François Rocher

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The Political Purposes of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

The Political Purposes of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

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

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 Politics of Tecumseh Corners: Canadian Political Parties as Franchise Organizations

The Politics of Tecumseh Corners: Canadian Political Parties as Franchise Organizations

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

Excerpt of a 2002 address by R. Kenneth Carty comparing the effect of local interests on national political parties to the operation of a franchise organization. ; ; 6 $0.60 Add
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The Politics of Voting

The Politics of Voting

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

Excerpt of a 2007 book by Dennis Pilon setting out its two main themes of broadening the current terms of the Canadian voting system component of electoral reform debates and making politics … ; ; 7 $0.70 Add
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The Quebec-Canada Dynamic or the Negation of the Ideal of Federalism

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

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

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 Regina Manifesto

The Regina Manifesto

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

1933 declaration by the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation of a desire to replace the capitalist system with a social order based on economic planning and economic equality. ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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The Rise of Court Government in Canada

The Rise of Court Government in Canada

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

1999 article by Donald J. Savoie challenging long-established conventions or understandings about how the Canadian government works. ; ; 7 $0.70 Add
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The Shame of (Ignoring) the Cities

The Shame of (Ignoring) the Cities

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

2001 article by Caroline Andrew arguing that Canadian cities must have a larger governance role, and describing how they can achieve it. ; ; 5 $0.50 Add
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The Tremblay Report

The Tremblay Report

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

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 … ; ; 6 $0.60 Add
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The Unjust Society

The Unjust Society

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

Excerpt of a 1969 book by Harold Cardinal criticizing the federal government’s 1969 Indian policy as a thinly disguised program of extermination through assimilation. ; ; 4 $0.40 Add
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The Vertical Mosaic

The Vertical Mosaic

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

Excerpt of a 1965 book by John Porter examining the nature of class differences and their consequences for Canadian society. ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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“The West Wants In”

“The West Wants In”

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

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. ; ; 9 $0.90 Add
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“The White Paper”: Statement of the Government of Canada on Indian Policy

“The White Paper”: Statement of the Government of Canada on Indian Policy

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

Excerpt of a 1969 White Paper presented by Jean Chrétien proposing a policy to replace the Indian people’s role of dependence with a role of equal status, opportunity and responsibility. ; ; 4 $0.40 Add
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Uncle Sam and Us

Uncle Sam and Us

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

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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Understanding Canada: Introduction

Understanding Canada: Introduction

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

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Unfulfilled Union: Canadian Federalism and National Unity

Unfulfilled Union: Canadian Federalism and National Unity

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

Excerpt of a 1989 book by Garth Stevenson, Unfulfilled Union: Canadian Federalism and National Unity, proposing that political economy, moreso than culture, explains the strength of Canadian … ; ; 7 $0.70 Add
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Value Clash: Parliament and Citizens After 150 Years of Responsible Government

Value Clash: Parliament and Citizens After 150 Years of Responsible Government

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

1999 article by Lisa Young examining the failure of the political system to adequately represent the changing interests and identities of the Canadian electorate, and the capacity of Parliament … ; ; 8 $0.80 Add