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  • Stalled

    The Representation of Women in Canadian Governments

    Edited by Linda Trimble, Jane Arscott, Manon Tremblay ...
    Following significant increases in women’s electoral representation in the 1980s and '90s, progress has stalled. Today, there are only a few more women in Canada’s parliament and legislatures than a decade ago. What has happened to the representational gains for women and why does gender parity remain so elusive? To answer these questions, Stalled provides a detailed roadmap of women’s political ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Ms. Prime Minister

    Gender, Media, and Leadership

    by Linda Trimble ...
    Ms. Prime Minister offers both solace and words of caution for women politicians. After closely analyzing the media coverage of former Canadian Prime Minister Kim Campbell; two former Prime Ministers of New Zealand, Jenny Shipley and Helen Clark; and Australia’s 27th Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, Linda Trimble concludes that reporting both reinforces and contests unfair gender norms. News about ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

  • Still Counting

    Women in Politics across Canada

    by Linda Trimble, Jane Arscott ...
    Still Counting explains why scholars and activists continue to count the number of women elected to Canada's legislatures, and demonstrates that, by any measure, women are only halfway to equal. The authors assert that an "electoral glass ceiling" is keeping women at or below the 25 per cent mark, restricting women to less than half of the seats that would be theirs in a democracy committed to ... Read more

    $26.99 CAD

  • Representing Women in Parliament

    A Comparative Study

    Edited by Marian Sawer, Manon Tremblay, Linda Trimble ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Comparative Politics
    The first book-length treatment of the political representation of women in countries with parliamentary systems based on the Westminster model.Written by a major international team of authors, this new study features twelve chapters on both new and established parliaments, including Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. It tests the latest theories about women's political ... Read more

    $72.82 CAD

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  • Women and Power

    The Case for Parity

    by Pascale Navarro ...
    It’s already passé to ask if parity is important for today’s Canada. What’s needed now is to ask how we can make sure more women run for office and that they’re well-represented in government. There are no easy answers to this, but it’s clear that half-measures just won’t do. Pascale Navarro argues that quotas are essential for women to achieve parity with men in politics. Over a hundred other ... Read more

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  • A Matter of Confidence

    The Inside Story of the Political Battle for BC

    by Rob Shaw, Richard Zussman ...
    Shortlisted, 2019 BC and Yukon Book Prizes Hubert Evans Prize for Non-FictionA breathtaking behind-the-scenes look at the dramatic rise and fall of Christy Clark’s BC Liberals, the return to power of the NDP, and what it means for British Columbia’s volatile political climate going forward.British Columbia’s political arena has always been the site of dramatic rises and falls, infighting, scandal, ... Read more

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  • Seeking Balance

    Conversations with BC Women in Politics

    by Anne Edwards ...
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  • Stephen Harper

    by John Ibbitson ...
    The authoritative biography of Stephen Harper, to be published on the eve of the next election.As one of the important prime ministers in the life of our nation, Stephen Harper has reshaped Canada into a more conservative country, a transformation that his opponents tacitly admit will never be reversed. He has made government smaller, justice tougher, and provinces more independent, whether they ... Read more

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  • The Longer I'm Prime Minister

    Stephen Harper and Canada, 2006-

    by Paul Wells ...
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    by Charlotte Bronte, Mallory Ortberg ...
    Series series Harper Perennial Deluxe Editions
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  • A Fair Country

    Telling Truths About Canada

    by John Ralston Saul ...
    In this startlingly original vision of Canada, renowned thinker John Ralston Saul argues that Canada is a Métis nation, heavily influenced and shaped by Aboriginal ideas: Egalitarianism, a proper balance between individual and group, and a penchant for negotiation over violence are all Aboriginal values that Canada absorbed. An obstacle to our progress, Saul argues, is that Canada has an ... Read more

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