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The Long-Term Approach

From: The Reconciliation Manifesto

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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel looks at how government decisions only take into account short term economic benefits rather than long term environmental concerns and how this differs from … 3 $0.30 Add
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A Dangerous Deed: The Constitution Act, 1982

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

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1983 article by Donald V. Smiley arguing that the gains from enacting the Constitution Act, 1982 were outweighed by damage done to Canada’s legal, political and constitutional order. ; ; 7 $0.70 Add
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Declaring Sovereignty on the Ground

From: The Reconciliation Manifesto

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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel looks at what Indigenous people need to do in order to declare sovereignty on the ground and the contradictory statements that some Indigenous tribes have given … 3 $0.30 Add
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Laura Dawson’s lawn darts

From: Sold Down the Yangtze

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Analyzes an interview with Laura Dawson about her opinion on the FIPA. He concludes the interview worked as a sort of damage control on the part of the governement 14 $1.40 Add
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R. v. Patrick, 2009

From: The Court and the Constitution

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The Supreme Court of Canada upheld a conviction for unlawfully producing, possessing and trafficking in a controlled substance based partly on evidence from the accused’s garbage, on the … ; ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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R. v N.S., 2012

From: The Court and the Constitution

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A majority of the Supreme Court of Canada set out a test as to when a witness who for sincere religious reasons wishes to wear a niqab while testifying in a criminal proceeding would be required … ; ; ; 9 $0.90 Add
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Sovereignties Old and New: Canada, Quebec, and Aboriginal Peoples

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

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1999 article by Reg Whitaker arguing that Canada has a weak sovereignty and proposing a model allowing for overlapping sovereignties to satisfy the requirements of Canada, Quebec, and Aboriginal … ; ; 6 $0.60 Add
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The strange case of Stephen Gordon

From: Sold Down the Yangtze

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Analyzes an article written in Maclean’s Magazine by Stephen Gordan which presents a poorly informed spin on the FIPA 9 $0.90 Add
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“The largest energy project in the entire world”

From: Sold Down the Yangtze

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Analyzes reports about why the Harper Government would support this plan tieing their support to the oil sands and finds the government seemed anxious for China to support Canada’s resource … 12 $1.20 Add
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Constitutional Politics: In a New Era Canada Returns to Old Methods

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

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2006 article by Peter H. Russell describing how Canadian constitutional politics moved from an era of large scale reform to an era of quiet, incremental, organic constitutionalism. ; ; 4 $0.40 Add
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Death of a Warrior

From: The Reconciliation Manifesto

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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel examines the legacy of the Indigenous warrior Wolverine and a standoff with the RCMP at Gustafsen Lake in 1995. He then focuses on the work Wolverine did in his … 4 $0.40 Add
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R. v. Nur, 2015

From: The Court and the Constitution

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A majority of the Supreme Court of Canada struck down mandatory minimum sentences for convictions for possessing prohibited or restricted firearms with readily accessible ammunition as … ; ; ; 11 $1.10 Add
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Other explanations for a lopsided deal

From: Sold Down the Yangtze

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analyzes other opinions about why the government would accept such a lopsided arrangement with China 9 $0.90 Add
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Our Inalienable Rights

From: The Reconciliation Manifesto

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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel examines the rights of Indigenous people and how the Trudeau government has not followed through on promises to enact the action items from the Truth and … 4 $0.40 Add
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R. v. Nur, 2015

From: The Court and the Constitution

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A majority of the Supreme Court of Canada struck down mandatory minimum sentences for convictions for possessing prohibited or restricted firearms with readily accessible ammunition as … ; ; ; 13 $1.30 Add