the Nation

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

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2000 article by Himani Bannerji arguing that the discourse of diversity has political imperatives and is not simply innocent pluralism. ; ; 6 $0.60 Add