Juggernaut is West Wing material
Shortly before the 2000 election, when tensions were high between Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and his then finance minister Paul Martin in Ottawa, the Prime Minister summoned Mr. Martin up to his third-floor Centre Block office where the PM, Eddie Goldenberg and then chief of staff Jean Pelletier were waiting with a four-page memo that […]
Library Articles
“The Dark Art Of Interrogation,” by Mark Bowden. The Atlantic Monthly 292:51-8, 60 ff Oct. 2003. (no. 26387) L’agriculture prise au piège de la globalisation, par Jacques Gèlinas. Possible 27:66-82 automne 2003. (nÅ¡26407) “In The Name Of God: A Survey Of Islam And The West,” The Economist 368:1, 3-16 (Survey) Sept. 13, 2003. (no. 26389). […]
Probing the tortured psyche of Paul Martin Jr.
Our best political books often include memorable lines or bizarre anecdotes that become better known than the books themselves. Stephen Clarkson and Christina Newman opened their memorable work on Pierre Trudeau with the phrase “He haunts us still” — a line that does haunt us still, and is mouthed repeated by thousands of Canadians who […]
Library Books
1. “Beyond Consent, Toward safeguarding Human Rights: Implementing The United Nations Trafficking Protocol,” by Kara Abramson. Harvard International Law Journal 44:473-502 Summer 2003. (no. 26240). 2. Les jeunes Québécois: des ‘nomades’? by Madeleine Gauthier. Recherches sociographiques 44:19-34 janv./avril 2003. (nÅ¡26288) 3. “Assessing Family Policy in Canada: A New Deal For Families and Children,” by Pierre […]
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1. Euthanasie, par Indra Balassoupramaniane. National 12:26-8, 30 août/Sept. 2003. (nÅ¡26221) 2. Organizing At A Crossroads, by Bill Murnighan. Our Times 22:23-30. July 2003. (no. 26183) 3. Demanding Government Action For The Homeless, by Douglas Roche Law Now 27:9-10. June/July 2003. (no. 26193) 4. La Coupe est pleine, par Mathieu-Robert Sauvé. Quebéc Science 42:16-18, 20 […]
A unique insider’s perspective on Canada’s cinematic dream
Added at the eleventh hour to the “Screenwrites” series of live events showcasing Canadian cinema during the Ottawa International Writers’ Festival, Hollywood North is both the title of an eminent Canadian’s personal memoirs and of his public appearance to discuss the history of the film industry. Michael Spencer, the man who conceived the idea of […]
Library Books
1. Hydro-Québec et le dévelopment hydroélectrique du Canada, par Roger Lanoue. Revue de l’énergie nÅ¡ 546:261-4 mai 2003. (n 26171) 2. Rethinking Criminal Law In The Age Of Charter Of Rights And Freedoms: The Necessity For A 21st Century “Criminal Code,” by Morris Manning. The Criminal Law Quarterly 47:406-37 July 2003. (no.26124). 3. Racism And […]
Library Books
1. Despite Good Intentions: Why Development Assistance To The Third World Has Failed, by Thomas Dichter. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 2003. 303 p. 2. La grande fumisterie: les transnationales à l’assaut de la démocratie, by Murray Dobbin. Montréal: Éditions Écosociété, 2003. 438 p. 3. The Myth Of The Good Corporate Citizen: Canada And Democracy […]
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1. A Growing Market: The Domestic Cultivation of Cannabis, edited by Mike Hough et al., York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation, 2003. 64 p. 2. Countering Agriculture Bioterrorism. National Research Council (U.S.) Committee on Biological Threats to Agricultural Plants and Animal. Washington D.C.: National Academies Press, 2003. 169 p. 3. La guerre de l’eau: privatisation, pollution et […]
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1. Fixing Canadian Democracy, edited by Gordon Gibson. Vancouver: Fraser Institute, 2003. 268 p. 2. International Human Rights In The 21st Century: Protecting The Rights Of Groups, edited by Gene Lyons and James Mayall. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2002. 226 p. 3. Immigration The World Over: Statutes, Policies and Practices, by James Lynch. Lanham: […]
