Canadian History
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From ![]() The P earson Years, 1963–1968 |
Describes the development of the federation under Prime Minister Lester Pearson including the Quebec and Canada Pension Plans, the rise of separatism, Medicare, the constitution and foreign … | Ed Whitcomb | 24 | 2017 | $2.40 Add |
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From ![]() The Pale Horse of Smallpox (August–October) |
In this chapter, Dutil traces the devastating 1885 smallpox epidemic in Montreal, revealing how the disease tore through francophone and anglophone communities and killed over 5,800 people across … | Patrice Dutil | 12 | 2024 | $1.20 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! “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 … | Ron Graham | 3 | 2025 | $0.30 Add |
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From ![]() The PatriarchFrom: Merchant Princes |
1797-1865. Focuses on the life of William Stairs known as the patriarch of the Stairs family. The chapter looks at the fortune to be made in shipping, the struggles the family had, … | James D. Frost | 33 | 2003 | $3.30 Add |
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From ![]() The Pattern of Prairie PoliticsFrom: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition |
1981 article by Nelson Wiseman examining the diversity of political traditions within the three prairie provinces, as affected by distinct waves of settlers from rural Ontario, Britain, America … | Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell | 7 | 2015 | $0.70 Add |
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From ![]() The Personal Dimension |
The hard work CD and its contributors have done over five decades exploring the personal dimension has been as important as any revolution or specific issue covered by the magazine. The … | Dennis Pilan | 26 | 2016 | $2.60 Add |
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From ![]() The Pleasure of an Inquiry: An Open Church |
The author continues to explore the tumultuous history of the Hart family and their life and treatment in Quebec, as well as his experiences researching this history. It touches on the end of … | Denis Vaugeois | 24 | 2012 | $2.40 Add |
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From ![]() The Political Geography of British Columbia: Coping with the Pressures of Globalization |
Analysis of how globalization and neo-liberalism has affected economic development within the context of political geography. | Tracy Summerville | 16 | 2009 | $1.60 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! The Political Response: the Minister’s Action Plan (2014-2015) |
Grant Frost | 15 | 2020 | $1.50 Add | |
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From ![]() The Politics of BecomingFrom: Songs Upon the Rivers |
The authors muse on the role Métis people played in the history of North America, and the way history has been represented/rewritten to exclude their participation in and influence on this … | Michel Bouchard; Robert Foxcurran; Sébastien Malette | 33 | 2016 | $3.30 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! The Prairies Finish FirstFrom: Canada's Main Street |
In this chapter, Baird examines how the Trans-Canada Highway’s completion across the prairies from 1957 to 1960 reshaped small communities along its route. | Craig Baird | 10 | 2025 | $1.00 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! The Pre-Charter-Era JudgesFrom: Bench Strength |
In this chapter, Harnsih examines the income tax jurisprudence of Supreme Court of Canada justices Ronald Martland, Wilfred Judson, and John Cartwright during the pre-Charter era, spanning the … | Kerry Harnish | 168 | 2025 | $16.80 Add |
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From ![]() The Present Condition of Canadian StudiesA General View From: Canadian Studies |
David Cameron | 14 | 2012 | $1.40 Add | |
![]() NEW! The Prime MinistersCanada'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 — … | J.D.M. Stewart | 376 | 2025 | View |
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From ![]() NEW! "The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name"From: Len & Cub |
The authors talk about how Len & Cub’s story/photographs came to be preserved in the archive and how we can piece together their story. It also discusses queer historical context. | Dusty Green; Meredith J. Batt | 11 | 2022 | $1.10 Add |
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From ![]() Chapter 1The Quebec Question From: Quebec in Question |
A brief account of the political circumstances in Quebec in the late 1960s, and the emergence of separatist support among the francophone population. | Marcel Rioux | 10 | 1978 | $1.00 Add |



















