In the fall of 1956, the world was on the brink of war. Egyptian President Gamel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal, and Britain, France, and Israel attacked him.
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Author:Boyer, J. Patrick
Summary:A mood of anger with the political system has been stirring across Canada; yet rather than turning away from the system, many Canadians are actually seeking a greater say in matters that affect the
Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Political scienceAvailable Formats:
Author:Bacher, John
,Suzuki, David
Summary:High gas prices aren’t the end of the world- but they may be the beginning of the end.
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Author:McLaughlin, David
Summary:Poisoned Chalice chronicles the fateful end of the federal Progressive Conservative government in Ottawa.
Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Political scienceAvailable Formats:
Author:Bell, Lynne
,Bousfield, Arthur
,Toffoli, Garry
Summary:"Princely marriage is the brilliant edition of a universal fact" -- so said the nineteenth-century writer Walter Bagehot.
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Author:Bousfield, Arthur
,Toffoli, Garry
Summary:Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother 1900 - 2002 presents the life of a remarkable woman.
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Author:Blizzard, Christina
Summary:It wasn’t so much a big blue machine that chugged its way across Ontario’s political landscape in the spring of 1995 — it was more a big purple bulldozer driven by leader Mike Harris and a new bree
Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Political scienceAvailable Formats:
Author:Fryer, Mary Beacock
,Smy, William A.
Summary:These published rolls are intended to provide a fairly comprehensive list of the loyal colonials who joined the Provincial Corps of the British Army, 1775-1784, that were part of the Northern, or C
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Author:Richardson, Matt
Summary:If you think you’ve already heard everything there is to know about the royal family - think again!
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Author:Bousfield, Arthur
,Toffoli, Garry
Summary:These observations and quotations comprise a witty anthology of anecdotes by and about the royal family in Canada over the last 400 years.
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Author:Bousfield, Arthur
,Toffoli, Garry
Summary:A beautiful and nostalgic look at the royal tour that captured a generation — the first visit of a reigning monarch to Canada.
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Author:Pigott, Peter
Summary:The conveyance of royalty, whether to Balmoral or Buffalo, by Rolls Royce or Canadian Pacific train, has its own mysterious traditions and protocols.
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Author:Levine, Allan
Summary:The image of the scrum – a beleaguered politican surrounded by jockeying reporters – is central to our perception of Ottawa.
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Author:Swoger, Gordon
Summary:The Strange Odyssey of Poland's National Treasures, 1939-1961 tells the story of the Polish national treasures -their evacuation from their homeland under perilous conditions after the German
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Author:Knowles, Valerie
Summary:Immigrants and immigration have always been central to Canadians’ perception of themselves as a country and as a society.
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