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The Polite Revolution: Perfecting the Canadian Dream.

By: Ibbitson, John.

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario., McClelland & Stewart.: 2005

Seller ID: 27161

ISBN: 0771043511

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

8vo - 23 x 15 cm.; xi - (3) - 270 pp. Black cloth over boards with red gilt lettering on the spine. From the dust jacket: ". . . one of this country's pre-eminent commentators offers a timely, impassioned analysis of the great issues, from immigration to defence, that confront Canada today". Previous owner's address label on the front free end paper. Both bottom fore corners of the boards are slightly bumped and this is reflected in the jacket at the same spots. Otherwise the book appears to have been used very little if at all.
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The Question of Separatism, Quebec and the Struggle Over Sovereignty.

By: Jacobs, Jane.

Price: $13.50

Publisher: New York., Random House.: 1980

Seller ID: 33081

ISBN: 0394509811

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket

134 pp. An expansion of Jacobs' Massey Lectures. References, index. She writes in support of a peacful independence of Quebec from the rest of Canada. Jacobs (1916-2006) was an American-Canadian journalist and activist best known for her work on urban development. Minor wear on dust jacket. A clean, sturdy volume.
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Image for List of Members of the House of Commons of Canada: With Their Respective Constituencies and Addresses. First session, Thirtieth Parliament, September 30, 1974.

List of Members of the House of Commons of Canada: With Their Respective Constituencies and Addresses. First session, Thirtieth Parliament, September 30, 1974.

By: Jerome, James. (Speaker of the House - editor emeritus).

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Ottawa, Ontario., Information Canada.: 1974

Seller ID: 25839

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

8vo - 25 x 16.5 cm.; 91 pp. Light green wraps with black lettering in a saddle stapled binding. A bilingual edition with the French title being: "Liste des députés à la chambre des communes du Canada avec indictaion de la circonscription électorale et de l'adresse du député. Première session du trentième parlement, 30 septembre 1974." The front cover has a corner crease and the spine fold is darkened, else very clean and tight.
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List of Members of the House of Commons of Canada: With Their Respective Constituencies and Addresses. Second session, Thirtieth Parliament, January, 1977.

By: Jerome, James. (Speaker of the House - editor emeritus).

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Ottawa, Ontario., Information Canada.: 1977

Seller ID: 25840

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

8vo - 25 x 16.5 cm.; 93 - [3] pp. Green wraps with black lettering in a saddle stapled binding. A bilingual edition with the French title being: "Liste des députés à la chambre des communes du Canada avec indication de la circonscription électorale et de l'adresse du député. Deuxième session du trentième parlement, Janvier 1977." The covers have light edge wear and the spine fold is darkened, else very clean and tight.
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Canada, 1987-88: The State of the Federation.

By: Leslie, Peter M. and Ronald L. Watts. (editors).

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Kingston, Ontario., Queen's University / Institute of Intergovernmental Relations.: 1988

Seller ID: 26979

ISBN: 0889114579

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

8vo - 22.5 x 15 cm.; vi - 249 - (7) pp. An annual "year in review report". Contents: 1 - "The Peripheral Predicament: Federalism and Continentalism" by Peter M. Leslie, 2 - "Issues of Constitutional Jurisdiction" (anonymous), 3 - "The Free Trade Intiative and Regional Strategies" by Sheilagh M. Dunn, 4 - "The Federal-Provincial Consultation Process" by Douglas M. Brown, 5 - "Much Ado about Meech" by David A. Milne, 6 - "La signification de l'Accord du lac Meech au Canada anglais et au Québec francophone: un tour de débat public" by Deni...
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In the Eye of the Eagle.

By: Lisee, Jean-Francois.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario., Harper Collins.: 1990

Seller ID: 33932

Condition: Very Good

0006376363 8vo - 23 x 15 cm.; ix - 353 pp. First published in French, this is the English translation. Lisée, a journalist at the time, wrote of the many years of interest on the part of the US government in Quebec and its nationalist movement. This won the Governor General's Award for non-fiction. Appendices, footnotes, bibliography, index. A clean, sturdy copy.
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This Most Famous Stream, The Liberal Democratic Way of Life.

By: Lower, Arthur R. M.

Price: $7.20

Publisher: Toronto, Canada., Ryerson Press.: 1967

Seller ID: 33150

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

8vo - 20 x 13 cm.; xii - 193 pp. Noted Canadian historian examines the philosophical basis of liberal democracy. A clean, sturdy copy.
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Consensus: A Liberal Looks at His Party.

By: MacLaren, Roy.

Price: $6.00

Publisher: Oakville, Ontario., Mosaic Press.: 1984

Seller ID: 26181

ISBN: 088962271X

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

8vo - 23 x 15 cm.; 107 pp. Illustrated with 5 black and white photogrpahs and one 1882 political cartoon. Maclaren was the sitting Liberal member for Etobicoke North at the time of writing and concentrates on the period since 1945. The covers show some very light shelf wear, otherwise fine.
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The Canadian Parliamentary Guide and Work of General Reference 1901 for Canada, the Provinces and Northwest Territories.

By: Magurn, Arnott J.

Price: $160.00

Publisher: Ottawa, Ontario., 1901

Seller ID: 25849

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

16mo - 16.5 x 11 cm.; [8] - 438 - [10] pp. Red cloth over boards with gilt lettering on the spine and blind stamped border rules on the front and back boards. The title continued: "Containing election returns, list and sketches of members, cabinets of the U.K., U.S., and Canada, governments and legislature of all the province, census returns etc." The library markings are a paper label on the lower spine, library markings on both sets of end papers, blind stamped seal on the title page and the library name stamped on the fore edge and tail edge of the text block. Pages 166, 167, 170, 1...
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Persuaders: Influence Peddling, Lobbying and Political Corruption in Canada.

By: Malvern, Paul.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario., Methuen.: 1983

Seller ID: 33933

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket

0458995002 8vo - 23 x 15 cm.; 350 pp. Malvern documents how "the heart of the political system has been corrupted by a corportist approach to governing . . ." and presents ways to restore more power to the individual citizen. Footnotes. A clean, tight text. Dust jacket is lightly rubbed.
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What's Past Is Prologue: The Memoirs of the Right Honourable Vincent Massey, CH.

By: Massey, Vincent

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Totonto, Ontario, Macmillan: 1963

Seller ID: 18414

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Good dust jacket

8vo - 21.5 x 14.5 cm.; [18] - 540 pp. Tan / gray cloth with gilt lettering on a black spine panel. Illustrated with twenty-four pages of black and white photographs. The book shows quite mild shelf wear with like age-darkened text block edges. The dust jacket is lightly worn on the edges with a sunned spine and a inside tape repaired closed tear on the top fly fold at the front.
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Mitch Hepburn.

By: McKenty SJ, Neil.

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario., McClelland and Stewart: 1967

Seller ID: 23466

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Good dust jacket

8vo - 23 x 15 cm.; [10] - 307 pp. Light beige cloth with purple lettering on spine and a horizontal purple band across boards and spine. Illustrated with 16 pages of black and white photographs. Elected as a Liberal to the premiership of Ontario in 1934, Hepburn became embroiled in squabbles both petty and substantial and his feud with fellow Liberal Mackenzie King led the dissembling of the Ontario Liberal Party. "I have made some mistakes" was one of his comments from his latter years. Previous owner's name on the front free end paper. The book itself shows a hint of shelf wear. The dust jac...
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Diplomatic Departures: The Conservative Era in Canadian Foreign Policy, 1984-93.

By: Michaud, Nelson and Kim Richard Nossal. (editors).

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Vancouver, British Columbia., UBC Press.: 2001

Seller ID: 26984

ISBN: 0774808640

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

8vo - 23 x 15 cm.; xvii - 326 pp. Pictorial paper over boards. This is volume 14 in the "Canada and International Relations" series from UBC Press. Nineteen essays in all followed by 3 appendices (Chronology of Events 1984-93, Photo Gallery, Foreign Policy Appointments 1984-93), a 3 page bibliographical essay, and an 8 page index. The top fore corners, front and back are lightly bumped, otherwise the book appears to have been used very little if at all.
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Canada Among Nations, 1985: The Conservative Agenda.

By: Molot, Maureen Appel and Brian W. Tomlin.

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario., James Lorimer.: 1986

Seller ID: 26998

ISBN: 0888629389

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

8vo - 22.5 x 15.5 cm.; x - 261 pp. A publication, the second in the series, from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University. Contents: 1 - "The Conservative Agenda" by Maureen Appel Molot and Brian W. Tomlin, 2 - "The Foreign Policy Decision Process" by John Kirton, 3 - "Arms Control Negotiations: Confronting the Paradoxes" by Joel J. Sokolsky, 4 - "Canadian Security Policy" by M. J. Tucker, 5 - "The World Economy: Suistaining Recovery and Initiating Renewal" by G. E. Salembier and Andrew R. Moroz, 6 - "Industrial Adju...
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Canada Among Nations, 1987: A World of Conflict.

By: Molot, Maureen Appel and Brian W. Tomlin.

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario., James Lorimer.: 1988

Seller ID: 27000

ISBN: 0888629389

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

8vo - 22.5 x 15.5 cm.; xii - 243 pp. A publication, the fourth in the series, from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University. Contents: 1 - "A World of Conflict" by Maureen Appel Molot and Brian W. Tomlin, 2 - "Managing Global Conflict: Canada and International Summitry" by John Kirton, 3 - "Regional Conflict: De-escalation and Prospects for Resolution" by Brian S. Mandell, 4 - "Call To Arms: Canadian National Security Policy" by Fen Osler Hampson, 5 - "The World Economy: Consultation Without Performance" by John M. Curti...
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Canada Among Nations, 1989: The Challenge of Change.

By: Molot, Maureen Appel and Fen Osler Hampson. (editors).

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Ottawa, Ontario., Carleton University Press.: 1990

Seller ID: 27165

ISBN: 0886291068

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

8vo - 23 x 15.5 cm.; x - 301 pp. A publication, the sixth in the series from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University. Contents: 1 - "The Challenge of Change" by Maureen Appel Molot and Fen Osler Hampson, 2 - "The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe in Transition: Trends and Implications for Canada" by Lenard J. Cohen, 3 - "Rude Awakening: Canada and China Following Tiananmen" by Jeremy T. Paltiel, 4 - "Canada's Response to the New Détente in East-West Economic Relations" by Carl H. MacMillan, 5 - "Strategic Arms Control" b...
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When the Iron is Hot: (Unabridged Edition of a Book on Social Problems).

By: Moore, W. H. (William Henry).

Price: $4.80

Publisher: Pickering, Ontario., Printers Guild.: 1944

Seller ID: 26817

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good+

12mo - 18.5 x 12.5 cm.; 124 pp. First published in 1943, this is the third printing. Pinkish wraps with red and green lettering on the font cover. Moore, 1872-1960, was a Liberal Member of Parliament serving under Mackenzie King and served until 1945. His chief interest was matters economic and this book was a clarion call to wake up to the dangers of the Marxist revolution and its inroads into Canadian institutions. A cheaply done edition that shows mild wear and soiling.
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Quebec Versus Ottawa, the Struggle for Self-Government 1960-72.

By: Morin, Claude.

Price: $9.00

Publisher: Toronto, Canada., University of Toronto Press.: 1976

Seller ID: 33079

ISBN: 0802062490

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good-

8vo - 23 x 15 cm.; xii - 164 pp. Translated and updated by Richard Howard from two French editions, Le Pouvoir quebecois. . .en negotiation published in 1972 and Le Combat quebecois published in 1973. During this period of time, Morin was Deputy Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs in Quebec. Some wear on cover, bit of soiling; a sturdy volume.
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Where I Stand.

By: Mulroney, Brian.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario., McClelland and Stewart.: 1983

Seller ID: 33947

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine

0771066716 8vo - 20 x 13 cm.; 103 pp. Second printing. The newly elected Tory Leader (Progressive Conservatives) outlines his concerns for Canada. Mulroney went on to become Prime Minister of Canada from 1984 to 1993. A clean, tight copy.
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Background Papers and Reports.

By: Ontario Advisory Committee on Confederation. (chairman - H. I. Macdonald).

Price: $14.40

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario., Queen's Printer of Ontario.: 1967

Seller ID: 25697

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

8vo - 23 x 15 cm.; (16) - 435 pp. Red cloth over boards with gilt lettering on the spine (title is on a black spine panel) and the Ontario crest in gilt on a black panel centered near the top of the front board. Short preface by John Robarts, committe description and mandate followed by 14 papers by various authors and 6 government or ministerial reports. Previous owner's name on the half title page. The externals show very minor wear and the book is otherwise clean and tight.
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Category: Canadiana - Political Life