The Order of Canada : Its Origins, History, and Developments. by McCreery, Christopher P.

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Contents -- Message from the Queen -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- CHAPTER ONE: False Starts and Honours in Canada, 1867-1917: The Creation of a Canadian Policy -- CHAPTER TWO: Controversy and Discontent, 1917-1935: The Decline and Brief Revival of British Honours in Canada -- CHAPTER THREE: The Honours Quagmire, 1935-1948: The Ubiquitous Canada Medal -- CHAPTER FOUR: More False Starts: Massey Presses Forward -- CHAPTER FIVE: First Successful Steps: Founding the Order of Canada -- CHAPTER SIX: Selection and Reaction: The First Honours List -- CHAPTER SEVEN: Transition to a Complete Honours System -- CHAPTER EIGHT: Enlargement and Acceptance -- CHAPTER NINE: The Logistics of a National Order -- CHAPTER TEN: Unity and Diversity: The Composition of the Order of Canada -- CHAPTER ELEVEN: Honorary Membership: The Extended Project -- CHAPTER TWELVE: Centrepiece of a Modern Honours System: Recognition from Sea to Sea -- Appendix 1: Members of the Interdepartmental Committee and Awards Co-ordination Committee, 1942 -- Appendix 2: Royal Warrant Creating the Canada Medal, 1943 -- Appendix 3: Proposed Royal Warrant Creating the Canadian Award of Honour and Canadian Decoration of Honour, 1943 -- Appendix 4: Letters Patent Founding the Order of Canada, 1967 -- Appendix 5: Constitution of the Order of Canada, 1967 -- Appendix 6: Nomination Form from Vincent Massey -- Appendix 7: Distribution of First Awards of the Order of Canada, July 1967 -- Appendix 8: Recipients of the Order of Canada, July 1967 -- Appendix 9: Constitution of the Order of Canada, 1972 -- Appendix 10: Order of Canada Insignia Manufacture, 1967-2004 -- Appendix 11: Chancellors of the Order of Canada -- Appendix 12: Officials of the Order of Canada -- Appendix 13: Members of the Advisory Council of the Order of Canada.…”
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As for Sinclair Ross / David Stouch. by Stouck, David, 1940-

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Wild Rose -- 2 The Housekeeper's Son -- 3 Bank Clerk -- 4 Musician -- 5 Winnipeg -- 6 Days with Pegasus -- 7 As for Me and My House -- 8 War Years -- 9 Montreal -- 10 The Well -- 11 Whir of Gold -- 12 Tourist -- 13 Sawbones Memorial -- 14 Literary Forefather -- 15 Suicide -- 16 The Order of Canada -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Illustration Credits -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.…”
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United Nations System : the Politics of Member States. by Alger, Chadwick F.

Table of Contents: “…""The United Nations system: The policies of member states""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""1 The United Nations in historical perspective""; ""2 Competing visions: Proposals for UN reform""; ""3 Algeria and reform of the international order""; ""4 Canada, the United Nations, and the reform of international institutions""; ""5 France and the United Nations system""; ""6 Japanâ€?…”
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The greater glory : thirty-seven years with the Jesuits / Stephen Casey. by Casey, Stephen

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Chinatowns : Towns within Cities in Canada. by Lai, David Chueyan

Table of Contents: “…1 Chinese Canadians Elected to Public Office, 1957-June 19882 Chinese Canadians Appointed to the Order of Canada, 1976-July 1988; 3 Chinese Canadians Awarded Honorary Citizenship, City of Victoria, 1971-June 1988; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z.…”
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Stoney Creek Woman : the Story of Mary John. by Moran, Bridget

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Becoming a somebody : the biography of Ignat Kaneff / Steven Nyczyk with Anna-Maria Kaneff, Anna-Maria Kaneff, and Didi Kaneff. by Nyczyk, Steven, Kaneff, Anna-Maria, Kaneff, Kristina Maria, Kaneff, Didi

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Fifty years in the practice of law / Frank Manning Covert ; edited by Barry Cahill. by Covert, Frank Manning, 1908-1987

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The Canadian yearbook of international law 1977 = Annuaire canadien de droit international 1977.

Table of Contents: “…re de pîche en 1977 -- The 1974 Definition of Aggression: A Query -- The Defence of Superior Orders in Canada: A Review of Superior Orders in National and International Law -- Canadian Practice in International Law during 1976 as Reflected Mainly in Public Correspondence and Statements of the Department of External Affairs…”
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A church with the soul of a nation : making and remaking the United Church of Canada / Phyllis D. Airhart. by Airhart, Phyllis D. (Phyllis Diane), 1953-

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The gate of heaven : the story of Congregation Shaar Hashomayim of Montreal, 1846-1996 / Wilfred Shuchat. by Shuchat, Wilfred

Table of Contents: “…EPILOGUE: Rabbi Shuchat's Concluding ThoughtsPOSTSCRIPT -- APPENDIX A: The Reorganizational Meeting of 12 September 1858 -- APPENDIX B: Congregation Presidents, 1860-1995 -- APPENDIX C: Sisterhood Presidents, 1921-1993 -- APPENDIX D: Men's Association Presidents, 1949-1994 -- APPENDIX E: Junior Congregation Presidents, 1928-1976 -- APPENDIX F: Congregants Who Lost Their Lives in War -- APPENDIX G: Congregational Officers and Members of the Order of the British Empire, the Order of Canada, and the Ordre National du Quebec…”
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J. Wendell Macleod : Saskatchewan's "Red Dean" / Louis Horlick. by Horlick, Louis

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As others see us / edited by Fen Osler Hampson and Paul Heinbecker.

Table of Contents: “…Canada among [The United] Nations: A Personal Reflection / Lakhdar Brahimi -- Canada at the United Nations: A Shadow of Its Former Self / Louise Fréchette -- "The Old Order Changeth": Canada and Economic Summitry / Nicholas Bayne and Gordon Smith -- Canada and Global Financial Governance / Eric Helleiner and Bessma Momani -- "Trade Policy Is [Still] Foreign Policy," But It's Not Sexy / Robert Wolfe -- Canada's Contribution to Global Economic and Financial Governance / Cyrus Rustomjee -- ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT. …”
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The U.S. real estate buying guide / Richard Dolan, Don R. Campbell, David Franklin. by Dolan, Richard, 1974-

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Canadian annual review of politics and public affairs 2009 / edited by David Mutimer.

Table of Contents: “…Olympic motion -- Seal product ban -- Defence policy -- AFGHANISTAN -- Prime ministerial visit and engagement shift -- Afghanistan presidential elections -- Afghan detainees -- SOVEREIGNTY -- Russia -- Operation Nanook 09 and prime ministerial trip -- CHARGES AND COURTS MARTIAL -- Captain Robert Semrau -- Corporal Matthew Wilcox -- COUNTER-PIRACY EFFORTS -- Municipal affairs -- CITIES IN THE MARKETPLACE -- THE CULTURE OF CITIES -- REGIONAL GOVERNANCE -- LOCAL DEMOCRACY -- CITIES IN CONFEDERATION -- First Nations -- FEDERAL -- Budget -- Treaty promises -- Order of Canada -- Children's health -- Universal Periodic Review -- Bill C-8: Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act -- Assembly of First Nations -- Navigating public waterways -- Kidney transplants -- Office of the Correctional Investigator -- Truth and Reconciliation Commission -- Aboriginal Affairs Working Group -- Conservative Aboriginal Caucus -- United Nations Appeals Tribunal -- BRITISH COLUMBIA -- Davies Commission -- Maa-nulth final agreement -- Winter Olympic Games -- Fishing rights -- Sex discrimination and the Indian Act -- First Nations Certainty of Land Title Act -- Recognition and Reconciliation Act -- "Prosperity project" at Tetzan Biny (Fish Lake) -- PRAIRIES -- Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation -- Alberta-Métis Settlement Act -- Oil and gas revenues -- H1N1 -- Indian day schools -- Project Devote -- ONTARIO -- Akwesasne -- Mining Act modernization -- Long Lake First Nation -- Harmonized sales tax (HST) -- Far North Act -- QUEBEC -- Plan Nord -- Algonquins of Barriere Lake -- MARITIMES -- Qalipu Mi'kmaq First Nation Band -- Donald Marshall, Jr -- Indian residential schools settlement -- Innu education -- Order of Nova Scotia -- THE NORTH -- Official Languages Act of Nunavut -- Inuit education accord -- Judicial milestone -- Food Mail program.…”
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