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Forcing Choice
The Risky Reward of Referendums
Price:
CA$24.99
ISBN: 9781459739123
Pub Date: October 2017
Imprint: Dundurn Press
Direct voting on key issues is a measure of society’s democratic maturity. “Forcing choice,” says Patrick Boyer, shows that a nation respects the judgment of its people and that its government is prepared to heed their will, and it can strengthen the bond that unites a country. But, just as a general election, a referendum can be risky business.
Local Library, Global Passport
The Evolution of a Carnegie Library
Price:
CA$22.95
ISBN: 9780978160081
Pub Date: March 2008
Imprint: Blue Butterfly
This colourful story of one town's library provides material enough for a movie as it reveals universal patterns about love of reading and battles for books while librarians, politicians, architects, educators, philanthropists, and avid book readers mix it up for more than century.
The People's Mandate
Referendums and a More Democratic Canada
Price:
CA$19.99
ISBN: 9781550021479
Pub Date: January 1991
Imprint: Dundurn Press
In this timely book, Patrick Boyer examines the important role that direct democracy — through the occasional use of referendums, plebiscites, and initiatives — can play in concert with our existing institutions of representative democracy.
A Passion for Justice
How 'Vinegar Jim' McRuer Became Canada's Greatest Law Reformer
Price:
CA$28.95
ISBN: 9780978160005
Pub Date: July 2008
Imprint: Blue Butterfly
This richly detailed biography illustrates how a determined Canadian seeking justice created an enduring legacy. Through vigorous battles, Jim McRuer's passion for justice was translated into laws that daily touch and protect the lives of millions today.
Foreign Voices in the House
A Century of Addresses to Canada's Parliament by World Leaders
Price:
CA$35.00
ISBN: 9781459736856
Pub Date: February 2017
Imprint: Dundurn Press
World leaders addressing the House of Commons show us Canada through foreign eyes, in light of Canada’s maturing role in world affairs. Foreign Voices in the House gathers, for the first time, sixty landmark speeches by world leaders and luminaries, with photos and background written by parliamentary veteran J. Patrick Boyer.
Our Scandalous Senate
Price:
CA$24.99
ISBN: 9781459723665
Pub Date: May 2014
Imprint: Dundurn Press
Rocked by extremely public scandals at the highest levels of power, the Canadian Senate is an institution on the defensive. As the upper chamber starts to look more and more like a comfortable private club for has-beens, the real scandal is that the Senate exists at all.
The Big Blue Machine
How Tory Campaign Backrooms Changed Canadian Politics Forever
Price:
CA$35.00
ISBN: 9781459724495
Pub Date: October 2015
Imprint: Dundurn Press
The story of a formidable campaign organization — "the Big Blue Machine" — that ran a string of successful Progressive Conservative Party campaigns in a several provinces over four decades. Devoted to the art of winning campaigns, it pioneered new techniques in polling, advertising, fundraising, communications, and policy development.
Another Country, Another Life
Calumny, Love, and the Secrets of Isaac Jelfs
Price:
CA$24.99
ISBN: 9781459708402
Pub Date: March 2013
Imprint: Dundurn Press
Quiet Isaac Jelfs led many hard lives, his escape from each wrapped in deep secrecy. In 1869 he reached Toronto and started his new life with his new wife and his new name. His great-grandson follows that journey, revealing Jelfs' well-hidden tracks and the reasons for his double life.
Raw Life
Cameos of 1890s Justice from a Magistrate's Bench Book
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CA$39.99
ISBN: 9780978160043
Pub Date: June 2012
Imprint: Dundurn Press
In publishing the human stories behind the late-19th-century cases of Magistrate James Boyer in Bracebridge, Ontario, and Muskoka, his great-grandson J. Patrick Boyer shows that Canadian society hasn't changed much whether the focus is on early road rage, the plight of abused women, environmental contamination, or punitive treatment of the poor.
A Man and His Words
Price:
CA$19.95
ISBN: 9781550024869
Pub Date: February 2004
Imprint: Dundurn Press
Robert Boyer is an author, researcher, editor, and public speaker; a member of the Ontario Legislature for 17 years; and the first vice-chairman of Ontario Hydro.
Hardscrabble
The High Cost of Free Land
Price:
CA$22.99
ISBN: 9781459708044
Pub Date: July 2013
Imprint: Dundurn Press
A tale of deception and adversity, Hardscrabble tells how unscrupulous politicians, emigration agents, and philanthropists lured impoverished emigrants to farm the Muskoka backwoods in the 1870s. What these new settlers weren't told was that their land was situated on the rocky Canadian Shield.
Solitary Courage
Mona Winberg and the Triumph over Disability
Price:
CA$22.95
ISBN: 9780978160050
Pub Date: October 2010
Imprint: Blue Butterfly
Mona Winberg would "never walk and never talk," yet she became a newspaper columnist, advocate, and member of the Order of Canada. Her courage in triumphing over cerebral palsy helped thousands of others conquer their disabilities.
Clinic of Hope
The Story of Rene Caisse and Essiac
Price:
CA$24.99
ISBN: 9781550025200
Pub Date: August 2004
Imprint: Dundurn Press
This story of Rene M. Caisse describes her pursuit to obtain official recognition of her herbal cancer remedy, Essiac, her name spelled backwards. Caisse was thrust into a life-long medical-legal-political controversy that still persists since her death in 1978. A biography of a remarkable woman's struggle to help humanity.
Leading in an Upside-Down World
New Canadian Perspectives on Leadership
Price:
CA$24.99
ISBN: 9781550024555
Pub Date: April 2003
Imprint: Dundurn Press
Fifteen Canadians with highly diverse perspectives explore the timely issue of leadership in a changing world.
Just Trust Us
The Erosion of Accountability in Canada
Price:
CA$22.99
ISBN: 9781550024319
Pub Date: February 2003
Imprint: Dundurn Press
J. Patrick Boyer draws together new patterns that help explain why Canadians who care deeply about our country nevertheless feel perplexed, angered, and even embarrassed by the way we now govern ourselves....
Citizenship and Democracy
A Case for Proportional Representation
Price:
CA$14.99
ISBN: 9781550022803
Pub Date: September 1997
Imprint: Dundurn Press
Former MLA Nick Loenen examines what proportional representation can do for Canadian politics.
Forcing Choice
The Risky Reward of Referendums
CA$24.99
ISBN: 9781459739123
Pub Date: October 2017
Imprint: Dundurn Press
Local Library, Global Passport
The Evolution of a Carnegie Library
CA$22.95
ISBN: 9780978160081
Pub Date: March 2008
Imprint: Blue Butterfly
This colourful story of one town's library provides material enough for a movie as it reveals universal patterns about love of reading and battles for books while librarians, politicians, architects, educators, philanthropists, and avid book readers mix it up for more than century.
The People's Mandate
Referendums and a More Democratic Canada
CA$19.99
ISBN: 9781550021479
Pub Date: January 1991
Imprint: Dundurn Press
A Passion for Justice
How 'Vinegar Jim' McRuer Became Canada's Greatest Law Reformer
CA$28.95
ISBN: 9780978160005
Pub Date: July 2008
Imprint: Blue Butterfly
This richly detailed biography illustrates how a determined Canadian seeking justice created an enduring legacy. Through vigorous battles, Jim McRuer's passion for justice was translated into laws that daily touch and protect the lives of millions today.
Foreign Voices in the House
A Century of Addresses to Canada's Parliament by World Leaders
CA$35.00
ISBN: 9781459736856
Pub Date: February 2017
Imprint: Dundurn Press
Our Scandalous Senate
CA$24.99
ISBN: 9781459723665
Pub Date: May 2014
Imprint: Dundurn Press
The Big Blue Machine
How Tory Campaign Backrooms Changed Canadian Politics Forever
CA$35.00
ISBN: 9781459724495
Pub Date: October 2015
Imprint: Dundurn Press
Another Country, Another Life
Calumny, Love, and the Secrets of Isaac Jelfs
CA$24.99
ISBN: 9781459708402
Pub Date: March 2013
Imprint: Dundurn Press
Quiet Isaac Jelfs led many hard lives, his escape from each wrapped in deep secrecy. In 1869 he reached Toronto and started his new life with his new wife and his new name. His great-grandson follows that journey, revealing Jelfs' well-hidden tracks and the reasons for his double life.
Raw Life
Cameos of 1890s Justice from a Magistrate's Bench Book
CA$39.99
ISBN: 9780978160043
Pub Date: June 2012
Imprint: Dundurn Press
A Man and His Words
CA$19.95
ISBN: 9781550024869
Pub Date: February 2004
Imprint: Dundurn Press
Robert Boyer is an author, researcher, editor, and public speaker; a member of the Ontario Legislature for 17 years; and the first vice-chairman of Ontario Hydro.
Hardscrabble
The High Cost of Free Land
CA$22.99
ISBN: 9781459708044
Pub Date: July 2013
Imprint: Dundurn Press
Solitary Courage
Mona Winberg and the Triumph over Disability
CA$22.95
ISBN: 9780978160050
Pub Date: October 2010
Imprint: Blue Butterfly
Mona Winberg would "never walk and never talk," yet she became a newspaper columnist, advocate, and member of the Order of Canada. Her courage in triumphing over cerebral palsy helped thousands of others conquer their disabilities.
Clinic of Hope
The Story of Rene Caisse and Essiac
CA$24.99
ISBN: 9781550025200
Pub Date: August 2004
Imprint: Dundurn Press
This story of Rene M. Caisse describes her pursuit to obtain official recognition of her herbal cancer remedy, Essiac, her name spelled backwards. Caisse was thrust into a life-long medical-legal-political controversy that still persists since her death in 1978. A biography of a remarkable woman's struggle to help humanity.
Leading in an Upside-Down World
New Canadian Perspectives on Leadership
CA$24.99
ISBN: 9781550024555
Pub Date: April 2003
Imprint: Dundurn Press
Fifteen Canadians with highly diverse perspectives explore the timely issue of leadership in a changing world.
Just Trust Us
The Erosion of Accountability in Canada
CA$22.99
ISBN: 9781550024319
Pub Date: February 2003
Imprint: Dundurn Press
Citizenship and Democracy
A Case for Proportional Representation
CA$14.99
ISBN: 9781550022803
Pub Date: September 1997
Imprint: Dundurn Press
Former MLA Nick Loenen examines what proportional representation can do for Canadian politics.