Browsing by Subject "Canada"
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Hockey Talk: A Textured Description of Morality and Ethics in a Sporting Context
(2021-04-08)Across societies, morality and ethics manifest in many social arenas. Sports, and especially national sports such as ice hockey in Canada, are no exception. There is little consensus on the meaning of on- and off-ice ... -
An institutional analysis of Canadian advisory committees: Linking committee structure and function to policy changes
(2012-09-20)The creation of Canada’s Oceans Act in 1997 encouraged public participation and the use of advisory committees in marine management. To date however, there have been few comparative studies examining whether these advisory ... -
Jan 8-Aug 15, 1792, [Sept 1792, 1787]
(2009-07-28)Six letters to James Dinwiddie from Joseph Rawlings dated Jan 8 - Sept 1792 ; 1787. -
Just the Tip of the Iceberg: Southern Media Depictions of Canadian Sovereignty in the Arctic
(2016-08-24)As climate change opens up the Arctic, Canada’s sovereignty in the region has received increasing attention in both federal politics and the media. Meanwhile, Inuit have lived in the Arctic since time immemorial. Many ... -
L'Acadie Trouvée: Mapping, Geographic Knowledge, and Imagining Northeastern North America, 1710-1763
(2010-08-30)From the British capture of Port Royal in 1710 to the end of the Seven Years’ War, imperial borders in northeastern North America were highly uncertain and vigorously contested. The British “conquest” of Acadia was not ... -
The Language of Community in Canada: Social Relationships: Communities Paper
(Law Commission of Canada, 2001-07) -
Last gasp of the Grenville Orogeny; thermochronology of the Grenville Front tectonic zone near Killarney, Ontario
(University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL, 1993-09)No abstract available. -
Last gasp of the Grenville Orogeny; thermochronology of the Grenville Front tectonic zone near Killarney, Ontario
(University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL, 1993-09)No abstract available. -
LED OUT INTO A LARGER PLACE: REV. ERNEST CROSSLEY HUNTER AND THE PREACHING OF JEWISH~CHRISTIAN BROTHERHOOD INTO CANADA, 1928-1939
(2020-08-28)This thesis explores the preached theology of Rev. Ernest Crossley Hunter between 1928 and 1939 as a significant contribution to The United Church of Canada's efforts to respond to Canada's barring of Jewish refugees from ... -
LEST LAW FORGET: Locke's Toleration and Religious Freedom
(2018-12-14)The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees every person in Canada freedom of conscience and religion. I contend that the concept of religious freedom was born out of a history of religious suffering and originally ... -
THE LIVING AMONGST THE DEAD: THE ROLE OF HALIFAX CEMETERIES AS GREENSPACE AND THEIR POTENTIAL FOR EXPANSION OF THE URBAN FOREST
(2019-08-30)Urban forests provide cities with a multitude of benefits but face many survival challenges. This thesis sought to determine the potential for cemeteries to expand the urban forest in Halifax, Nova Scotia through tree ... -
MAIDS, MEDIA, AND MIGRATION: FILIPINO NEWS MEDIA IN MONTRÉAL AND THE TRANSNATIONAL LIVES OF LIVE-IN CAREGIVERS
(2011-05-05)This thesis explores the role of media in the lives of live-in caregivers in Montréal by looking at two Filipino newspapers and mainstream news coverage on Filipinas and the Philippines. While Filipino newspapers elaborate ... -
Maternal Influenza Vaccination and the Effect of Provincial Immunization Programs in Canada
(2015)With evidence suggesting the importance of influenza vaccination of pregnant women, Canadian provinces have started to implement different publicly funded immunization programs to encourage vaccination of pregnant women. ... -
Mismatched: A Quantitative Evaluation of Thinking Versus Doing Masculinity in Canadian Sport
(2017-09-01)Increasing pressure and activism for social justice is challenging the primacy of hegemonic masculinity. As a result, inclusive masculinities, signified by stereotypically feminine traits are argued to exemplify the current ... -
Modernizing Pakistan's Blasphemy Law as Hate Speech
(2016-04-29)It is difficult to define blasphemy. What is regarded as blasphemous will depend on the values prevalent in a given society. In general, it includes denigrating and insulting expressions targeted toward God and other aspects ... -
Moelleropsis (Lecanorales) as a component of Erioderma habitats in Atlantic Canada
(Dalhousie Printing Centre, 1987-12)One of the many sterile epiphytic lichens from high humidity forest habitats in Atlantic Canada has been identified as belonging to <em>Moelleropsis</em> (Lecanorales). The assignment was made on the basis of the granular, ... -
Monograph of Ericaceae of the Dominion of Canada and adjacent parts of British America
(William Gossip, 1871) -
Monsters in our Midst? Examining the Construction of Sex Offenders in Canadian Policy and Media
(2021-06-02)In Canada, like elsewhere, surveillance tools have been increasingly used by the state to keep track of sex offenders. One such tool in Canada is the National Sex Offender Registry (NSOR). Understanding the complexity of ... -
Narrative City: Latin American Home-City Landscapes in Halifax, Nova Scotia
(2023-08-22)Storytelling lies at the center of cultural production and exchange. In smaller immigrant communities without dedicated cultural infrastructure and established networks of gathering spaces, oral storytelling functions ... -
Notes on concretionary structure in various rock formations in Canada
(WM. MacNab, 1892)