French-English Tensions and Conflict
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From  NEW! Crisis, Part IFrom: Bit Player on Big Stages |
In this chapter, Turene traces the political crisis that erupted in Manitoba in May 1985 when Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau inadvertently disclosed a government agreement on official … | Roger Turene | 15 | 2025 | $1.50 Add |
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From NEW! Crisis, Part IIFrom: Bit Player on Big Stages |
In this chapter, Turene recounts the 1983 Manitoba constitutional crisis over French language rights, pitting Premier Pawley’s NDP government against the Conservatives and drawing federal … | Roger Turene | 11 | 2025 | $1.10 Add |
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From NEW! ForewordFrom: Bit Player on Big Stages |
In this foreword, Paul G. Thomas introduces Roger Turene’s memoir. | Paul G. Thomas | 4 | 2025 | $0.40 Add |
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From  NEW! “Of two minds”From: The Coutts Diaries |
In this chapter, Graham examines the December 1978 to January 1979 deliberations surrounding Prime Minister Trudeau’s decision to face the 1979 federal election (as told by the diary of Jim … | Ron Graham | 8 | 2025 | $0.80 Add |
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From NEW! Québec and Me: It’s ComplicatedFrom: Bit Player on Big Stages |
In this chapter, Turene traces the fraught relationship between Québec and Francophone minorities in Manitoba, spanning from the 1981 ACCT meeting in Libreville to the 1986 Versailles Summit … | Roger Turene | 7 | 2025 | $0.70 Add |
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From NEW! Redemption: Gary Filmon and the Francophone CommunityFrom: Bit Player on Big Stages |
In this chapter, Turene examines Premier Gary Filmon’s 1989 address to the Société franco-manitobaine, a speech that redefined Manitoba’s French language policy and … | Roger Turene | 10 | 2025 | $1.00 Add |
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From  NEW! Revenge of the crucifix (2000–2007)From: Dream Interrupted |
In this chapter, Pelletier traces Quebec’s political transformation from 2000 to 2007, centred on the reasonable accommodation crisis of 2006. | Francine Pelletier | 12 | 2025 | $1.20 Add |
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From NEW! The AftermathFrom: Bit Player on Big Stages |
In this chapter, Turene traces the quiet aftermath of the 1984 Manitoba French language confrontation, as the legislative building fell silent and the national debate simply vanished. | Roger Turene | 7 | 2025 | $0.70 Add |
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From NEW! The betrayal (2007–2012)From: Dream Interrupted |
In this chapter, Pelletier traces the Parti Québécois’s shift from civic nationalism to ethnic identity politics between 2007 and 2012. | Francine Pelletier | 12 | 2025 | $1.20 Add |
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From  NEW! The End of Two Solitudes? |
In this chapter, Deschamps-Laporte examines whether Québec’s historical political divergence from the rest of Canada is giving way to convergence during the 2025–2026 … | Laurence Deschamps-Laporte | 12 | 2026 | $1.20 Add |
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From NEW! The multicultural Satan (2017–2023)From: Dream Interrupted |
In this chapter, Pelletier explores Quebec’s deepening opposition to Canadian multiculturalism between 2017 and 2023, tracing the policy’s origins to the Laurendeau-Dunton Commission. | Francine Pelletier | 11 | 2025 | $1.10 Add |
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From NEW! The New Party on the Block (2013–2023)From: Dream Interrupted |
In this chapter, Pelletier traces the transformation of Quebec nationalism between 2013 and 2023, as the Parti Québécois declined and the Coalition Avenir Québec, under … | Francine Pelletier | 14 | 2025 | $1.40 Add |
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From NEW! The Tower of Babel (2012–201)From: Dream Interrupted |
In this chapter, Pelletier traces the political and cultural forces behind Quebec’s Charter of Secularism, known as Bill 60, from its 2012 introduction under Premier Marois through its … | Francine Pelletier | 17 | 2025 | $1.70 Add |
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From NEW! Threat and Opportunity: The Bilodeau CaseFrom: Bit Player on Big Stages |
In this chapter, Turene discusses the Bilodeau case, spanning 1980 to 1983, tracing how a speeding ticket in Ste. Agathe, Manitoba, exposed the province’s failure to honour its bilingual … | Roger Turene | 14 | 2025 | $1.40 Add |
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From NEW! “Too many uncertainties”From: The Coutts Diaries |
In this chapter, Graham examines the turbulent period of 1976 to 1977 in Pierre Trudeau’s Liberal government, centred on the Quebec sovereignty crisis triggered by René … | Ron Graham | 8 | 2025 | $0.80 Add |
