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From  NEW! The Lure of NiagaraPART THREE: RECONSTRUCTING |
Chapter Ten focuses on the development of Southern Ontario and Quebec. Topics discussed include tourism, hotels, pro-Confederate networks, Confederate sympathisers in Montreal, and the movement … | Brian Martin | 19 | 2022 | $1.90 Add |
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From  ‘The Maniac Chinaman’From: The Ward |
Edward Keenan | 4 | 2015 | $0.40 Add | |
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From  The McLaughlins vs. The Workers |
In this chapter, Leah traces class conflict in Oshawa, Ontario, from the 1860s through the 1940s, centring on the McLaughlin family and the workers who built the town’s industrial identity. | Tony Leah | 13 | 2024 | $1.30 Add |
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From  The Only Time Gay Asians Led the Pride ParadeFrom: Any Other Way |
Alan Li reflects on when, on June 27, 1982, over twenty gay Asians led the Toronto Pride parade through Chinatown. | Alan Li | 4 | 2017 | $0.40 Add |
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From The Raid on The Body PoliticFrom: Any Other Way |
Ed Jackson recalls a raid on the Body Politic newspaper by the police’s anti-pornography unit, and the fight for the freedom of the press that ensued. | Ed Jackson | 5 | 2017 | $0.50 Add |
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From  NEW! The Social ContractFrom: Class Action |
In The Social Contract Hanson focuses on the impact of Premier Bob Rae’s idea of the “social contract” and its aftermath. The chapter discusses the Social Contract demanded $2 … | Andy Hanson | 19 | 2021 | $1.90 Add |
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From The Stone YardFrom: The Ward |
Gaetan Heroux | 5 | 2015 | $0.50 Add | |
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From The Strike |
In this chapter, Leah examines the conditions that led to the 1937 General Motors strike in Oshawa, Ontario, and the organization of the strike itself. | Tony Leah | 75 | 2024 | $7.50 Add |
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From  NEW! The Toronto Troubles |
This chapter traces the criminal violence and union racketeering that consumed Toronto’s construction industry in 1972 and 1973, including the bombings of Acme Lathing and the attempted … | Gilberto Fernandes | 13 | 2026 | $1.30 Add |
The Truth About the ’37 Oshawa GM StrikeThey Made Cars and They Made Plans: Reds, the Rank and File, and International Solidarity Unionized GM |
Autoworkers unionized the General Motors plant in Oshawa in 1937 after a bitterly fought strike that pitted them against a rabidly anti-union government, hostile press and GM corporation. It was … | Tony Leah | 288 | 2024 | View |
The WardThe Life and Loss of Toronto's First Immigrant Neighbourhood |
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From Sex, Scandal, and Punishment in Early TorontoFrom: Any Other Way |
Looking back to pre-confederation Ontario, this section provides accounts of the scandals and political machinations that ensued when prominent gentlemen were found to be consorting with other men. | Ed Jackson; Jarett Henderson | 5 | 2017 | $0.50 Add |
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From Theatre as Settlement: Buddies in Bad TimesFrom: Any Other Way |
Sky Gillbert recalls his search for a space for his theatre company. | Sky Gilbert | 4 | 2017 | $0.40 Add |
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From The World’s Largest Lesbian Hockey LeagueFrom: Any Other Way |
Margaret Webb describes how the Women’s Hockey Club of Toronto gave lesbians from disparate backgrounds a space of their own to connect and compete. | Margaret Webb | 5 | 2017 | $0.50 Add |
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From Timothy Eaton’s Stern FortificationsFrom: The Ward |
Michael Valpy | 5 | 2015 | $0.50 Add | |
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From Toronto City Council in Motion: Three Tentative Steps Toward RecognitionFrom: Any Other Way |
Three key motions made by the Toronto City council to pave the way towards and end to discrimination against LGBTQ people. | Jane Farrow; John Lorinc; Stephanie Chambers; Tatum Taylor | 1 | 2017 | $0.10 Add |
