Results 61 to 70 of 3,004 | « previous | next »
- Bond investing for Canadians for dummies / by Dagys, Andrew,author.; Wild, Russell,author.;
-
- Subjects: Bonds; Investments;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
-
unAPI
- Storm the ballot box : an insider's guide to a voting revolution / by Roberts, Jo-Ann,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Jo-Ann Roberts thought she knew how Canadian politics worked after being a reporter for forty years. Then she ran in the 2015 federal election as a candidate, confident that all she had to do was convince people she was the best person for the job, and they would vote for her. That wasn't how it worked out. Roberts discovered there was so much she didn't know about our electoral system, especially how vulnerable it is to outside interference and manipulation by interest groups. Nor did she understand that those in power were not interested in getting everyone out to vote. Millions of Canadians are not voting, a crisis that threatens to undermine democracy. Apathy, ignorance, and frustration mean a whole generation is losing faith in the value of their vote. Jo-Ann Roberts wants to ensure that the right to vote is reinvigorated, restored, and respected. In Storm the Ballot Box, she brings her unique experience from both broadcast newsrooms and political backrooms, laying out twelve concrete steps for how to kickstart a non-violent yet powerful voting revolution, empowering Canadians to mark their X--no matter who they vote for.
- Subjects: Voting; Elections;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
-
unAPI
- Planet Canada : how our expats are shaping the future / by Stackhouse, John,1962-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.One of the leading thinkers on Canada's place in the world contends that our country's greatest latent resource is the three million Canadians who don't live here. Educators, entrepreneurs, humanitarians: an entire province's worth of Canadian citizens live outside Canada. Some will return, others won't. But what they all have is the ability, and often the desire, to export Canadian values to a world sorely in need of them. And to act as ambassadors for Canada in industries and societies where diplomatic efforts find little traction. Surely a country with as diverse human resources as Canada ought to plug itself into every corner of the globe. We don't, and sometimes not even when citizens of a country that increasingly finds itself everywhere in the world are asking how they can help. Failing to put this desire to work, contends bestselling author and longtime foreign correspondent John Stackhouse, is a grave error for a small country whose voice is getting lost behind developing nations of rapidly increasing influence. The soft power we once boasted is getting softer, but we have an unparalleled resource, if we choose to use it. To ensure Canada's place in the world, argues Planet Canada, we need to use the world within Canada.
- Subjects: Canadians; Cultural diplomacy;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
-
unAPI
- Haunted Canada. more frightening true tales / by Sutherland, Joel A.,1980-; Hughes, Steven P.,1989-;
In this terrifying collection of haunted stories, author Joel A. Sutherland has put together even more frightening true ghost stories from all across our spooky land, including: A black cat haunts a log cabin in Breckenridge, Quebec. Disembodied sobs torment workers at a mill in Glovertown, Newfoundland and Labrador. A mischievous spirit plays nighttime pranks at an inn in Dawson City, Yukon. Moody black-and-white illustrations and photographs enhance the hauntingly eerie read.
- Subjects: Ghosts; Haunted places;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
-
unAPI
- Canada 1919 : a nation shaped by war / by Cook, Tim,1971-editor.; Granatstein, J. L.,editor.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."With compelling insight, Canada 1919 examines the year following the Great War-a war that was, for Canada, completely unexpected in its magnitude. In the midst of relief that the killing had ended, economic and political tensions were fraught as the survivors attempted to right the country and chart a path into the future. The Canadian Corps had played a significant role in the war and were hailed as the "shock troops" of the British empire. They came home full of both sorrow and pride in their accomplishments, wondering what they would do, and how would they fit in with their families. The military stumbled through massive demobilization. The government struggled to hang on to power, labour seethed, and the threat of Bolshevism emerged. At the same time there were positive changes, and a new Canadian nationalism was forged. This book offers a fresh perspective on the concerns of the time: the treatment of veterans, including nurses and Indigenous soldiers; the place of children; the influenza pandemic; the rising farm lobby; the role of labour; Canada's international standing; and commemoration of the fallen. Canada 1919 exposes the ways in which war shaped Canada-and the ways it did not."--
- Subjects: World War, 1914-1918;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
-
unAPI
- My Canada : an illustrated atlas / by Dearlove, Katherine.; Smith, Lori Joy,1973-;
Colourful maps show Canada from coast to coast.LSC
- Subjects: Children's atlases.;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
-
unAPI
- Maximum Canada : why 35 million Canadians are not enough / by Saunders, Doug,author.;
"Award-winning author and Globe and Mail feature columnist Doug Saunders argues we need 100 million Canadians if we're to outgrow our colonial past and build a safer, greener, more prosperous future. It would shock most Canadians to learn that before 1967, more people have fled this country than immigrated to it. That was no accident. Long after we ceased to be an actual colony, our economic policies and social tendencies kept us poorly connected to the outside world, attracting few of the people and building few of the institutions needed to sustain us. Canada has a history of underpopulation, and its effects are still being felt. Post-1967, a new Canada emerged. The closed, colonial idea of Canada gave way to an open, pluralist and connected vision. At Canada's 150th anniversary, that open vision has become a fragile consensus across major parties and cultures. Yet support for a closed Canada remains influential. In a rare and bold vision for Canada's future, Maximum Canada proposes a most audacious way forward: To avoid global obscurity and create lasting prosperity, to build equality and reconciliation of indigenous and regional divides, and to ensure economic and ecological sustainability, Canada needs to triple its population--and this can be done without a large immigration increase."--
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
-
unAPI
- Unsettling Canada : a national wake-up call / by Manuel, Arthur.; Derrickson, Ronald M;
Includes bibliographical references and index.LSC
- Subjects: Native peoples; Native peoples; Native peoples; Native peoples;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
-
unAPI
- Discover Canada : the rights and responsibilities of citizenship : study guide. by Canada.Citizenship and Immigration Canada.;
Includes bibliographical references and Internet addresses.LSC
- Subjects: Citizenship; Naturalization;
- Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 2
-
unAPI
- Cryptic Canada : unsolved mysteries from coast to coast / by Hyde, Natalie,1963-; Hammill, Matt.;
Explores seven of Canada's most engaging unsolved mysteries.
- Subjects: Curiosities and wonders;
- © c2012., Owlkids Books,
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
-
unAPI
Results 61 to 70 of 3,004 | « previous | next »