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- Canada and colonialism : an unfinished history / by Reynolds, James I.,author.;
- Includes bibliographical references and index."Colonialism endures in Canada today. Dismantling it requires understanding how and why Canada's colonial experience in the British Empire remains unique. While colonies like India were ruled through despotism and violence, Canada's white settler population governed itself while oppressing the Indigenous peoples whose lands they were on. Canada and Colonization shows that this settler-led self-governance is why colonialism is still entrenched in Canadian laws and society to today. Author Jim Reynolds presents a truly compelling account of Canada's colonial coming of age and its impacts on Indigenous peoples, including the internal colonialism behind the Indian Act and those who enforced it. This book also addresses the historical and ongoing Anglo-Canadian support for colonial rule and how this perpetuates colonialism. It is this continuing legacy that the Truth and Reconciliation Commission implored Canada to recognize and address before reconciliation and decolonization could take place. As one of Canada's leading experts in Aboriginal law, author Jim Reynolds highlights the historical underpinnings and contemporary challenges Canada must reckon with to move toward decolonization."--
- Subjects: Indigenous peoples; Indigenous peoples; Indigenous peoples;
- Ken Reid's hometown hockey heroes / by Reid, Ken,1974-author.;
- "From Sportsnet Central host and broadcaster Ken Reid comes an inspiring and entertaining new collection of hockey stories about local legends who define the game and its values in communities across Canada. In many communities across Canada, hockey lives in the nearby arenas and leagues that forge both decades-long rivalries and unbreakable friendships. Fans show up to cheer not for distant NHL superstars, but for the homegrown heroes who define their town. These players don't always make it to the big leagues, but they inevitably become legends. In this entertaining collection, Canadian broadcaster and Sportsnet Central host Ken Reid tells their uplifting stories, from Pictou, Nova Scotia, to Kimberley, British Columbia--and everywhere in between. There's Robbie Forbes, who arrived in Newfoundland in the mid-eighties still dreaming of the pros and ended up giving the town a dream of its own when he led the Corner Brook Royals to a Canadian Senior Hockey title. He also happens to be Sidney Crosby's uncle. In a legendary Ontario community, the name Paul Polillo is spoken in the same reverential breath as Wayne Gretzky in their shared hometown of Brantford. There's also the tragic story of George Pelawa, who may have been the inspiration for Tom Cochrane & Red Rider's famous song "Big League." And Tyson Wuttunee, an Indigenous player in Saskatchewan who, through hockey, found the family and home he'd always longed for. Featuring heartwarming stories of grit, leadership, and life-long bonds, Ken Reid's Hometown Hockey Heroes celebrates how hockey, and the values the game teaches, can shape our communities for the better"--
- Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Hockey players; Hockey players; Hockey; Hockey; Hockey; Hockey;
- Midsomer murders. [videorecording] / by Dudgeon, Neil,actor.; Hendrix, Nick,1985-actor.; Rye, Renny,television director.; Laughland, Nicholas,television director.; Carter, Matt,television director.; Hughes, Steve,television director.; Bentley Productions (Firm),production company.; Acorn Media (Firm),publisher.; RLJ Entertainment,film distributor.;
- Neil Dudgeon, Nick Hendrix.The idyllic villages of Midsomer County reveal their most sinister secrets in this perennially popular British series.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Detective and mystery television programs.; Barnaby, Chief Inspector (Fictitious character); Police; Murder;
- For private home use only.
- The game [videorecording] / by Aris, Jonathan,1971-; Cox, Brian,1946-; Hamilton, Victoria,1971-; Hughes, Tom,1986-; MacCormick, Niall.; O'Hara, Daniel.; Whithouse, Toby.; BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.; British Broadcasting Corporation.; Warner Bros. Entertainment.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
- Tom Hughes, Jonathan Aris, Victoria Hamilton, Brian Cox.The Game is a 1970s Cold War spy thriller set in the world of espionage. It tells the story of the invisible war fought by MI5 as it battles to protect the nation from the threats of the Cold War.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.
- Subjects: Great Britain. MI5; Cold War; Espionage; Spies; Television mini-series.; Thrillers (Television programs);
- © c2015., BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc. ; Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video,
- My fight for Canadian healthcare : a thirty-year battle to put patients first / by Day, Brian,1947-author.;
- Includes bibliographical references."On July 15, 2022, the British Columbia Court of Appeal ruled that patients in BC were suffering, and many risked dying, as a result of delayed access to care. The ruling included a conclusion that the delays were caused by planned and deliberate government strategies to limit resources and capacity. Despite that, they upheld laws that cause patients to die. Their rationale was that allowing non-government options, which is something every other country on the planet allows, might negatively impact our existing, grossly underperforming, health system. Canada is currently ranked 10th out of 10 universal health systems in highly developed countries. The Appeal Court made its decision despite an admission that the trial data "represents real people, with real pain, a real setbacks, and real risk of dying prematurely" and that "waiting inherently carries the risk of death." This book traces a personal journey through a Canadian health system that has reached the point of imposing serious harm on patients. Governments have stubbornly adhered to principles developed over 60 years ago. Medicare was supposed to act as a safety net. Instead, it has become a trap in which patients are forced to suffer. Wole Soyinka, the 1986 Nobel Prize winner for literature, once stated: "Books and all forms of writing have always been objects of terror to those who seek to suppress the truth." While this book may not strike terror in those who have opposed me over the years, I hope it will at least promote guilt in the hearts of those who fought us in the courtroom, many of whom have benefitted from their own extensive use of private clinics, including ours"--
- Subjects: Clinics; Health care reform; Medical care; Medical care; Right to health;
- The missing. [videorecording] / by Chanan, Ben,television director.; Williams, Harry,screenwriter.; Williams, Jack,screenwriter.; Morrissey, David,actor.; Hawes, Keeley,1977-actor.; Allam, Roger,actor.; Fraser, Laura,1976-actor.; Hille, Anastasia,actor.; Williams, Lia,actor.; New Pictures (Firm),production company.; BNP Paribas Fortis Film Fund,production company.; Czar TV Productions,production company.; Starz Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.; Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc,film distributor.;
- David Morrissey, Keeley Hawes, Roger Allam, Laura Fraser, Anastasia Hille, Lia Williams.In 2014, a young British woman stumbles through the streets of her German hometown and collapses. Her name is Alice Webster and she has been missing for eleven years. Alice's return sends shockwaves through the small community.Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Detective and mystery television programs.; Television crime shows.; Abduction; Missing children;
- For private home use only.
- Viking war [videorecording] : last battle of the vikings / by Henderson, Jon.; McDonald, Bill.; BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc,publisher.; British Broadcasting Corporation.Television Service,production company.; Warner Home Video (Firm),film distributor.;
- Hosted by Jon Henderson.Marine archaeologist Professor Jon Henderson rediscovers the incredible story of the last days of the Vikings, painting a vivid picture of Scotland and the brutal men who came over the North Sea in long ships.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen (16:9) presentation ; Dolby Digital 2.0 surround sound.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Haakon IV Haakonsson, King of Norway, 1204-1263.; Vikings;
- For private home use only.
- Sweetness in the belly [videorecording] / by Abdul-mateen Ii, Yahya,actor.; Fanning, Dakota,1994-actor.; Mehari, Zeresenay Berhane,film director.; Mosaku, Wunmi,actor.; Nayyar, Kunal,actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Gibb, Camilla.Sweetness in the belly.; Gravitas Ventures (Firm),publisher.;
- Dakota Fanning, Kunal Nayyar, Wunmi Mosaku, Yahya Abdul-mateen Ii, Gavin Drea, Peter Bankole, Amerjit Deu.An orphan in Ethiopia escapes as a refugee to England, where upon growing up she works to aid immigrants and refugees in reuniting with their families.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereophonic.
- Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fiction films.; Feature films.; British; Ethiopians; Families; Women;
- For private home use only.
- Death in paradise. [videorecording] / by Bird, Matthew,television producer.; John-Jules, Danny,actor.; Martins, Sara,1977-; Miller, Ben,1966-; Thorogood Robert,screenwriter.; BBC Worldwide Ltd.,production company.; Kudos,production company.; Red Planet Pictures,production company.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
- Written by Robert Thorogood, James Payne and Jack Lothian ; produced by Matthew Bird.Ben Miller, Sara Martins, Danny John-Jules, Gary Carr, Elizabeth Bourgine.British cop Richard Poole is a fish out of water when he is sent to the tiny island of Sainte Marie to solve a mysterious murder. Awaiting Richard is a ramshackle station and a very different type of policing.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, Region 1, widescreen; stereo.
- Subjects: Detective and mystery television programs.; Murder; Police; Television crime shows.;
- © 2013., Warner Home Video for the BBC,
- The Famous Five : Canada's crusaders for women's rights / by Smith, Barbara,1947 April 19-author.;
- Includes bibliographical references and index."On August 27, 1927, five women gathered at a house on Edmonton's Southside to sign a letter that would change the course of Canadian history. Those women were Emily Murphy, Nellie McClung, Louise McKinney, Irene Parlby, and Henrietta Muir Edwards, who would become known as the Famous Five. The meeting of the women had been prompted by Emily Murphy, an Alberta magistrate, whose right to render judgements had been challenged by a lawyer who maintained that only men could be appointed as judges because only men were considered "persons" under the British North America Act. The battle for justice that began that Saturday afternoon on took several years and many miles, finally making its way to the Privy Council in London. Finally, in 1929, a landmark ruling found that women were indeed "persons" in the eyes of the law. But who were these women and how did they come together at such a pivotal moment in Canadian history? The Famous Five is a comprehensive look at the remarkable lives, prolific careers, sometimes disturbing contradictions, and extraordinary achievements of these five women who fought for equality at a time when women were barely recognized as relevant."--
- Subjects: Famous Five (Canadian women's rights activists); Women's rights; Women;
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