The Constant Liberal
The Constant Liberal

Author: Christo Aivalis

Publisher: UBC Press

Published: 2018-05-15

Total Pages: 293

ISBN-13: 0774837160

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Pierre Elliott Trudeau – radical progressive or unavowed socialist? His legacy remains divisive. Most scholars portray Trudeau’s ties to the left as evidence either of communist affinities or of ideals that led him to found a progressive, modern Canada. The Constant Liberal traces the charismatic politician’s relationship with left and labour movements throughout his career. Christo Aivalis argues that although Trudeau found key influences and friendships on the left, he was in fact a consistently classic liberal, driven by individualist and capitalist principles. While numerous biographies have noted the impact of the left on Trudeau’s intellectual and political development, this comprehensive analysis showcases the interplay between liberalism and democratic socialism that defined his world view – and shaped his effective use of power. The Constant Liberal suggests that Trudeau’s leftist activity was not so much a call for social democracy as a warning to fellow liberals that lack of reform could undermine liberal-capitalist social relations.

Wage and Price Policies in Australia, Austria, Canada, Japan, the Netherlands, and West Germany
Wage and Price Policies in Australia, Austria, Canada, Japan, the Netherlands, and West Germany

Author: United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee

Publisher:

Published: 1982

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13:

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Comparison prepared for the 1982 Congress of the USA on the use of wage policy and price policy to moderate inflation in Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Federal Republic, Japan and Netherlands - maintains that inflexibility makes deflationary monetary policy inefficient and wasteful in the USA; suggests lessons to be learned from Australian wages arbitration, Austria's economic administration of wages and prices, Canadian price control, Japanese labour relations, Dutch consensus and West German codetermination. Bibliography.

A Short History of Canada
A Short History of Canada

Author: Desmond Morton

Publisher: McClelland & Stewart

Published: 2017-09-12

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 0771060033

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Most of us know bits and pieces of our history but would like to be more sure of how it all fits together. The trick is to find a history that is so absorbing you will want to read it from beginning to end. With this book, Desmond Morton, one of Canada’s most noted and highly respected historians, shows how the choices we can make at the dawn of the 21st century have been shaped by history. Morton is keenly aware of the links connecting our present, our past, and our future, and in one compact and engrossing volume he pulls off the remarkable feat of bringing it all together – from the First Nations before the arrival of the Europeans to the failure of the Charlottetown accord and Jean Chretien’s third term as prime minister. His acute observations on the Diefenbaker era, the effects of the post-war influx of immigrants, the flag debate, the baby boom, the Trudeau years and the constitutional crisis, the Quebec referendum, and the rise of the Canadian Alliance all provide an invaluable background to understanding the way Canada works today.