Library Articles
1. Arthurs, Harry W. Governing the Canadian State: the Constitution in an era of globalization, neo-liberalism, populism, decentralization and judicial activism. Constitutional forum 13:16-23 Spring 2003.(no. 25575) 2. Lacoursière, Jacques. Quand tout le monde savait pour qui l’on votait! Cap-aux-diamants (nÅ¡ 25604) 3. Roy, F. Recent trends in spending and savings in Canada and the […]
Library Articles
1. Harrison, Glenn et al. Cigarette smoking and the cost of hospital and physician care. Canadian Public Policy 29:1-20 March 2003. 2. Koles, Karla. Impaired driving in the ‘Criminal Code’: a brief history. The Advocate 61:213-19 March 2003. 3. Leberge, Suzanne et Alexandre Dumas. L’affaire Richard/Campbell: un catalyseur de l’affirmation des Canadiens francais. Bulletin d’histoire […]
Library Article
1. Black, Vaughn, Old and in the way? The revenue rule and big tobacco. The Canadian business law journal 38:1-35 Feb. 2003 2. Chase, Kerry A. Economic interests and regional trading arrangements: the case of NAFTA. International Organization 57:137-74 Winter 2003. 3. Labossiére, Denis. La Bibliothéque du Parlement tourne une nouvelle page. Revue parlementaire canadienne […]
Library Book
1.Outgunned: Up against the NRA: The First Complete Insider Account of The Battle Over Gun Control, by Peter Brown, New York: Free Press. 2003. 2.In A Perfect Ocean: the State of Fisheries and Ecosystems in North Atlantic Ocean, by Daniel Pauly, Washington, Island Press, 2003. 3.North American Monetary Integration: Should Canada Join the Dollarization Bandwagon?, […]
Philippe Gigantès’ last story
When then-foreign correspondent for the London Observer Philippe Gigantès was wounded, then captured for the 33 months and tortured in the Korean War, his captors would tie him naked to a chair for days and question him about being a spy. He was not a spy. He once sat in the chair for 17 days […]
John Ralston Saul sets the table for lively appetizing political talk
When Prime Minister Jean Chrétien asked the Queen to appoint Adrienne Clarkson Governor General, he did not tell Her Majesty that Madame Clarkson’s husband, the philosopher John Ralston Saul, should be put on the payroll to offset an enforced inability to make a living. Prime Minister Chrétien probably never read any of John Ralston Saul’s […]
John Ralston Saul sets the table for lively appetizing political talk
When Prime Minister Jean Chrétien asked the Queen to appoint Adrienne Clarkson Governor General, he did not tell Her Majesty that Madame Clarkson’s husband, the philosopher John Ralston Saul, should be put on the payroll to offset an enforced inability to make a living. Prime Minister Chrétien probably never read any of John Ralston Saul’s […]
Peace on Earth and pass me some political books, will you
There were no political books on this fall’s list that were exceptional. Most will have very brief shelf life and staying power, headed for the remainder bin by Easter. The great events of 2001 happened outside of Canadian politics: the collapse of the value of the tech sector, the Sept. 11 attacks, the war in […]
A long-time spinmeister demystifies grand mythology of ‘spin’
Allow me first to declare the fact that I have known Allan Bonner for over 15 years and that I received my first media training from him when I was a junior diplomat at Foreign Affairs. Since then I have been in media relations and communications for a decade, learning through mistakes but always returning […]
Politicians tell Paikin why politics is so seductive
The Life: The Seductive Call of Politics, is TVO host Steve Paikin’s foray into the heart of political ambition and is admirably neutral when covering the range of political parties in Canada. Although there is an emphasis on Ontario, Mr. Paikin documents the experiences of politicians and pollsters in all parts of the country, of […]
