Roger Turene

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The Sacred and the Profane: Early Life in Saint-Pierre-Jolys
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The Sacred and the Profane: Early Life in Saint-Pierre-Jolys

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In this chapter, Roger Turene traces his family’s decades in Saint-Pierre-Jolys, Manitoba, from the 1940s through the 1970s. 11 $1.10 Add
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The View from the Ninth Decade
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The View from the Ninth Decade

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In this chapter, Turene discusses his four-decade partnership with Pat, her passing in 2013, and his later companionship with Vivianne. 9 $0.90 Add
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Those Who Came Before
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Those Who Came Before

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In this chapter, Turene traces four French-Canadian family lineages from their arrival in New France during the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries to their later settlement in Manitoba. 11 $1.10 Add
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Threat and Opportunity: The Bilodeau Case
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Threat and Opportunity: The Bilodeau Case

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In this chapter, Turene discusses the Bilodeau case, spanning 1980 to 1983, tracing how a speeding ticket in Ste. Agathe, Manitoba, exposed the province’s failure to honour its bilingual … 14 $1.40 Add
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Told Ya!
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Told Ya!

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In this chapter, Turene discusses his return to Manitoba in 1981 to develop French-language government services, a position created after the Supreme Court struck down the province’s 1890 … 6 $0.60 Add
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Would You REALLY Want to Stay Here Another Year?
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Would You REALLY Want to Stay Here Another Year?

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In this chapter, Turene recounts his two years in Kinshasa, Zaire, during the Mobutu era. 4 $0.40 Add
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Yukon Calling
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Yukon Calling

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In this chapter, Turene recounts a 1987 assessment of French language services in the Yukon, commissioned by Premier Tony Pennikett’s NDP government. 5 $0.50 Add