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The Consummate Canadian

Author : Mary Willan Mason
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1896219403
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (962 download)

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Download or read book The Consummate Canadian written by Mary Willan Mason and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 1999-01-15 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Samuel Edward Weir Q.C. (1898-1981), a man both loved and reviled with scorn, was born in London, Ontario. Descended from pioneer stock, with roots in both Ireland and Germany, Samuel Weir possessed incisive wit, exceptional intelligence and a passionate zest for any subject that caught his eye. Over a period of sixty years he built an extraordinary collection of approximately one thousand works of outstanding art and sculpture. This extensively researched biography of a talented yet quixotic lawyer who contributed much to Canada's heritage begins in the early 19th century and covers well over a hundred years of our nation's growth, until his death at his home, River Brink, in Queenston, Ontario. Today, River Brink is the gallery in which The Weir Collection is exhibited and housed.

The Canadian Home

Author : Marc Denhez
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1554883156
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (548 download)

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Download or read book The Canadian Home written by Marc Denhez and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 1994-09-01 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Would you want to live in a factory-molded cube made of plastic, asbestos, and UFFI? With an "H-bomb shelter" and the nuclear furnace underneath? Or a house designed by God to harmonize with the cosmic Muzak? The Canadian Home explains how our housing came to be including the pagan origins of "colonial" homes, why "Tudor" is not Tudor, and where so many predictions went wrong. But the book is not just about tastes and floor plans; it also celebrates technological innovation, from prehistoric Inuit windows (of stretched seal guts) to the R-2000 house and habitation in space. For the first time, records of the Canadian Home Builders' Association have been opened to reveal the power plays of bureaucrats, developers, architects, and financiers and how they affect the quality, affordability, and choice of our housing today. Fiery debates over the sublime and the ridiculous (e.g. 1940s architectural articles on whether Toronto should be bombed) are set against the backdrop of Canadian politics and industrial history. Whether the reader's interest is in construction, politics, or home decor, this book explains why the roof over our heads is the way it is." Pierre Berton "In his fascinating study of Canadian shelter, Marc Denhez takes us on a 20,000-year journey from the days of the cave, the tipi, and the igloo, to the H-bomb shelter and the mobile home. This is, in short, a lively as well as an erudite study of the development of housing . [It] deserves a permanent position on any library shelf." "If you live in a house or own one or build one if you have a roof over your head read this book. A housing book with punch and humour immensely enjoyable." -Charles Lynch author, journalist and former governor of Heritage Canada.

Tiff

Author : Sherrill Grace
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
ISBN 13 : 1771124555
Total Pages : 655 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (711 download)

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Download or read book Tiff written by Sherrill Grace and published by Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. This book was released on 2020-08-25 with total page 655 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Timothy Findley (1930-2002) was one of Canada’s foremost writers—an award-winning novelist, playwright, and short-story writer who began his career as an actor in London, England. Findley was instrumental in the development of Canadian literature and publishing in the 1970s and 80s. During those years, he became a vocal advocate for human rights and the anti-war movement. His writing and interviews reveal a man concerned with the state of the world, a man who believed in the importance of not giving in to despair, despite his constant struggle with depression. Findley believed in the power of imagination and creativity to save us. Tiff: A Life of Timothy Findley is the first full biography of this eminent Canadian writer. Sherrill Grace provides insight into Findley’s life and struggles through an exploration of his private journals and his relationships with family, his beloved partner, Bill Whitehead, and his close friends, including Alec Guinness, William Hutt, and Margaret Laurence. Based on many interviews and exhaustive archival research, this biography explores Findley’s life and work, the issues that consumed him, and his often profound depression over the evils of the twentieth-century. Shining through his darkness are Findley’s generous humour, his unforgettable characters, and his hope for the future. These qualities inform canonic works like The Wars (1977), Famous Last Words (1981), Not Wanted on the Voyage (1984), and The Piano Man’s Daughter (1995).

The Canadian Historical Review

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Canadian Historical Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Liberal Education, Civic Education, and the Canadian Regime

Author : David W. Livingstone
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0773597859
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (735 download)

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Download or read book Liberal Education, Civic Education, and the Canadian Regime written by David W. Livingstone and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shortly after Canadian confederation, Thomas D'Arcy McGee proclaimed that education was "an essential condition of our political independence" and that its role was to form citizens for the new regime. Comparing this idea of education for citizenship, or civic education, to the modern goals of education, Liberal Education, Civic Education, and the Canadian Regime explores the founders' principles, their sources, and the challenges that threaten their vision for Canada. The collection's first essays analyze the political thought of early Canadians such as Brown, McGee, Ryerson, and Bourinot, while later chapters examine enduring principles of liberal democracy derived from Aristotle, de Tocqueville, and Hobbes. The final chapters bring the discussion forward to such topics as the decline of Canadian Catholic liberal arts colleges and the emerging role of our Supreme Court as a self-appointed "moral tutor." Moreover, as it deals with the changing roles of universities in contemporary Canada, Liberal Education, Civic Education, and the Canadian Regime engages current debates about the value and place of a traditional liberal education and the consequences of turning our back on the concepts that inspired our founding leaders. Considering whether Canada’s early documents and traditions can revive past debates and shed light on contemporary issues, this highly original collection presents education as an essential condition of our independence and asks whether current educational principles are threatening Canadians’ capacity for self-government.

The Canadian Magazine

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 642 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book The Canadian Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Romance of the Canadian Pacific Railway

Author : R. G. MacBeth
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book The Romance of the Canadian Pacific Railway written by R. G. MacBeth and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Romance of the Canadian Pacific Railway" by R. G. MacBeth. 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.

A Man and His Words

Author : J. Patrick Boyer
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 177070728X
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book A Man and His Words written by J. Patrick Boyer and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2004-02-01 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Boyer was a consummate Canadian, whose long career can be measured by words. An author, journalist, researcher, editor, printer, and public speaker, Boyer’s professional life began at the age of 19 when he became a newspaper editor, and continued through the publication of his twelfth book at the age of 88. He was also a church organist, a member of the Ontario Legislature for seventeen years, and the first vice-chairman of Ontario Hydro. A Canadian Shield Book Published by Dundurn in partnership with Canadian Shield Communications Corporation.

The Canadian Law Times

Author : Edward B. Brown
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 900 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book The Canadian Law Times written by Edward B. Brown and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 900 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 1900 to 1908 includes the "Annual digest of Canadian cases ... decided in the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, in the Supreme and Exchequer Courts of Canada, and in the courts of the provinces ... Edited by Edward B. Brown."

The Canadian Magazine of Politics, Science, Art and Literature

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 554 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Canadian Magazine of Politics, Science, Art and Literature written by and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Chicken Soup for the Soul: O Canada

Author : Jack Canfield
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 161159197X
Total Pages : 473 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (115 download)

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Download or read book Chicken Soup for the Soul: O Canada written by Jack Canfield and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With 101 heartwarming and inspiring stories by Canadians and for Canadians, this book will delight, amuse, and invigorate Canadian readers. Chicken Soup for the Soul: O Canada is full of inspirational, amusing, and encouraging stories that will touch the heart of any Canadian. Stories include a wide range of topics written by Canadians, from daily life to Canadian holidays, along with tales from tourists and visitors.

Camelot and Canada

Author : Asa McKercher
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190605073
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book Camelot and Canada written by Asa McKercher and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-06-20 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1958 Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts proclaimed at the University of New Brunswick that "Canada and the United States have carefully maintained the good fences that help make them good neighbours." He could not have foreseen that his presidency would be marked not just by some of the tensest moments of the Cold War but also by the most contentious moments in the Canadian-American relationship. Indeed, the 1963 Canadian federal election was marked by charges that the US government had engineered a plot to oust John Diefenbaker, Canada's nationalist prime minister. Camelot and Canada explores political, economic, and military elements in Canada-US relations in the early 1960s. Asa McKercher challenges the prevailing view that US foreign policymakers, including President Kennedy, were imperious in their conduct toward Canada. Rather, he shows that the period continued to be marked by the special diplomatic relationship that characterized the early postwar years. Even as Diefenbaker's government pursued distinct foreign and economic policies, American officials acknowledged that Canadian objectives legitimately differed from their own and adjusted their policies accordingly. Moreover, for all its bluster, Ottawa rarely moved without weighing the impact that its initiatives might have on Washington. At the same time, McKercher illustrates that there were significant strains on the bilateral relationship, which occurred as a result of mounting doubts in Canada about US leadership in the Cold War, growing Canadian nationalism, and Canadian concern over their country's close economic, military, and cultural ties with the United States. While personal clashes between the two leaders have become mythologized by historians and the public alike, the special relationship between their governments continued to function.

Canadian Magazine

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 602 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (924 download)

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Download or read book Canadian Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Britain and the Origins of Canadian Confederation, 1837-67

Author : Ged Martin
Publisher : UBC Press
ISBN 13 : 0774842695
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (748 download)

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Download or read book Britain and the Origins of Canadian Confederation, 1837-67 written by Ged Martin and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Britain and the Origins of Canadian Confederation, 1837-1867, Ged Martin offers a sceptical review of claims that Confederation answered all the problems facing the provinces, and examines in detail British perceptions of Canada and ideas about its future. The major British contribution to the coming of Confederation is to be found not in the aftermath of the Quebec conference, where the imperial role was mainly one of bluff and exhortation, but prior to 1864, in a vague consensus among opinion-formers that the provinces would one day unite. Faced with an inescapable need to secure legislation at Westminster for a new political structure, British North American politicians found they could work within the context of a metropolitan preference for intercolonial union.

Living Up to a Legend

Author : Diana Bishop
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1459737717
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (597 download)

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Download or read book Living Up to a Legend written by Diana Bishop and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2017-02-25 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diana never knew her famous grandfather, First World War flying ace Billy Bishop. Still, his heroic legacy has towered over Diana even from the grave, shaping her life in ways that she never expected. Now she presents a granddaughter’s view of this Canadian icon.

Aestheticism and the Canadian Modernists

Author : Brian Trehearne
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 9780773507104
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Aestheticism and the Canadian Modernists written by Brian Trehearne and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1989 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using a wide range of scholarly evidence to support his argument that most poets of the first Canadian Modernist generation were strongly influenced by the ideas and practice of literary Aestheticism, Brian Trehearne provides new readings of Canadian poets such as Robert Finch, John Glassco, W.W.E. Ross, A.J.M. Smith, and F.R. Scott.

The U.s.-canada Security Relationship

Author : David G Haglund
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 100030664X
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book The U.s.-canada Security Relationship written by David G Haglund and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-07-09 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the critical issues shaping the bilateral defense relationship of the U.S. and Canada, including the future of ballistic missile defense, the increased deployment of air- and sea-launched cruise missiles, and the growing debate within Canada over security relations with the US.