There is now a great amount of material available, written in just the last decade, that puts a fresh spin on our history or in some cases, sheds light on stories we were never told. My advice is to pick up any number of these books and use this fall to get in touch with Canadian political history.
John Ralston Saul’s new book, part of the ‘Extraordinary Canadians’ series, chronicles this violent, revolutionary, and extremely important time in our history. It is the story of two men, strangers to one another and of entirely different heritage, who were brought together by their shared philosophy and together brought their ideals to all of Canada.
In a new book, Sylvia Bashevkin looks at why women’s progress in politics seems stalled in this country. She is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto. Her book is called “Women, Power, Politics: the Hidden Story of Canada’s Unfinished Democracy”.
Charlotte Gray discusses her biography on Nellie McClung who fought for the right of women to be recognized as “persons”. The book is part of the ‘Extraordinary Canadians’ series.
Andrew Cohen discusses his contribution to the book series ‘Extraordinary Canadians’ about the 14th Prime Minister of Canada, Lester Pearson.
Former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien sits down with Allan Gregg for a wide-ranging interview. They discuss Chrétien’s new memoir, My Years as Prime Minister, his views on the state of politics in Canada and his recent heart surgery.
Paul Martin discusses his new political memoir, ‘Hell or High Water’.
The leader of the federal Liberals writes in a new memoir about his mother’s side of the family stretching back to Confederation, and how they influenced him. It’s called “True Patriot Love: Four Generations in Search of Canada”.
The Canadian Citizenship study guide and a panel discussion from the Agenda on Canadian identity as presented within the guide.
The Agenda featuring a discussion between Steve Paikin and John Boyko, author of ‘Bennett: The Rebel who Challenged and Changed a Nation’.