Alberta
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From  NEW! AlbertaFrom: Canada's Main Street |
In this chapter, Baird examines Alberta’s Trans-Canada Highway journey to the 1956 completion of its 536-kilometre stretch through the Rockies. | Craig Baird | 11 | 2025 | $1.10 Add |
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From  Alberta and the myth of SisyphusFrom: Moment of Truth |
In this chapter, Flanagan traces Alberta’s roughly 150-year struggle, from the 1869 purchase of Rupert’s Land to the 2020s climate policies, to safeguard its natural resources within … | Tom Flanagan | 25 | 2020 | $2.50 Add |
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From  NEW! “Alone and very much in need of help”From: The Coutts Diaries |
In this chapter, Graham traces the political career of James Allan Coutts, a Liberal from Nanton, Alberta, through the early 1970s. He examines why Alberta proved hostile to Liberals, how Pierre … | Ron Graham | 11 | 2025 | $1.10 Add |
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From Are we little westerners or big westerners?From: Moment of Truth |
In this chapter, Manning examines whether Western Canadians should pursue secession or re-confederation on fairer terms. | Preston Manning | 24 | 2020 | $2.40 Add |
Moment of TruthHow to Think About Alberta's Future |
Alberta is at a crossroads. Its situation in Canadian confederation is unfair. It is unequal. So…what comes next? What westerners ultimately need to decide if the best response to that … | Jack M. Mintz | 320 | 2020 | View |
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From PrefaceFrom: Moment of Truth |
This preface examines the cultural and political tensions between Western Canada and the rest of the country, tracing grievances from the Crow rate through the National Energy Policy. | Jack M. Mintz | 7 | 2020 | $0.70 Add |
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From NEW! “Puzzled and determined"From: The Coutts Diaries |
In this chapter, Graham examines late January and February 1981, capturing a period when federal strategy faced pressure on multiple fronts (as told by the diary of Jim Coutts, Prime Minister … | Ron Graham | 2 | 2025 | $0.20 Add |
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From Secession and Constitution in AlbertaFrom: Moment of Truth |
In this chapter, Albert traces the legal pathway Alberta would follow to secede from Canada, anchored in the 1998 Quebec Secession Reference and the 2000 Clarity Act. | Richard Albert | 26 | 2020 | $2.60 Add |
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From Security considerations for an independent AlbertaFrom: Moment of Truth |
In this chapter, Bercuson outlines a security policy for an independent Alberta, proposing a new Ministry of Public Safety to oversee a minimal military, cyber defence, and infrastructure protection. | David J. Bercuson | 16 | 2020 | $1.60 Add |
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From  The BeginningFrom: Pierre Poilievre |
In this chapter, Lawton traces the early life of Pierre Poilievre, from his 1979 birth and adoption in Calgary through his politically formative teenage years in the 1980s and 1990s. | Andrew Lawton | 9 | 2024 | $0.90 Add |
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From NEW! “The hostility in the room”From: The Coutts Diaries |
In this chapter, Graham examines the charged atmosphere of late April and early May 1981, when the federal government clashed with Alberta over the National Energy Program (as told by the diary … | Ron Graham | 7 | 2025 | $0.70 Add |
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From The KeenerFrom: Pierre Poilievre |
In this chapter, Lawton traces Pierre Poilievre’s entry into Canadian politics between 1996 and 2000. | Andrew Lawton | 11 | 2024 | $1.10 Add |
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From The status quo must goFrom: Moment of Truth |
In this chapter, Morton examines Alberta’s deteriorating position within Canadian confederation from 1980 to the early 2020s. | Ted Morton | 24 | 2020 | $2.40 Add |
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From  NEW! What Treaties Teach About Canadian Sovereignty |
This chapter presents Chief Allan Adam’s 2026 brief to Alberta’s government, opposing a proposed independence referendum through the lens of Treaty 8 and Dené sovereignty. | Chief Allan Adam | 10 | 2026 | $1.00 Add |
