Dad's Best Memories and Recollections

Dad's Best Memories and Recollections
Author: Charles J. Humber
Publisher: FriesenPress
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2016-01-20
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1460283384

DAD’S BEST MEMORIES AND RECOLLECTIONS is Chazzz Humber’s epithaph casting a very long and sentimental shadow across North America and beyond. This 230-page volume is his granite monument, well-polished! It lavishly records 125 of his best memories over a life-span of nearly eighty years. The vignettes are serenaded with more than 400 illustrations. Those discovering this volume likely will find themselves wanting to record, in their own sunset years, their personal memories and recollections. And when they do, they are apt to recall what it was like to live in their fluctuating world dominated by a variety of personalities and cascading events. Mr. Humber vividly describes what it was like, in 1945, to travel in a 1930 Model A Ford from Toronto to Boston. With lively enthusiasm, he reports what it was like to live in post-World War II Boston, to cook a lobster for a former President of the United States or to sell a pair of elevator shoes to one of Hollywood’s shortest celebrities or to shine the shoes of a Derby-hatted father of a future President of the United States. It is not a remarkable achievement to reflect, to recall or to have memories that are treasured. But to tell them with literary aplomb, to recall the events that happened nearly seventy-five years ago with utmost clarity is definitely an admirable achievement and should be cherished not only by the kin who follow Mr. Humber but by those who might like to imitate what he has monumentally achieved in Dad’s Best Memories and Recollections.

Loyal She Remains

Loyal She Remains
Author: United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada
Publisher:
Total Pages: 674
Release: 1984
Genre: Ontario
ISBN: 9780969156604

Divided Province

Divided Province
Author: Greg Albo
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Total Pages: 585
Release: 2019-02-28
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0773555684

No government jurisdiction in Canada has so radically transformed its public policies over the past decades as Ontario, and yet the province has also maintained a striking degree of political stability in its party system. Since the 1990s, neoliberalism has been the point of reference in constructing policy agendas for all of Ontario's political parties. It has guided the strategy for governance of the dominant Liberal Party since 2003, even as it divides the province between workers and employers, north and south, rural and urban, and racialized minorities and the majority population. With a focus on the governments of Mike Harris, Dalton McGuinty, and Kathleen Wynne, Divided Province brings together leading researchers to dissect the province's public policies since the 1990s. Presenting original, state-of-the-art research, the book demonstrates that, although the Conservative government of Mike Harris implemented the sharpest and most profound shift towards the establishment of a neoliberal regime in the province, the subsequent Liberal governments consolidated that neoliberal turn. The essays in this volume explore the consequences of this ideological turn across a spectrum of policies, including health, education, poverty, energy, employment, manufacturing, and how it has impacted workers, women, First Nations, and other distinct communities. The first book to offer a comprehensive critical account of neoliberalism in Ontario, Divided Province overturns conventional readings of the province's politics and suggests that building a more democratic and egalitarian alternative to the current orthodoxy requires nothing less than a radical rupture from existing policies and political alliances. Without such a decisive break, political space may well open up again for the populist right.

Insight Guides Canada (Travel Guide eBook)

Insight Guides Canada (Travel Guide eBook)
Author: Insight Guides
Publisher: Apa Publications (UK) Limited
Total Pages: 806
Release: 2022-07-15
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 183905333X

Insight Guide to Canada is a pictorial travel guide in a magazine style providing answers to the key questions before or during your trip: deciding when to go to Canada, choosing what to see, from exploring Nova Scotia to discovering Ontario or creating a travel plan to cover key places like Montreal and Quebec. This is an ideal travel guide for travellers seeking inspiration, in-depth cultural and historical information about Canada as well as a great selection of places to see during your trip. The Insight Guide Canada covers: Central Canada, Toronto, Montreal, Quebec, New Brunswick, nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Vancouver, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, the Yukon, and Nunavut In this travel guide you will find: IN-DEPTH CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL FEATURES Created to explore the culture and the history of Canada to get a greater understanding of its modern-day life, people and politics BEST OF The top attractions and Editor's Choice highlighting the most special places to visit around Canada CURATED PLACES, HIGH QUALITY MAPS Geographically organised text cross-referenced against full-colour, high quality travel maps for quick orientation in Toronto, Vancouver, Alberta and many more locations in Canada. COLOUR-CODED CHAPTERS Every part of Canada, from New Brunswick to Manitoba has its own colour assigned for easy navigation TIPS AND FACTS Up-to-date historical timeline and in-depth cultural background to Canada as well as an introduction to Canada's Food and Drink and fun destination-specific features. PRACTICAL TRAVEL INFORMATION A-Z of useful advice on everything from when to go to Canada, how to get there and how to get around, as well as Canada's climate, advice on tipping, etiquette and more. STRIKING PICTURES Features inspirational colour photography, including the stunning Jasper National Park and the spectacular Vancouver Island.

Democracy in Canada

Democracy in Canada
Author: Donald J. Savoie
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2019-09-02
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0228000416

Canada's representative democracy is confronting important challenges. At the top of the list is the growing inability of the national government to perform its most important roles: namely mapping out collective actions that resonate in all regions as well as enforcing these measures. Others include Parliament's failure to carry out important responsibilities, an activist judiciary, incessant calls for greater transparency, the media's rapidly changing role, and a federal government bureaucracy that has lost both its way and its standing. Arguing that Canadians must reconsider the origins of their country in order to understand why change is difficult and why they continue to embrace regional identities, Democracy in Canada explains how Canada's national institutions were shaped by British historical experiences, and why there was little effort to bring Canadian realities into the mix. As a result, the scope and size of government and Canadian federalism have taken on new forms largely outside the Constitution. Parliament and now even Cabinet have been pushed aside so that policy makers can design and manage the modern state. This also accounts for the average citizen's belief that national institutions cater to economic elites, to these institutions' own members, and to interest groups at citizens' own expense. A masterwork analysis, Democracy in Canada investigates the forces shaping the workings of Canadian federalism and the country's national political and bureaucratic institutions.

The Politics of Ontario

The Politics of Ontario
Author: Cheryl N. Collier
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2024-06-03
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1487562241

Ontario is the most populous province in Canada and perhaps the most complex. It encompasses a range of regions, cities, and local cultures, while also claiming a long-standing pre-eminence in Canadian federalism. The second edition of The Politics of Ontario aims to understand this unique and ever-changing province. The new edition captures the growing diversity of Ontario, with new chapters on race and Ontario politics, Black Ontarians, and the relationship of Indigenous Peoples and Ontario. With contributors from across the province, the book analyses the political institutions of Ontario, key areas such as gender, Northern Ontario, the intricate Ontario political economy, and public policy challenges with the environment, labour relations, governing the GTA, and health care. Completely refreshed from the earlier edition, it emphasizes the evolution of Ontario and key public policy challenges facing the province. In doing so, The Politics of Ontario provides readers with a thorough understanding of this complicated province.

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (Book Analysis)

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (Book Analysis)
Author: Bright Summaries
Publisher: BrightSummaries.com
Total Pages: 19
Release: 2018-10-24
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 2808012632

Unlock the more straightforward side of Never Let Me Go with this concise and insightful summary and analysis! This engaging summary presents an analysis of Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro, a dystopian novel set in a fictionalised version of England where human clones are used for organ donation. The novel follows three of these clones, Kathy, Ruth and Tommy, as they grow up and come to realise that they have no way of escaping their fate, which will inevitably lead to their early deaths. In this way, the author reflects on mortality, the ethical limits of modern science and what it means to be human. Never Let Me Go is Kazuo Ishiguro’s sixth novel and, along with The Remains of the Day (for which he won the Man Booker Prize in 1989) and The Buried Giant, is one of his most widely read works. Find out everything you need to know about Never Let Me Go in a fraction of the time! This in-depth and informative reading guide brings you: • A complete plot summary • Character studies • Key themes and symbols • Questions for further reflection Why choose BrightSummaries.com? Available in print and digital format, our publications are designed to accompany you on your reading journey. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. See the very best of literature in a whole new light with BrightSummaries.com!

Loyalty to the Kingdom of Christ

Loyalty to the Kingdom of Christ
Author: Sven Pearl Johanson
Publisher: The Hermit Kingdom Press
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2004
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780972386494

The strength of this book lies in the fact that Johanson concretely discusses issues involving conflict of loyalty facing Christians today in society and in politics.

Sex Signs

Sex Signs
Author: Judith Bennett
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 564
Release: 1990-01-15
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780312915971

A unique marriage of astrology, psychology, and female sexuality, Sex Signs offers extraordinary tools for taking charge of one's life. A practical guide to improved self-understanding, fulfillment and successful relationships.

The Last Scream

The Last Scream
Author: R. L. Stine
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 164
Release: 1996
Genre: Amusement parks
ISBN: 0671529579

Robin Fear is out to destroy Dierdre Bradley, her father, and Fear Park but one person's waiting for revenge.