Canadian Politics

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Landmines: The Ottawa Treaty and Beyond From: Lloyd Axelworthy View Sutherland House	In this chapter, Axworthy discusses Canada’s role in launching the Ottawa Process in 1996 and the 1997 signing of a treaty banning anti-personnel landmines.	Lloyd Axelworthy	21	2024	$2.10 Add
From Language Rights From: The Charter of Rights and Freedoms View James Lorimer and Company	Chapter 7 reviews the Charter’s effect on the status of the official languages of Canada and minority-language education rights. The chapter focuses on Supreme Court decisions that …	Ian Greene	37	2014	$3.70 Add
Languages of the Unheard Why Militant Protest is Good for Democracy Between The Lines	“What we must see,” Martin Luther King once insisted, “is that a riot is the language of the unheard.” In this new era of global protest and popular revolt, Languages of …	Stephen D'Arcy	232	2013	View
From Latimer Guilty From: The Secret Power of Juries View James Lorimer and Company	Looks at the trial of Robert Latimer and the jury’s verdict of guilty in the mercy killing of his terminally ill daughter Tracy	Gary Bauslaugh	24	2013	$2.40 Add
From Laurier and the Golden A ge of Federalism, 1896–1911 From: Rivals for Power: Ottawa and the Provinces View James Lorimer and Company	Discusses federalism under Sir Wilfrid Laurier from 1896 to 1911, when Alberta and Saskatchewan were established as provinces.	Ed Whitcomb	11	2017	$1.10 Add
From NEW! Leader vs. Caucus From: The Crisis of Canadian Democracy View Sutherland House	In this chapter, Coyne examines rigid party discipline in Canada’s House of Commons, where MPs show overwhelming deference to party leaders.	Andrew Coyne	23	2025	$2.30 Add
NEW! Leading Progess The Professional Institute of the Public Service Canada, 1920–2020 Between The Lines	On February 6, 1920, a small group of public service employees met for the first time to form a professional association. A century later, the Professional Institute of the Public Service Canada …	Jason Russell	272	2020	View
From Legal Rights From: The Charter of Rights and Freedoms View James Lorimer and Company	The Supreme Court’s controversial decision to strike down Canada’s abortion law is reviewed in chapter 5, which centres on the “legal rights” sections of the Charter. Also …	Ian Greene	72	2014	$7.20 Add
From Lessons and Recommendations From: No Debate View James Lorimer and Company	In this chapter, Thompson outlines lessons he belives can be learned from the York University conference controversy and offers recommendations for protecting academic freedom in Canada.	Jon Thompson	6	2012	$0.60 Add
From NEW! Lester B. Pearson From: The Prime Ministers View Sutherland House	In this chapter, Stewart examines the tenure of Lester B. Pearson, Canada’s prime minister from 1963 to 1968.	J.D.M. Stewart	19	2025	$1.90 Add
From Let’s Make a Deal From: The Two Michaels View Sutherland House	In this chapter, Blanchfield and Osler Hampson examine how Canada’s effort to secure the release of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, detained in China since December 2018, became …	Fen Osler Hampson; Mike Blanchfield	18	2021	$1.80 Add
Let’s Move On Paul Okalik Speaks Out Baraka Books	Pangnirtung, where Paul Okalik was born, has survived starvation, epidemics, relocation, foreign language schooling, and confrontation with the Canadian justice system. That is what prompted Paul …	Louis McComber; Paul Okalik	200	2018	View
From Letting the People Decide: When Elections Aren’t Enough From: Democratizing the Constitution View Emond Montgomery	Discussion of the role of elections as one factor contributing to responsible government in a parliamentary democracy.	Peter Aucoin	47	2011	$4.70 Add
From Liberate Dead Capital on First Nation Reserves From: Harperism View James Lorimer and Company	Harper’s dealings and policy regarding first nations and reserves. Looks at the First Nations Property Ownership Act. Analyzes how the harper government has painted the problems facing …	Donald Gutstein	37	2014	$3.70 Add
From Chapter 6 Liberty vs. The Dollar From: Quebec in Question View James Lorimer and Company	A brief description of the colonial state of Quebec society — cultural, social, economic — and the status of Quebeckers as second class citizens within Canada in the postwar period, …	Marcel Rioux	15	1978	$1.50 Add
From NEW! Libya: Year Zero From: Targeting Libya View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter looks at the close ties that developed between Canada and SNC Lavalin and the Qadaffi regime in the early 2000s and the dramatic shift in this relationship only a few years later, …	Owen Schalk	6	2025	$0.60 Add