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In one minute, delivering a not guilty verdict at the end of the trial for a disturbing murder of a child, Matthew Rice’s life begins to unravel. The very structures his life is built upon start to collapse. Matthew retreats to Quarry Island in Georgian Bay, where he loses his wallet in a boating mishap. Among the pieces of identification he needs to replace is his birth certificate, but he’s informed it’s not on file. His birth certificate was a forgery. Not only have the foundations of his life given way, his very identity is shattered. Matthew learns that the woman who raised him was his father’s second wife, and that his real mother died when he was a baby. What began as a search...
First published in 1997, Revolution at Queen's Park tracks radical changes in Ontario politics during the crucial decade between 1985 and 1995. Written by prominent pilotical analysts, these essays cover a wide range of topics, including electoral behaviour, changes in Ontario's political culture over the decade, and the factors that led to the defeat of Bob Rae's government in 1995. Lively and readable, Revolution at Queen's Park is a well-written account of this remarkable period in Ontario's history.
The first book to examine the evolving role and leadership of the highest-ranking public servant in Ottawa or in any of Canada's Provinces and Territories, the Secretary to Cabinet, or the "Clerk."
This book is the personal memoir of G.A. (Gerry) Thompson. It traces his early life and outlines his career in civil engineering, urban planning and public administration, through various and progressively more responsible positions with the Ontario Government and the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, where as Chief Administrative Officer, he was awarded the Ontario Lt. Governor's Medal of Distinction for Excellence in Public Administration. The book also describes assignments in Kenya and the Middle East. Gerry's substantial ongoing involvement in Academia and a record of making things happen, culminated in his appointment as an Associate Vice President of the University of Waterloo. Gerry has been sought out as a speaker, commentator and board member. Gerry's extensive community involvement, together with life and career experiences, have prompted reflections on Canada, faith and life's lessons.
A unique perspective on Ontario’s most powerful political leaders. Ontario’s fortunes and fates increasingly rest in the hands of the province’s premier. Critics say the role of premier concentrates too much power in one person, but at least that points to the one person Ontarians, and others beyond the province’s borders, ought to know all about. Few people know the modern-era premiers of Canada’s most populous province the way Steve Paikin does. He has covered Queen’s Park politics, discussed provincial issues from all perspectives with his TVO guests, and has interviewed the premiers one-on-one. Paikin and the Premiers offers a rare, uniform perspective on John Robarts, Bill Davis, Frank Miller, David Peterson, Bob Rae, Mike Harris, Ernie Eves, Dalton McGuinty, and Kathleen Wynne – from the vantage point of one of Canada’s most astute and respected journalists.
Preface Acknowledgements Introduction The Politics of Money PART I FIGHTING THE SOCIAL CONTRACT Chapter Premier Bob's Coalition Chapter 2 The Social Contract Juggernaut Chapter 3 Digging In For Battle PART 11 TOWARDS A NEW EDUCATION POLITICS: A REPONSE TO THE ROYAL COMMISSION ON LEARNING Introduction Chapter 4 Finding the Money Chapter 5 Democracy vs Central Control Chapter 6 The Struggle for Curriculum
This book tells the story of how the Health Services Restructuring Commission developed a vision of an effective health services system for the twenty-first century and attempted to fill a policy and leadership void. (Midwest).
Joel Bakan argues that the Canadian Charter of Rights (1982) has failed to promote social justice because it is administered by a conservative judiciary and because social and economic conditions constantly interfere with its principles.
Annotation The province's history of religious, linguistic, ethnic and class confict, which has often drawn the entire country into its battles, is revealed in the biographies of the Premiers.