Western Canada
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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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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  A Nineteenth-Century War of Resistance: Settler "Unionists," "Half-Breeds," "Indians," and the Uprising in the North-West, 1885From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada’s Origins 1500-1890 |
This chapter looks at the Canadian Pacific Railway’s intrusion further west and the ensuing conflicts with Indigenous and Metis populations, Louis Riel’s Provisional Government and … | Bryan D. Palmer | 18 | 2024 | $1.80 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 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 Challenges for western independenceFrom: Moment of Truth |
In this chapter, Cooper examines the deepening tensions that have grown between western Canada and what Cooper terms Laurentian Canada. | Barry Cooper | 22 | 2020 | $2.20 Add |
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From  NEW! Endangered Spaces and the Art of GreenwashFrom: Bit Player on Big Stages |
In this chapter, Turene examines the Endangered Spaces Campaign, a ten-year World Wildlife Fund effort to establish protected areas across Canada, focusing on Manitoba during the Filmon administration. | Roger Turene | 7 | 2025 | $0.70 Add |
Moment of TruthHow to Think About Alberta's Future |
Alberta is at a crossroads. Its situation in Canadian confederation is unfair. It is unequal. So…what comes next? What westerners ultimately need to decide if the best response to that … | Jack M. Mintz | 320 | 2020 | View |
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From PrefaceFrom: Moment of Truth |
This preface examines the cultural and political tensions between Western Canada and the rest of the country, tracing grievances from the Crow rate through the National Energy Policy. | Jack M. Mintz | 7 | 2020 | $0.70 Add |
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From The Future of the Alberta resource sectorFrom: Moment of Truth |
In this chapter, Ogle examines the economic, political, and regulatory challenges facing Alberta’s oil and gas sector, proposing bold infrastructure solutions including a Canadian Northern … | Kelly J. Ogle | 23 | 2020 | $2.30 Add |
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From The status quo must goFrom: Moment of Truth |
In this chapter, Morton examines Alberta’s deteriorating position within Canadian confederation from 1980 to the early 2020s. | Ted Morton | 24 | 2020 | $2.40 Add |
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From NEW! Told Ya!From: Bit Player on Big Stages |
In this chapter, Turene discusses his return to Manitoba in 1981 to develop French-language government services, a position created after the Supreme Court struck down the province’s 1890 … | Roger Turene | 6 | 2025 | $0.60 Add |
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From Trials and Triumphs: The Mask of Colonialism and the Grid of Capitalism (Railways and Guns) in the 1880s and 1890sFrom: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada’s Origins 1500-1890 |
This chapter details the ongoing war of the Canadian state against the Metis populations throughout the 1880s, the trial of Louis Riel and the continued push westward of the Canadian Pacific Railway. | Bryan D. Palmer | 14 | 2024 | $1.40 Add |
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From Why do small regions secede from a federation (sometimes)?From: Moment of Truth |
In this chapter, Mintz examines why small, wealthy regions sometimes seek separation from larger federations, drawing on cases from Australia, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Singapore, Norway, … | Jack M. Mintz | 23 | 2020 | $2.30 Add |
