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2015., McGill-Queen's University Press Call No: QWF Bio C565c Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Footprints series (MontrÃal, Quebec) Volume: 21.Summary Note: What draws a person to the political life? In Call Me Giambattista, John Ciaccia recounts his immigration to Canada from Italy as a small child in 1937 to his retirement from the National Assembly of Quebec in 1998. After studying at McGill University's Faculty of Law, practising in a Montreal law firm, and shifting gears to work as a federal civil servant, a phone call in 1973 from Premier Robert Bourassa launched Ciaccia's twenty-five-year career in Quebec politics.As a member federalist politician from an Italian background, Ciaccia faced many challenges. When first elected, he negotiated the James Bay Agreement with the Cree and the Inuit, and later, as Quebec's minister of Native Affairs, he was a key negotiator in the Oka crisis of 1990. Over the course of his career he held four cabinet posts, including International Affairs, and he ended his political career as the longest-serving member of the National Assembly. Ciaccia details all of these events and more, and explains his relationships with leading figures such as Robert Bourassa, Claude Ryan, Pierre Trudeau, René Lévesque, and Jacques Parizeau. Revealing his approach to politics, Ciaccia describes the lessons he learned from his career, and underscores the importance of acting according to one's convictions.An intriguing memoir of an Italian immigrant who came to hold key roles in the Quebec government, Call Me Giambattista tells the story of a political leader and the choices he made during a seminal period in Quebec history.
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2023., HarperOne Call No: NEW BLK Bio H747e Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Eyes on the Horizon is Balarama Holness's story of lifting himself up through the power of self-determination, spirituality and no small amount of rebellion to confront the systemic racism of his city and his country. He accomplished this first through football, going all the way to a Grey Cup championship, and later through activism and politics.
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c1979., National Film Board of Canada Call No: DVD Bio H836h Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: A fascinating and spirited portrait of the life and times of the legendary Camillien Houde. Using rare archival footage and recent interviews with ex-colleagues, aides and friends, the film presents a comprehensive profile of this inccredible, and, to some, infamous, man.
![His wordship, Mr. Montreal [DVD] (1979) : the life and times of Camillien Houde](/Library/images/cover/noimage.png "His wordship, Mr. Montreal [DVD] (1979) : the life and times of Camillien Houde")
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2015., Adult, Dundurn Call No: Bio M955s Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "He was known in Québec as the provincial Opposition<U+2019>s "pit bull." Here, in his own words, is the story of Tom Mulcair's rise from middle-class beginnings to the threshold of power. Who he is, how he thinks, and how he comes by the values that shaped his character. Unwavering in his convictions, he shares information on the reasons why he resigned as Québec<U+2019>s minister of the environment under Charest; his decision to rejoin the New Democratic Party; and what it was like working closely with Jack Layton to help spearhead the "Orange Wave" that enabled the NDP to become the Official Opposition in the 2011 federal election. Mulcair sheds light on past immigration and environmental policies, the Québec Referendum, Native residential schools and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and the Harper government<U+2019>s Anti-Terrorism Act. He reveals his vision for the country and his position on the issues that matter most. Tom Mulcair was born in Ottawa and raised in Laval, Québec. After attending law school at McGill University, Tom worked in the civil service and later in politics. In 2003, he became Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks in the Québec Liberal provincial government led by Jean Charest. In 2012 Tom was elected leader of the NDP and leader of the Official Opposition"--Provided by publisher.
