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2014., General, HarperCollins Call No: Bio T866c Availability:0 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "The experiences that have shaped Justin Trudeau over the course of his life and how how his passion for Canada and its people took root. Covering the years from his childhood at 24 Sussex to his McGill days during the tumultuous time of the Charlottetown Accord to his first campaign in Papineau to his role as Liberal Party leader today, the book captures the foundational moments that have formed the man we have come to know and informed his vision for the future of Canada. Filled with anecdotes, personal reflections, and never-before-seen photographs from his own collection, Mr. Trudeau's memoir shows how the events of his life have led him to this moment and prepared him for the future. Justin Trudeau is the twice-elected Member of Parliament for Papineau and Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. Prior to his role as an elected official, he was a teacher in British Columbia and an advocate for the environment and for youth, including four years as chair of Katimavik, Canada's national youth service program. Trudeau was born on December 25, 1971, the eldest son of the late former Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau and Margaret Sinclair Trudeau Kemper. He is married to Sophie Grégoire"--Provided by publisher.
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c2006., Universtiy of Manitoba Press Call No: Bio N669j Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Dorise Nielsen was a pioneering feminist, a radical politician, the first Communist elected to Canada's House of Commons, and the only woman elected in 1940. But despite her remarkable career, until now little has been known about her." "From her youth in London during World War I to her burial in 1980 in a hero's cemetery in China, Nielsen lived through tumultuous times. Struggling through the Great Depression as a homesteader's wife in rural Saskatchewan, Nielsen rebelled against the poverty and injustice that surrounded her, and found like-minded activists in the CCF and the Communist Party of Canada. In 1940, when leaders of the Communist Party were either interned or underground, Nielsen became their voice in Parliament. But her activism came at a high price. As a single mother in Ottawa, she sacrificed a close relationship with her family for her career. As a woman in an emerging political party, her authority was increasingly usurped by younger male party members. As a committed communist, she moved to Mao's China in 1957 and dedicated her life's work to a cause that went seriously awry." "Faith Johnston illuminates the life of a woman who paved the way for a generation of women in politics, who tried to be both a good mother and a good revolutionary, and who refused to give up on either."--BOOK JACKET.
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2021., Adult, Harper Collins Publishers Call No: IND Bio J753i Edition: First Edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: '"Indian" in the Cabinet' is the story of why Jody Wilson-Raybould got into federal politics, her experience as an Indigenous leader sitting around the Cabinet table, her proudest achievements, the very public SNC-Lavalin affair, and how she got out and moved forward. Wilson-Raybould is a descendant of the Musgamagw Tsawataineuk and Laich-Kwil-Tach peoples, and is a member of the We Wai Kai Nation. Her traditional name, Puglaas, means woman born to noble people. She was born in Vancouver, BC.
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2022., University of Ottawa Press Call No: NEW Bio M153s Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: The Laird of Rideau Hall explores the life and times of Thomas Mackay, the chief founder of Bytown/Ottawa.
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By Lam, Vincent2011., General, Penguin Group (Canada) Call No: Bio D733l Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Extraordinary Canadians.Summary Note: Once voted the Greatest Canadian of all time and known as the Father of Medicare, Tommy Douglas was a prairie politician who believed in democratic socialism, the crucial role of civil rights, and the great potential of cooperation for the common good. In the process he made democratic socialism a part of mainstream Canadian political life. Giller Prize winning author Vincent Lam, an emergency physician who works on the frontlines of the health care system, brings a novelist§s eye to the life of one of Canada's greats.
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2023., McGill-Queen's University Press Call No: NEW QWF Bio A935u Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Jack Austin served as a cabinet minister in both the Trudeau and Martin governments and represented British Columbia for over three decades in the Senate. In the 1970s, he served as federal deputy minister of Energy, Mines, and Resources (during the oil crisis), and then Principal Secretary to Trudeau Sr., who later became a travelling companion. Since 2008, he has been an honorary professor at UBC's Institute of Asian Research. His memoir, Unlikely insider, is more than a personal journey; it ruminates on some of the most pressing political issues animating Canadian public life: the move away from a colonial relationship with First Nations peoples, Canada-China relations, bilateral relations with the US, economic security, and the defense of domestic sovereignty. Inclusion, at both the regional and demographic levels, is an import theme recurring throughout the chapters.
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2014., Adult, Greystone Books Call No: Bio M466w Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Elizabeth May reflects on her life and the people and experiences that have formed her and informed her beliefs. From daughter of activist parents, to waitress and cook on Cape Breton Island, to Dalhousie University law student, lawyer, and environmentalist, and finally to leader of the Green Party and first elected Canadian Green Member of Parliament. May believes that Canadians must rescue our threatened democracy, return to our traditional role as a world leader, develop a sustainable economy, and take immediate and decisive action to address the climate crisis. A portrait of a remarkable woman and an urgent call to action. Elizabeth May is leader of the Green Party of Canada, and the Member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands. She lives in Sydney-by-the-Sea on Vancouver Island. Her previous books include: Losing Confidence: Power, Politics, and the Crisis in Canadian Democracy; How to Save the World in Your Spare Time; Global Warming for Dummies; and Budworm Battles."--Provided by publisher.
