Federal vs Provincial
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From  NEW! “A dangerous time for a government”From: The Coutts Diaries |
In this chapter, Graham examines late November to early December 1980, capturing the Trudeau government’s deepening political anxiety in Ottawa (as told by the diary of Jim Coutts, Prime … | Ron Graham | 3 | 2025 | $0.30 Add |
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From  A final wordFrom: Moment of Truth |
This conclusion examines how Canada’s electoral system and fiscal policies have structurally disadvantaged Alberta and the Western provinces since 1961. | Jack M. Mintz | 28 | 2020 | $2.80 Add |
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From NEW! “A good day for sitting”From: The Coutts Diaries |
In this chapter, Graham examines the daily political life of a Liberal member of parliament in Ottawa during the spring of 1981 (as told by the diary of Jim Coutts, Prime Minister Pierre Elliot … | Ron Graham | 9 | 2025 | $0.90 Add |
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From  A National Securities Commission?The Headless Horseman Rides Again From: What's Next for Canada? |
Argument that a national securities commission would not have resulted if the Supreme Court decided in the Securities Reference that the proposed legislation was constitutional. | Jeffrey G MacIntosh | 55 | 2012 | $5.50 Add |
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From  NEW! A Running SoreFrom: Seven Days in Halifax |
In this chapter, Ashe describes the events of Day Six of Halifax’s 1970 "Encounter on Urban Environment," focusing on urban planning in Halifax-Dartmouth. He reports panelist Ed … | Robert Ashe | 7 | 2025 | $0.70 Add |
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From  A “Square Deal” DelayedFrom: Equal as Citizens |
Dominion-Provincial Conference on Reconstruction, August 6, 1945, Prime Minister and Canada’s Premiers meet to discuss the reconstruction of Canada, no agreements but paved the way for the … | Richard Starr | 18 | 2014 | $1.80 Add |
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From NEW! “A strong hand”From: The Coutts Diaries |
In this chapter, Graham examines July 1980, the intense political manoeuvring in Trudeau’s Cabinet as it confronted the patriation of the Constitution and the National Energy Program (as … | Ron Graham | 14 | 2025 | $1.40 Add |
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From  A Very Canadian Revolution:The Transformation of Backroom Power in Canada's 1968 From: 1968 in Canada |
Pierre Elliott Trudeau was the embodiment of Canada’s 1960s: young, hip, and impatient with the status quo, he bounded onto the political scene with fresh ideas and an image to match. Voters in … | P. E. Bryden | 17 | 2021 | $1.70 Add |
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From NEW! “A very intense meeting”From: The Coutts Diaries |
In this chapter, Graham examines March and April 1981, documenting the constitutional crisis as Pierre Trudeau attempted to pass unilateral reforms through Parliament, despite opposition from … | Ron Graham | 5 | 2025 | $0.50 Add |
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From NEW! “Absolutely thunderstruck”From: The Coutts Diaries |
In this chapter, Graham examines the constitutional and energy negotiations of mid-June 1980, when Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau’s government balanced federal authority against provincial … | Ron Graham | 6 | 2025 | $0.60 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 Alberta has viable trade optionsFrom: Moment of Truth |
In this chapter, Burney and Osler Hampson examine Alberta’s economic vulnerability from the late 1990s through 2020, outlining three strategic trade options for the province. | Derek H. Burney | 25 | 2020 | $2.50 Add |
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From Angus L. Gives It a GoFrom: Equal as Citizens |
1933-43. Angus L MacDonald led the Liberals back to power in Nova Scotia in 1933, Maritime economic change due to protective tarriffs, Nova Scotia argues for reparations on the ground of damage … | Richard Starr | 19 | 2014 | $1.90 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 |
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From  Attorney General of Canada v. Attorney General of Ontario (Employment and Social Insurance Act Reference), 1937 |
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council struck down the federal Employment and Social Insurance Act on the ground that in pith and substance it was an insurance act affecting the civil rights … | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 5 | 2017 | $0.50 Add |
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From Attorney General of Ontario v. Attorney General of Canada (Reference re Abolition of Privy Council Appeals), 1947 |
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council relied on the Statute of Westminster to uphold the right of the federal parliament to enact legislation abolishing appeals to the Judicial Committee … | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 6 | 2017 | $0.60 Add |
