Canadian Politics
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From  Introduction: A Fundamental Democratic Problem |
Overview of the authors’ argument that Canadian democracy has been undermined by the excess of power of the prime minister over the operations of the House of Commons. | Mark Jarvis; Peter Aucoin | 28 | 2011 | $2.80 Add |
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From  Introduction: A Small Drop of InkFrom: The Next Big Thing |
Philip Lee | 6 | 2014 | $0.60 Add | |
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From  Introduction and BackgroundFrom: Standing on High Ground |
This introduction provides a brief history of how and why the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion (TMX) came to be, and how and why it was resisted. | Adrienne Drobnies; Rosemary Cornell; Tim Bray | 24 | 2024 | $2.40 Add |
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From  NEW! Introduction: Canada’s role in the "War on Terror" Introduction: “War on Terror”From: Canada In Afghanistan |
In the introduction to his book, Schalk discusses the Canadian government’s obfuscation of its own motives in becoming involved in the war in Afghanistan. He explores the propaganda that … | Owen Schalk | 30 | 2023 | $3.00 Add |
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From  Introduction: Democratic Government, Merit and the Public Service Commission of Canada |
Introduction | Ken Rasmussen; Luc Juillet | 17 | 2008 | $1.70 Add |
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From  NEW! Introduction: How Canadians Got Their Elbows UpFrom: Divided We Fall |
In this introduction, Cameron examines how Donald Trump’s November 2024 election unexpectedly united Canadians, introducing the concept of political polarization. | Max Cameron | 22 | 2026 | $2.20 Add |
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From  Introduction: Militancy as a Civic VirtueFrom: Languages of the Unheard |
Riots, as outbursts of rebellion, might sometimes be defensible, even admirable, because they make it impossible to ignore the grievances of the exploited and the oppressed. The author presents a … | Stephen D'Arcy | 11 | 2013 | $1.10 Add |
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From  Introduction: Modernity Sets In |
In this introduction, Dutil frames 1885 as the most consequential year of Canada’s first century, compressing Sir John A. Macdonald’s career’s defining issues into one … | Patrice Dutil | 19 | 2024 | $1.90 Add |
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From  NEW! Introduction: Taking stock of the decline of transparency and accountability governance in Canada by looking beyond the United States and examining our |
In this chapter, Malone examines the steady decline of transparency and accountability in Canadian governance, tracing how the country has slipped on major international indices since the 1990s. | Matt Malone | 15 | 2026 | $1.50 Add |
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From  Introduction: The Atlantic TriumvirateFrom: The Third Man |
In this chapter, Thompson explores the Second World War partnership between Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt, alongside the pivotal yet overlooked role of Canadian prime minister … | Neville Thompson | 17 | 2021 | $1.70 Add |
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From  NEW! Introduction: The Times That Try Our Souls — and Provide Some Hope |
In this introduction, Bob Rae examines the rupture in the Canada–United States relationship after the tariffs and multilateral withdrawals of early 2025. Rae interrogates Indigenous … | Bob Rae | 30 | 2026 | $3.00 Add |
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From  NEW! Inventing the Myth that Our Schools Are Failing (1980-2000) |
Grant Frost | 17 | 2020 | $1.70 Add | |
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From  Involvement of the Federal Government and SSHRCFrom: No Debate |
In this chapter, Thompson examines how federal pressure shaped the outcome of a 2009 academic conference on statehood in Israel and Palestine at York University in Toronto. | Jon Thompson | 41 | 2012 | $4.10 Add |
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From  Iran, 1953 |
In this chapter, Engler and Schalk examine the 1953 CIA-engineered coup in Iran, which toppled Prime Minister Mossadegh and restored the Pahlavi shah to power. | Owen Schalk; Yves Engler | 7 | 2024 | $0.70 Add |
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From NEW! Ireland: How Government Transparency Unlocks Economic Growth, Evaluating how freedom of information laws produce prosperity and economic |
In this chapter, Malone examines how Ireland’s 1998 Freedom of InformationAct, born from corruption tribunals, fostered transparent governance and economic growth during the Celtic Tiger era. | Matt Malone | 27 | 2026 | $2.70 Add |
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From  Is Disruptive Innovation Realistic Within Medical Education?From: The Doctors We Need |
In this chapter, Sanfilippo examines whether disruptive reform is achievable in medical education, arguing that provincial governments hold the decisive funding lever for change. | Anthony Sanfilippo | 2 | 2024 | $0.20 Add |
