Why Voting Matters?

Why Voting Matters: Landmark Elections - Mr. McNiff

Assignment

Print Collection

• • Oakridge Catalogue

    •  The first Canadian : William Lyon Mackenzie King 1874-1950  by Wells, Allen R.

      • 971.062 KIN WEL

    • Canada's prime ministers, Macdonald to Trudeau : portraits from the Dictionary of Canadian Biography  by Baxter, Edward., Bélanger, Réal., Cook, Ramsay, 1931-

      • 971.009 CAN

    • My stories, my times by Chrétien, Jean, 1934-, Fischman, Sheila., Winkler, Donald.

      • 971.064 CHR CHR

    • Sir Robert Borden : Canada by Thornton, Martin, 1955-

      • 971.061 BOR THO

    • Pierre Elliott Trudeau by Ricci, Nino, 1959-

      • 971.064 TRU RIC

    •  American politics : a very short introduction by Valelly, Richard M.

      • 320.473 VAL

    • The European Union : a very short introduction by Usherwood, Simon McDougall,, Pinder, John

      • 341.242 USH

    • The Iron Lady : Margaret Thatcher, from grocer's daughter to prime minister by Campbell, John, 1947-

      • 941.085 THA CAM

    • The last lion, Winston Spencer Churchill. Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965 by Manchester, William, 1922-2004., Reid, Paul, 1949-

      • 941.082 CHU MAN

    • American Caesars : lives of the presidents from Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush by Hamilton, Nigel

      • 973.91 HAM

    • Franklin Delano Roosevelt by Brinkley, Alan

      • 973.917 ROO BRI

    • Being Nixon : a man divided by Thomas, Evan, 1951-

      • 973.924 NIX THO

    • The Reagan Revolution : a brief insight by Troy, Gil

      • 973.921 REA TRO

    • Revolution and the people in Russia and China : a comparative history by Smith, S. A.

      • 947.21 SMI

    • A history of Russia by Riasanovsky, Nicholas V. (Nicholas Valentine), 1923-2011., Steinberg, Mark D., 1953-

      • 947 RIA

    • Mandela : the authorised biography by Sampson, Anthony

      • 324.2 MAN SAM

    • Great speeches of the twentieth century by Blaisdell, Robert.

      • 808.85 GRE

Points of View

• • Canadian Points of View

Containing resources that present multiple sides of a current issue—including information on key topics of interest to Canadian researchers—this database provides rich content that can help students realize and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues, and develop analytical thinking skills.

• • SIRS (Proquest) Grades 11 - 12

SIRS delivers the pros and cons on today’s complex social issues. Critical current issues and enduring social issues are covered through full-text articles, multimedia, primary sources, government documents and reference material from over 1,800 national and international sources. All publications and are hand indexed to subject headings.

General

• • Canadian Reference Centre

Canadian Reference Centre provides easy access to full text for an optimal research experience. Users will find this database helpful for research on Canada or to keep up with current events in Canada. This database also includes international content for research on Canada's global involvement.

• • Canada in Context (Gale) 

Multimedia reference content from a Canadian perspective, updated daily 

• • Expanded Academic ASAP

Expanded Academic ASAP provides access to scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers across disciplines. The database meets research needs in subject areas including the arts and humanities, social sciences, and science and technology.

• • General OneFile (Gale)

A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily.

Encyclopedias

• • Salem Press - Password needed. 

    • Decades in American History

    • Defining Documents in American History:

      • Political Campaigns, Candidates & Debates (1787–2017) 

    • Great Events from History: 

      • The Twentieth Century, 1971-2000 

      • The Twentieth Century, 1941-1970 

      • The 21st Century (2000-2016)

    • Great Lives from History

      • The Twentieth Century 

  • Encyclopedia Britannica

    • Elections - Web's Best Sites

Government

• • Elections Canada

  • Federal Election Commission (U.S.A.)