History Of Canada Series

Author : Christopher Moore
Publisher : Penguin Canada
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780143194507

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The History of Canada Series: Three Weeks in Quebec City by Christopher Moore Pdf

In 1864, thirty-three delegates from five provincial legislatures came to Quebec City to pursue the idea of uniting all the provinces of British North America. The American Civil War, not yet over, encouraged the small and barely defended provinces to consider uniting for mutual protection. But there were other factors: the rapid expansion of railways and steamships spurred visions of a continent-spanning new nation. Federation, in principle, had been agreed on at the Charlottetown conference, but now it was time to debate the difficult issues of how a new nation would be formed. The delegates included John A. Macdonald, George Etienne-Cartier, and George Brown. Historian Christopher Moore demonstrates that Macdonald, the future prime minister, surprisingly was not the most significant player here, and Canada could have become a very different place. The significance of this conference is played out in Canadian news each day. The main point of contention at the time was the issue of power—a strong federal body versus stronger provincial rights. Because of this conference, we have an elected House of Commons, an appointed Senate, a federal Parliament, and provincial legislatures. We have what amounts to a Canadian system of checks and balances. Did it work then, and does it work now?

Author : Ron Graham
Publisher : Penguin Canada
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2011-04-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780143180500

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The History of Canada Series - The Last Act: Pierre Trudeau by Ron Graham Pdf

Between the morning of Wednesday, November 4, and the morning of Thursday, November 5, 1981, a fateful drama unfolded that changed Canada forever. In one last attempt to renew the constitution with the consent of the provinces, Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau met behind closed doors in Ottawa with the ten premiers. It was the culmination of more than five decades of constitutional wrangling, and has been called the most important conference since the Fathers of Confederation got together in Quebec City in 1864. Faced with the threat of Quebec independence, the ambitions of Western Canada, and the provinces’ demands for more power, Trudeau was embattled. But he was fiercely determined to make Canadians fully independent and to entrench a Charter of Rights and Freedoms. What happened that day still reverberates. It severed the last important link to Canada’s colonial past. It guaranteed individual liberty and minority rights in the future. It weakened the grip of the elites and gave ownership of the constitution to Canadians. But it came at a price. Quebec alone refused to sign the final deal. René Lévesque, its separatist premier, claimed he had been betrayed by his allies in the Gang of Eight. The legend of the "Night of the Long Knives" took hold, precipitating a series of events that came close to destroying the country. Thirty years later, author Ron Graham delivers a gripping account of the fractious debates and secret negotiations. He uses newly uncovered documents and the candid recollections of many of the key participants to create a vivid record of that momentous twenty-four hours. Authoritative and engaging, The Last Act is a remarkable combination of scholarly research and historical narrative.

Author : Christopher John Pennington
Publisher : Viking Canada
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-17
Category : Canada
ISBN : 0143052829

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The History of Canada Series: the Destiny of Canada by Christopher John Pennington Pdf

Everyone knew it would be Sir John A. Macdonald's last campaign. His Conservative Party had dominated Canadian politics since Confederation. His National Policy, which protected Canadian manufacturers from foreign competition, was well established. And there remained widespread affection for the "Old Man." The Liberal leader, Wilfred Laurier, was new in the job and doubted that a Roman Catholic from Quebec could win votes outside his home province. Still, the Liberals had hope. Macdonald's decision to hang Louis Riel had split the country, the economy was in the doldrums, and there was growing support for free trade with the United States. Author Christopher Pennington vividly brings to life the 1891 election, one of the most bitterly fought in Canadian history. In this richly textured narrative, Pennington spins an action-packed tale of a country poised to make a momentous choice and of nineteenth-century politics at its most principled and its most corrupt.

Author : John Lownsbrough,Robert Bothwell,Margaret MacMillan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-16
Category : Expo (International Exhibitions Bureau)
ISBN : 0143169580

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The History of Canada Series: the Best Place to Be by John Lownsbrough,Robert Bothwell,Margaret MacMillan Pdf

For six months in 1967, from late April until the end of October, Canada and its world's fair, Expo 67, became the focus of national and international attention in a way the country and its people had rarely experienced. Expo 67, staged in Montreal, crystallized the buoyant sense of confidence many felt during Canada's centennial. And it's clear that for many Canadians it became a touchstone, a popular event that penetrated the collective psyche. John Lownsbrough takes a fresh and engaging look at Expo and at the social and political contexts in which it occurred. From stories about the physical setting which signified major technological and engineering feats to the people, both famous and not, who helped make Expo 67 memorable, "The Best Place to Be" is a terrific chronicle of a high point in Canada's history.

Author : Ralph Allen
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 547 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2022-08-16
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:8596547196815

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Ordeal by Fire by Ralph Allen Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Ordeal by Fire" (Canada, 1910-1945 [Canadian History Series #5]) by Ralph Allen. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Phillip Alfred Buckner
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199271641

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Canada and the British Empire by Phillip Alfred Buckner Pdf

Canada and the British Empire traces the evolution of Canada, placing it within the wider context of British imperial history. Beginning with a broad chronological narrative, the volume surveys the country's history from the foundation of the first British bases in Canada in the early seventeenth century, until the patriation of the Canadian constitution in 1982. Historians approach the subject thematically, analysing subjects such as British migration to Canada, the role played by gender in the construction of imperial identities, and the economic relationship between Canada and Britain. Other important chapters examine the history of Newfoundland, the history and legacy of imperial law, and the attitudes of French Canadians and Canada's aboriginal peoples to the imperial relationship. The overall focus of the book is on emphasising the part that Canada played in the British Empire, and on understanding the Canadian response towards imperialism. With contributions from leading scholars in the field, it is essential reading for anyone interested either in the history of Canada or in the history of the British Empire.

Author : Thomas B. Costain
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2022-08-16
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:8596547196846

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The White and the Gold by Thomas B. Costain Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The White and the Gold" (The French Regime in Canada [Canadian History Series #1]) by Thomas B. Costain. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : CBC,Don Gillmor
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2002-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780771033247

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Canada: A People's History Volume 1 by CBC,Don Gillmor Pdf

How can we know where we’re going if we don’t know where we are coming from? This question applies as much to nations as it does to travellers, and it rings especially loudly in the ears of Canadians. Canada: A People’s History doesn’t tell us where we are going, but it shows us where we have come from This richly illustrated book, the first of two volumes, tells the epic story of Canada from its earliest days to the arrival of the industrial age in the 1870s. Here is the story of the people who created this vast nation. The courageous explorers who tracked the vast wilderness; the adventurous settlers, many of them exiles from their homelands; the native peoples, crucial allies in the Europeans’ wars for possession of this land; the visionary politicians, and the shortsighted ones; but most of all the ordinary people who rose to the extraordinary challenge of building Canada. These people are all given voice here, their stories blending with accounts of the major events of the day. This is the story of Canada for the new millennium, one that draws on solid scholarship and presents the human drama and excitement of days gone by, one that makes past times memorable.

Author : Christopher Pennington
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1322671621

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History of Canada Series by Christopher Pennington Pdf

Author : Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm,Sonny Assu,Brandon Mitchell,Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley,Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley,David A. Robertson,Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair,Jen Storm,Richard Van Camp,Katherena Vermette,Chelsea Vowel
Publisher : Portage & Main Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-31
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781553797838

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This Place by Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm,Sonny Assu,Brandon Mitchell,Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley,Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley,David A. Robertson,Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair,Jen Storm,Richard Van Camp,Katherena Vermette,Chelsea Vowel Pdf

Explore the past 150 years through the eyes of Indigenous creators in this groundbreaking graphic novel anthology. Beautifully illustrated, these stories are an emotional and enlightening journey through Indigenous wonderworks, psychic battles, and time travel. See how Indigenous peoples have survived a post-apocalyptic world since Contact. This is one of the 200 exceptional projects funded through the Canada Council for the Arts’ New Chapter initiative. With this $35M initiative, the Council supports the creation and sharing of the arts in communities across Canada.

Author : Tyler Shipley
Publisher : Between the Lines
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781771133159

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Ottawa and Empire by Tyler Shipley Pdf

In June 2009, the democratically elected president of Honduras was kidnapped and whisked out of the country while the military and business elite consolidated a coup d’etat. To the surprise of many, Canada implicitly supported the coup and assisted the coup leaders in consolidating their control over the country. Since the coup, Canada has increased its presence in Honduras, even while the country has been plunged into a human rights catastrophe, highlighted by the assassination of prominent Indigenous activist Berta Cáceres in 2016. Drawing from the Honduran experience, Ottawa and Empire makes it clear that Canada has emerged as an imperial power in the 21st century.

Author : Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Publisher : Univ. of Manitoba Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780887555381

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A Knock on the Door by Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Pdf

“It can start with a knock on the door one morning. It is the local Indian agent, or the parish priest, or, perhaps, a Mounted Police officer.” So began the school experience of many Indigenous children in Canada for more than a hundred years, and so begins the history of residential schools prepared by the Truth & Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC). Between 2008 and 2015, the TRC provided opportunities for individuals, families, and communities to share their experiences of residential schools and released several reports based on 7000 survivor statements and five million documents from government, churches, and schools, as well as a solid grounding in secondary sources. A Knock on the Door, published in collaboration with the National Research Centre for Truth & Reconciliation, gathers material from the several reports the TRC has produced to present the essential history and legacy of residential schools in a concise and accessible package that includes new materials to help inform and contextualize the journey to reconciliation that Canadians are now embarked upon. Survivor and former National Chief of the Assembly First Nations, Phil Fontaine, provides a Foreword, and an Afterword introduces the holdings and opportunities of the National Centre for Truth & Reconciliation, home to the archive of recordings, and documents collected by the TRC. As Aimée Craft writes in the Afterword, knowing the historical backdrop of residential schooling and its legacy is essential to the work of reconciliation. In the past, agents of the Canadian state knocked on the doors of Indigenous families to take the children to school. Now, the Survivors have shared their truths and knocked back. It is time for Canadians to open the door to mutual understanding, respect, and reconciliation.

Author : Robert Craig Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Canada
ISBN : 1552635082

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The Illustrated History of Canada by Robert Craig Brown Pdf

An authoritative one-volume chronicle of Canada from its earliest times. First published in 1987, the 4th edition is fully updated and includes contemporary material on the rise of small government, Native land claims and Canada's post-Cold War role.

Author : Ron Graham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1322671613

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History of Canada Series-The Last Act by Ron Graham Pdf

Author : Ruby Slipperjack
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Indian children
ISBN : OCLC:1138992525

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These are My Words by Ruby Slipperjack Pdf

Twelve-year-old Violet Pesheens is taken away to Residential School in 1966. The diary recounts her experiences of travelling there, the first day, and first months, focusing on the everyday life she experiences--the school routine, battles with Cree girls, being quarantined over Christmas, getting home at Easter and reuniting with her family. When the time comes to gather at the train station for the trip back to the residential school, her mother looks her in the eye and asks, "Do you want to go back, or come with us to the trapline?" Violet knows the choice she must make.