The Governors General Of Canada

Author : Canada. Governor General. Office of the Secretary
Publisher : Rideau Hall, i.e. Bureau du secrétaire du Gouverneur général
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Governors General of Canada written by Canada. Governor General. Office of the Secretary and published by Rideau Hall, i.e. Bureau du secrétaire du Gouverneur général. This book was released on 1977 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Canada. Office of the Secretary to the Governor General
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Governors General of Canada written by Canada. Office of the Secretary to the Governor General and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Barbara Jane Messamore
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 080209385X
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Canada's Governors General, 1847-1878 written by Barbara Jane Messamore and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oft-ignored in the study of Canadian history or dismissed as a vestige of colonial status, the governor general's office provides essential historical insight into Canada's constitutional evolution. In the nineteenth century, as today, individual governors general exercised considerable scope in interpreting their approach to the office. The era 1847-1878 witnessed profound changes in Canada's relationship with Britain, and in this new book, Barbara J. Messamore explores the nature of these changes through an examination of the role of the governor general. Guided by outmoded instructions and constitutional conventions that were not yet firmly established, the governors general of the time - Lord Elgin, Sir Edmund Head, Lord Monck, Lord Lisgar, and Lord Dufferin - all wrestled with the implications of colonial self government. The imprecision of the viceregal role made the character of the appointee especially important and biographical details are thus essential to an understanding of how the new experiment of colonial self-government was put into practice. Messamore's book marries constitutional history and biography, providing illumination on some of the key figures of nineteenth-century Canadian politics.

Author : J. William Galbraith
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 145970939X
Total Pages : 721 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book John Buchan written by J. William Galbraith and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2013-08-10 with total page 721 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soldier, spy, politician, bestselling thriller writer, and governor general of Canada — John Buchan was a man of many seasons and talents. An accomplished Scottish journalist, soldier, head of intelligence, and Member of Parliament, John Buchan (1875-1940) is best known for penning thrillers such as The Thirty-Nine Steps. However, as Canada’s 15th governor general (1935-40), Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, played a significant leadership role as a statesman and diplomat. Buchan was the first governor general appointed after the 1931 Statute of Westminster, which gave Canada constitutional equality with Britain. He worked tirelessly for Canadian unity and promoted the sovereignty, and loyalty to the sovereign, of Canada. In 1937 he founded the Governor General’s Awards, still Canada’s premier prizes for literary achievement. Lord Tweedsmuir helped draw Canada, Britain, and the United States closer together to strengthen the democracies threatened by Nazism and Fascism. He was an inspiration to several of his successors and still inspires us today.

Author : Jean Chevrier
Publisher : New Federation House = Maison Nouvelle Federation
ISBN 13 : 9780968921586
Total Pages : 125 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Governors General of Canada written by Jean Chevrier and published by New Federation House = Maison Nouvelle Federation. This book was released on 2012 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Georges P. Vanier
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1442637730
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Only to Serve written by Georges P. Vanier and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 1970-12-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collected in this volume are selections from addresses by His Excellency, General Georges P. Vanier, one of the most eminent public figures of Canada. His broad interests and deep involvement in all aspects of Canadian life are reflected in these speeches. A life-long concern with the importance of the family is evident in his opening talk at the Canadian Conference on the Family in 1964: "...the best and surest way of developing generous and idealistic hearts, of giving the community men and women who are well-balanced and conscious of their responsibilities to their country, is to protect the family, for the family...is capable of giving to the universe the human beings who are prepared to put justice and truth before their own personal interests." From this conference emerged the Vanier Institute of the Family. Closely allied to the Governor-General's dedication to the family was his interest in the youth of the country. During his time of office he strove continually to bring Canadians to a fuller realization of the importance of their young people: "Tell me the character of a nation's young people and I will tell you the future of the nation." The book also includes the core of the Governor General's statements on education, reflections that have special meaning for every teacher and educator in Canada. His views on public life and on the democratic ideal, and his great desire for better understanding between English and French Canadians and for the essential unity of the Canadian nation, also hold a place of prominence in these excerpts. The final section of the book is devoted to his intense concern for the spiritual side of man's existence, for the ideals and values that set man apart and allow him to hope for a better world. Dr Wilder Penfield, head of the Vanier Institute of the Family, who was a close friend of the Governor General, and Claude Ryan, editor of Le Devoir, have written forewords for the volume.

Author : Gabrielle D'Emilio-Lappa
Publisher : FriesenPress
ISBN 13 : 1039104460
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 1 Sussex Drive written by Gabrielle D'Emilio-Lappa and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2021-07-29 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rideau Hall, the official Residence of Canada’s Governors General, has been host to some of the greatest leaders and dignitaries in history. Members of royal families, world leaders and heads of state have stayed there and have experienced, firsthand, the warmth and hospitality so often associated with Canadians. For those chosen to serve as Governors General, as well as for their families, Rideau Hall becomes their home for five years, and sometimes longer. To the outsider, a visit to Rideau Hall as an invited guest is like watching a theatre performance, with the supporting cast and crew somewhere in the background but always where they are supposed to be. This book provides first-person narratives and real accounts of memorable moments by those who worked with quiet dignity behind the scenes, and often for the greatest part of their working lives, to make Rideau Hall a home.

Author : Amy Sawyer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781487203801
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Governor General written by Amy Sawyer and published by . This book was released on 2016-09 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Cowan
Publisher : York Pub.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Canada's Governors-General written by John Cowan and published by York Pub.. This book was released on 1965 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biographical sketches of Canada's Governors-General 1867-1967.

Author : David Johnston
Publisher : Signal
ISBN 13 : 0771047223
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Idea of Canada written by David Johnston and published by Signal. This book was released on 2019-08-20 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From our former Governor General, The Idea of a Nation is a series of fifty—of several thousand—carefully chosen letters he has written to people he has admired and befriended over his seventy-plus years, that sets out David Johnston's frank, informed, and novel thoughts about Canada. Touching on a wide range of topics ranging from learning, the law, kindness and courage, to the monarchy, Aboriginal education, justice, bilingualism, mental health, and hockey, David Johnston has always used the letter writing form to tackle the passions, challenges, and goals of his incredibly accomplished and varied life. From his earliest years at Harvard, he has written several letters each day, starting with those to his large family, and broadening out to an ever-widening circle of friends that includes ministers and monarchs, educators and entrepreneurs, and many extraordinary Canadians who have deepened his perspective and touched his heart. The letters included in this beautiful volume are all about Canada—a project to help him understand and share his views on this great country, past, present, and future. Presented in three parts—What Shapes Me, What Consumes Me, and What Comforts Me—The Right Honourable David Johnston reaches out to his grandchildren, Kevin Vickers, Clara Hughes, Chris Hadfield, the Aga Khan, Tina Fontaine, Mike Lazaridis, the teachers of our country, a grade five class in Winnipeg, an unknown Inuit boy he met at Rideau Hall, and many others. The perfect gift for graduates, this unique and lovely book should find its home in every Canadian's library.