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Commissions of inquiry are a vital and ubiquitous part of the Canadian policy landscape. Established to answer the tough questions, they have been charged with examining almost every aspect of public life. This collection brings together leading Canadian scholars working in political science,...

The Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs is an acclaimed series that offers informed commentary on important national events and considers their significance in local and international contexts. This latest instalment reviews one of the most dramatic years in recent Canadian political...

Blood, Sweat, and Cheers looks at the contribution of sport to the making of the Canadian nation, focusing on the gradual transition from rural sporting practices to the emphasis on contemporary team sports that accompanied the industrial and urban transition. The book also analyzes sport's pre-eminent...

No sport is as important to Canadians as hockey. Though there may be a great many things that divide the country, the love of hockey is perhaps its single greatest unifier. Before the latest labour unrest in the National Hockey League (NHL), however, it was easy to forget that hockey is also a multi-million...

In contemporary North America, figure skating ranks among the most 'feminine' of sports and few boys take it up for fear of being labelled effeminate or gay. Yet figure skating was once an exclusively male pastime - women did not skate in significant numbers until the late 1800s, at least a century...

Municipalities are responsible for many essential services and have become vital agents for implementing provincial policies, including those dealing with the environment, emergency planning, economic development, and land use. In Foundations of Governance, experts from each of Canada's provinces...

After the First World War, many Canadians were concerned with the possibility of national regeneration. Progressive-minded politicians, academics, church leaders, and social reformers turned increasingly to the state for solutions. Yet, as significant as the state was in articulating and instituting...

Bartolomeo Scappi (c. 1500-1577) was arguably the most famous chef of the Italian Renaissance. He oversaw the preparation of meals for several Cardinals and was such a master of his profession that he became the personal cook for two Popes. At the culmination of his prolific career he compiled the...

The selections in this section include whales, dolphins, and porpoises. The Natural History of Canadian Mammals is a beautifully illustrated, up-to-date guide to all 215 known species of mammals in Canada. It features brand-new, full-colour images of each species, as well as stunning photographs...

"Mr. and Mrs. Stroud were the picture-perfect couple. They hosted dinner parties, attended charity events, always smiling and gracious and attentive. After an evening at the Stroud mansion many a husband would end up sleeping on the couch after being chastised by their wives at the end of the...

Harper Palmer is one bad girl. She's always been the top dog in her unit, and joining the Special Forces won't change that -- or so she thinks.  Katya makes no bones about the fact that she sees Harper as a challenger to her own status as the alpha woman in the squad. So it's only natural...

What do you do when your two girlfriends hate each other? Pit them against each other in a brutal, no holds barred catfight, of course!  So here I am, with my brat girlfriend and my **milf girlfriend **squaring off to scratch each other's eyes out in front of a baying crowd of men. And I intend to make sure the champion gets her prize -- me! -- as soon as the fight is over. 

Deep in the Southwest is a city that's on edge. Only one thing can diffuse the rising tensions between Hispanics and whites: a good old fashioned catfight over a guy.  Two beauties throw down in front of a huge audience. And one thing is certain -- no matter which girl wins, this is one girl fight that will finally clear the air and bring an end to decades of distrust.

In the depths of the Great Depression, a couple find the only way to maintain their middle class lifestyle is to gamble on -- and eventually participate in -- underground, illegal female fights. When Dean's wife, Betsy, jumps at the chance to enter into a brutal girl-on-girl fight for prize money, she is shocked to find her former employer as the opponent matched against her.