Recently released political books
Radical Tories: The Conservative Tradition in Canada, by Charles Taylor, House of Anansi Press, 2006. From the back cover: “[R]enowned journalist Charles Taylor embarked upon a journey through history in order to trace the path of the Canadian conservative tradition…. Taylor explores the traditional values of the red or ‘radical’ Tory–a love of land and […]
Suggested reading from the collections of the Library of Parliament
First Nations Governance Law, by Brian A. Crane, LexisNexis Canada, 2006. Indian Residential School Abuse Claims: A Lawyer’s guide to the Adjudicative Process, by Ken Halvorson, Carswell, 2005. Canada’s Changing Families: Implications for Individuals and Society, edited by Kevin McQuillan and Zenaida R. Ravanera, University of Toronto Press, 2006. Born Alive: The Legal Status of […]
Suggested reading from the Library of Parliament:
Appointing Judges in An Age of Judicial Power: Critical Perspectives From Around the World, edited by Kate Malleson and Peter H. Russell. Toronto: University of Toronto Prss, 2006. 473 p. Nos ennemis, les medias: petit guide pour comprendre la désinformation canadienne. Quebec: Éditions du Québécois, 2005. 207 p. Government Procurement, by Paul Emanuelli. Markha, Ont.: […]
Recently-released
Just Medicare: What’s In, What’s Out, How We Decide, edited by Colleen M. Flood, University of Toronto Press, 432 p., $65. Suggested Reading from the Library of Parliament: Canadian Parliamentary Handbook/Répertoire parlementaire canadien, Ottawa, Borealis Press, 2006, 840p. Sorry I don’t Speak French: Confronting the Canadian Crisis That Won’t Go Away, by Graham Fraser, M&S, […]
Suggested Reading from the Library of Parliament:
– Nuclear Showdown: North Korea Takes on the World, by Gordon G. Chang, Random House, 2005, 327 p. – Pourqoui ils se battent: voyages à travers les guerres du Moyen-Orient, par Renaud Girard, Flammarion, 2005, 27 p. – The Psychology of Nuclear Proliferation: Identity, Emotions, and Foreign Policy, Jacques E.C. Hymans, Cambridge University Press, 2006, […]
New and upcoming books
RECENTLY RELEASED: Can You See What They Do To You? By Chasai, Vantage Press Inc., $10, 129 pages. Blurb: “This in-depth look at human society, Can You See What They Do to You questions the morality of religious and political leaders. Chasai encourages readers to challenge and rebuff a society governed by men who manipulate […]
The not so nice side of Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Long before being Prime Minister of Canada, “Just watch me” and Trudeaumania, a 23-year-old Pierre Elliott Trudeau helped write a manifesto that would serve as a plan for a Quebec revolution and a sovereign French, Laurentian and Catholic Canadian state. It is this controversial, youthful, pre-federalist and pre-multicultural Trudeau found in the new intellectual biography […]
Recently Released Books
Inside Canadian Intelligence: Exposing the New Realities of Espionage and International Terrorism, by Dwight Hamilton, Dundurn Press, 252 pages, $35. The blurb: “Since 9/11, Canada has been on the front lines of a New World Order that few understand. And in this world, intelligence is not just the first line of defence–it may be the […]
Off the bookshelves : From John A Macdonald to Eddie Goldenberg
Recently Released Continuity and Change in Canadian Politics: Essays in Honour of David E. Smith, edited by Hans J. Michelmann and Cristine de Clercy, University of Toronto Press, $55. The blurb: “Featuring essays by Donald Savoie, Gregory P. Marchildon, Peter H. Russell and Ken C. Coates, Continuity and Change in Canadian Politics is a thrilling […]
Environmentalists may not be thrilled, but there’s keen interest in Jaccard’s Donner-Prize winning book
You may not have heard of Mark Jaccard, but he’s this year’s winner of the $35,000 Donner Prize for “excellence and innovation in Canadian public policy writing” for his book Sustainable Fossil Fuels: The Unusual Suspect in Quest for Clean and Enduring Energy. Prof. Jaccard won the illustrious award last Thursday night at a splashy […]
