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Author : Ronald B. Worley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : PSU:000024489423
Author : Benjamin Isitt
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2011-05-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442661882
Militant Minority tells the compelling story of British Columbia workers who sustained a left tradition during the bleakest days of the Cold War. Through their continuing activism on issues from the politics of timber licenses to global questions of war and peace, these workers bridged the transition from an Old to a New Left. In the late 1950s, half of B.C.'s workers belonged to unions, but the promise of postwar collective bargaining spawned disillusionment tied to inflation and automation. A new working class that was educated, white collar, and increasingly rebellious shifted the locus of activism from the Communist Party and Co-operative Commonwealth Federation to the newly formed New Democratic Party, which was elected in 1972. Grounded in archival research and oral history, Militant Minority provides a valuable case study of one of the most organized and independent working classes in North America, during a period of ideological tension and unprecedented material advance.
Author : Karl Froschauer
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780774840668
During the past fifty years, Canadians have seen many of their white-water rivers dammed or diverted to generate electricity primarily for industry and export. The rush to build dams increased utility debts, produced adverse consequences for the environment and local communities, and ultimately resulted in the layoff of 25,000 employees. White Gold looks at what went wrong with hydro development, with the predicted industrial transformation, with the timing and magnitude of projects, and with national and regional initiatives to link these major projects to a trans-Canada power grid.
Author : Rosemary Neering
Publisher : Don Mills, Ont. : Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0889026823
Author : Roger Keene,William Andrew Cecil Bennett,David C. Humphreys
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UVA:X000323087
Author : J. Friesen
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1976-01-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780773560581
The distinctive character of B.C., which is found not only in its spectacular environment, but also in its community, its politics and its past, is admirably captured in this collection of 16 essays.
Author : R. G. Harvey
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 189438475X
In a province where mountain ranges are at odds with road and rail builders, and its capital city and a large portion of its population are on an island, it's no surprise that provision of an effective transportation system has been a challenging undertaking—or that mistakes have been made. In many cases, BC's political leaders not only didn't solve problems, they added to them. And many of the mistakes made resulted from premiers exploiting their time in office to further their own political preferences, theories and agendas. This insider's examination looks at premiers' errors and exploitations, along with their triumphs and achievements, from the first days of the provincial government. Whether it be trouble with bridges (premiers Prior and Pattulo), railways (McBride and Bennett) or ferries (Clark), R.G. Harvey calls it like he sees it.
Author : Geoff Meggs,Rod Mickleburgh
Publisher : Harbour Publishing
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781550176490
At his first cabinet meeting Premier Dave Barrett takes off his shoes, leaps onto the leather-inlaid cabinet table and skids the length of the room. “Are we here for a good time or a long time?” he roars. His answer: a good time, a time of change, action, doing what was needed and right, not what was easy and conventional. He set the tone for a government that changed the face of the province. During the next three years, he and his team passed more legislation in a shorter time than any government before or since. A university or college student graduating today in BC may have been born years after Barrett’s defeat, but could attend a Barrett daycare, live on a farm in Barrett’s Agricultural Land Reserve, be rushed to hospital in a provincial ambulance created by Barrett’s government and attend college in a community institution founded by his government. The continuing polarization of BC politics also dates back to Barrett—the Fraser Institute and the right-wing economic policies it preaches are as much a legacy of the Barrett years as the ALR. Dave Barrett remains a unique and important figure in BC’s history, a symbol of how much can be achieved in government and a reminder of how quickly those achievements can be forgotten. This lively and well-researched book is the first in-depth study of this most memorable of BC premiers.
Author : Karin Wells
Publisher : Second Story Press
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781772601268
In the spring of 1970, seventeen women set out from Vancouver in a big yellow convertible, a Volkswagen bus, and a pickup truck. They called it the Abortion Caravan. Three thousand miles later, they “occupied” the prime minister’s front lawn in Ottawa, led a rally of 500 women on Parliament Hill, chained themselves to their chairs in the visitors’ galleries, and shut down the House of Commons, the first and only time this had ever happened. The seventeen were a motley crew. They argued, they were loud, and they wouldn't take no for an answer. They pulled off a national campaign in an era when there was no social media, and with a budget that didn't stretch to long-distance phone calls. It changed their lives. And at a time when thousands of women in Canada were dying from back street abortions, it pulled women together across the country.
Author : Brian T. Thorn
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780774832113
In From Left to Right, Brian Thorn explores what motivated Canadian women to become politically engaged in the 1940s and ’50s. Although women in these decades are often depicted as being trapped in the suburbs, they joined diverse political parties, including the CCF, Social Credit, and the Communist Party of Canada. Thorn argues, controversially, that while women on the “left” and “right” had different goals, their activism continued to be informed by maternalism. They used their roles as wives and mothers to influence their parties’ positions and to break down barriers. Along the way, they laid the foundations for the 1960s feminist movement.
Author : David H. Laycock,Michael Howlett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UCSC:32106014858432
This new second edition is intended to aid students in their study and appreciation of political scientists' efforts to solve the analytical puzzles of political life. The book provides a section-by-section overview of the main subfields of political science and includes an introduction plus two articles that exemplify each area of study.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UVA:X000860264
Author : Victoria Cunningham
Publisher : Federation of Independent School Associations of British Columbia
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Education
ISBN : 0973064900
"This book tells the story of the founding of the Federation of Independent School Associations in British Columbia in 1966 and its work toward the introduction of the Independent Schools Support Act in 1977, enabling independent schools in British Columbia to be legally recognized and supported with government funds for the first time in more than a century."--Book jacket.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : British Columbia
ISBN : UOM:39015075743750
Author : Public Archives of Canada. Library
Publisher : Boston, Mass. : G.K. Hall
Page : 870 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Canada
ISBN : UOM:39015082937668