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The Noose Tightens

The Noose Tightens

From: On Love and Tyranny

In this chapter, Heberlein describes the situation in Germany as the Nazis took power. Arendt was separated from her husband when he fled Germany, and also had to confront the growing … 7 $0.70 Add
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“The party situation is deteriorating”
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“The party situation is deteriorating”

From: The Coutts Diaries

In this chapter, Graham examines how the Liberal Party of Canada faced strategic uncertainty in October 1975, as captured in the diaries of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau’s secretary, Jim … 3 $0.30 Add
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The Power of Positive Politics

The Power of Positive Politics

From: Chrystia

In this chapter, Tsalikis discusses Chrystia Freeland’s role in the 2015 Canadian federal election. 8 $0.80 Add
The Prime Ministers
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The Prime Ministers

Canada's Leaders and the Nation They Shaped

After a surprising conversation with young Canadians who didn’t recognize the name Lester B. Pearson – Nobel Peace Prize winner and Canada’s fourteenth prime minister — … 376 View
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“The Quebec question”
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“The Quebec question”

From: The Coutts Diaries

In this chapter,Graham examines the weeks leading up to Quebec’s 1980 sovereignty referendum (as told by the diary of Jim Coutts, Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudea’s prinicpal secretary). 17 $1.70 Add
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The Reelection Campaign

The Reelection Campaign

From: How We Changed Toronto

1980. Sewell’s reelection campaign 28 $2.80 Add
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The Reunion

The Reunion

From: On Love and Tyranny

In this chapter, Heberlein explores ideas of forgiveness, and examines Arendt’s decision to forgive Martin Heidegger. 10 $1.00 Add
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The Right Moment

The Right Moment

From: Pierre Poilievre

In this chapter, Lawton examiens Pierre Poilievre’s 2022 campaign to lead the Conservative Party of Canada after the rapid ousting of Erin O’Toole. 12 $1.20 Add
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The Right to Have Rights

The Right to Have Rights

From: On Love and Tyranny

In this chapter, Heberlein examines Arendt’s writings on human worth and dignity. 5 $0.50 Add
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The Rise of Jagmeet Singh: 2017
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The Rise of Jagmeet Singh: 2017

From: From Layton to Singh

Chapter 6 focuses on the rise of Jagmeet Singh and his victory in the NDP leadership race in 2017. The chapter covers topics including a brief history of Singh’s early life and political … 20 $2.00 Add
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The Rising of the Women
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The Rising of the Women

From: Still Hopeful

In Chapter Two Barlow reflects on the three interrelated but distinct stages of her own social justice journey from first working within the women’s movement with Canada, the international … 33 $3.30 Add
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The Sabbatical

The Sabbatical

From: Lloyd Axelworthy

In this chapter, Axworthy discuses his opposition years between 1984 and 1991, following the Mulroney government’s rise to power. 15 $1.50 Add
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“The same old gang”
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“The same old gang”

From: The Coutts Diaries

In this chapter, Graham examines the cabinet selection process that followed Pierre Trudeau’s fourth term in the February 1980 federal election, capturing the fraught debate over Western … 8 $0.80 Add
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The Sixties: Princeton

The Sixties: Princeton

From: Lloyd Axelworthy

In this chapter, Axworthy discusses his experiences at Princeton, set against the civil rights movement, Vietnam protests, and the assassinations of President Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. 8 $0.80 Add
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the snare. the arm. the guinea pig. the bottle. the bus. the night

From: The Whole Animal

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The Third Man

The Third Man

Churchill, Roosevelt, Mackenzie King, and the Untold Friendships that Won WWII

The relationship between Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt was among the most momentous – and mysterious – in history. The story of how these fiercely independent leaders … 498 View