The revised and updated edition of this biography of Canadian Prime Minister R.B. Bennett examines the life and political career of the man associated with, and often blamed for, the worst travails of
Born in the prairies, from the ravages of the Depression, the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation was a new political party that offered a socialist vision and idealistic belief that Canada could rebu
As Sir John A. Macdonald intended, the federal government must be recognized as the nation’s voice.Power matters. Power is the capacity to encourage and inspire. When expressed in a positive way, powe
To understand Canada one must understand racism, for Canada was born and grew as a racist state. Race riots, segregated schools, racially-based union membership, mass deportations of innocent people,
Blood and Daring will change our views not just of Canada's relationship with the United States, but of the Civil War, Confederation and Canada itself. In Blood and Daring, lauded historian John Boyko
At the centre of this story are three leaders. President John F. Kennedy pledged to pay any price to advance his vision for America's defence and needed Canada to step smartly in line. Fighting him at
Examines Canadian participation in the American Civil War, argues that the confederation of Canada occurred when it did because of the pressures of the war, and shows how the political climate of the
