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Roland Michener
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Roland Michener

From: The Governors General

In this chapter, Fraser traces Roland Michener’s tenure as Governor General of Canada from 1967 to 1974. 11 $1.10 Add
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Roméo LeBlanc
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Roméo LeBlanc

From: The Governors General

In this chapter, Fraser traces Roméo-Adrien LeBlanc’s tenure as Governor General of Canada from 1994 to 1999, noting his distinction as the first Acadian in the role. 7 $0.70 Add
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Ford v. Quebec (Attorney General), 1988

Ford v. Quebec (Attorney General), 1988

From: The Court and the Constitution

The Supreme Court of Canada struck down a Quebec law requiring public signs and posters and commercial advertising to be in French only, and allowing only the French version of a firm name to be used. ; ; ; 19 $1.90 Add
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Roots Run Deep

Roots Run Deep

From: Visionaries, Crusaders, and Firebrands

Examines the roots of the NDP party. Looks at J.D. Woodsworth and William Irvine’s role in the political landscape of their time. Specifically analyzes the Agrarian Revolt, early … 32 $3.20 Add
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Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism

Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

Excerpt of a 1967 Royal Commission Report by A. Davidson Dunton and André Laurendeau stating that the principle of equality between the two founding peoples requires that the linguistic … ; ; 3 $0.30 Add
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“Running a government”
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“Running a government”

From: The Coutts Diaries

In this chapter, Graham examines the first weeks of the 1980 Trudeau government, as Finance Minister Jim Coutts navigated an economy strained by inflation and mortgage rates (as told by the diary … 15 $1.50 Add
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Rural Poverty

Rural Poverty

Hidden in the Country?

From: Persistent Poverty

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Russia, 1993

Russia, 1993

From: Canada’s Long Fight Against Democracy

In this chapter, Engler and Schalk examine the 1993 Russian political crisis where President Boris Yeltsin ordered the bombing of the parliament building after dissolving the elected legislature. ; 5 $0.50 Add
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Russia: Friend or Foe?
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Russia: Friend or Foe?

Part III: A New Cold War?

From: China Unbound

Chapter 8 features reporting from Russia that gathers evidence and points towards potential areas of global conflict with Chinese interests in the region and looks for what can be done to avoid … 27 $2.70 Add
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Rwanda and Burundi
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Rwanda and Burundi

From: Bit Player on Big Stages

In this chapter, Turene discusses Canadian diplomat Richard Howard’s 1974 journey through Rwanda and Burundi, a region still reeling from the 1972 Burundi genocide. 13 $1.30 Add
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Sabotage

Sabotage

From: Languages of the Unheard

Sabotage has been practised for thousands of years, wherever people have found themselves forced, by the explicit threat of violence or the looming prospect of hunger, to toil on behalf of the … 19 $1.90 Add
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Saskatchewan
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Saskatchewan

From: Canada's Main Street

In this chapter, Baird traces the construction of the Trans-Canada Highway in Saskatchewan, completed in 1957. 12 $1.20 Add
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Saskatchewan Federation of Labour v. Saskatchewan, 2015

Saskatchewan Federation of Labour v. Saskatchewan, 2015

From: The Court and the Charter

A majority of the Supreme Court of Canada held that a law prohibiting designated employees from participating in a strike substantially interfered with a right to a meaningful process of … ; ; ; 9 $0.90 Add
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Saskatchewan Federation of Labour v. Saskatchewan, 2015

Saskatchewan Federation of Labour v. Saskatchewan, 2015

From: The Court and the Constitution

A majority of the Supreme Court of Canada held that a law prohibiting designated employees from participating in a strike substantially interfered with a right to a meaningful process of … ; ; ; 13 $1.30 Add
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Saskatchewan (Human Rights Commission) v. Whatcott, 2013

Saskatchewan (Human Rights Commission) v. Whatcott, 2013

From: The Court and the Charter

The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously held that although provisions of The Saskatchewan Human Rights Code prohibiting hate speech infringed freedom of expression and freedom of conscience and … ; ; ; 12 $1.20 Add