Author: Andrew Lawton Publisher: Sutherland House Books ISBN: 9781989555934 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 0
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In January 2022, a small group of Canadian truckers fed up with nearly two years of Covid restrictions and a new vaccine mandate for cross-border essential workers decided to take their frustrations directly to the nation's capital. The Freedom Convoy quickly took on a life of its own as hundreds of trucks and thousands of protesters made the journey to Parliament Hill. For the next three weeks, the trucker convoy led a protest unlike any other, complete with bouncy castles, pig roasts, and late-night dance parties. But to the media and government, it was a hate-filled insurrection requiring the unprecedented invocation of the federal Emergencies Act. In this timely and provocative book, author Andrew Lawton combines his own on-the-ground reporting and countless hours of interviews with the Freedom Convoy's organizers and volunteers to tell, for the first time, the whole story of the convoy.
Author: Benjamin J Dichter Publisher: ISBN: 9781738751419 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
"What really happened? Benjamin J. Dichter, integrally involved from the beginning, lets his readers in on the story." - Jordan B. Peterson Even Canadians can only take so much. When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau imposed mandates designed to kill the job of every unvaccinated cross-border Canadian trucker - no exceptions - common-sense people rallied by the tens of thousands to support trucking convoys to the nation's capital. They baked cookies. They cooked pots of chili. They waved flags from highway overpasses and stood together to sing "O Canada, we stand on guard for thee." Benjamin J. Ditcher, official spokesperson for the Freedom Convoy, takes the reader inside the non-violent mass demonstration that insisted, "No more!" He tells how Canadians inspired parallel movements in thirty other countries and recounts the drama of a precedent-setting Bitcoin crowdfunding campaign. Most important of all, he establishes that Trudeau planned his spiteful, autocratic crackdown at the outset, invoking powers never before used against non-violent protesters in a Western democracy.
Author: Z. S. Ahmed Publisher: Zaramina Books ISBN: 9781778292156 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 30
Book Description
The Freedom Convoy of 2022 started in Canada and instantly sparked similar movements across the globe. Author Z.S. Ahmed immortalizes this inspiring global phenomenon through this poetic and historical account for children and parents, alike. It takes readers through the the trials and tribulations of the preceding months, as well as the funding and media challenges facing the truckers and their supporters after the campaign was well underway. Commemorate this important historic event for yourself and your children by purchasing a copy today - and always remember the time 'When The Truckers Roared!'
Author: David Moscrop Publisher: ISBN: 9781773100418 Category : POLITICAL SCIENCE Languages : en Pages : 0
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Bad decisions down to a science. D'oh-mocracy at its finest. Brexit. Trump. Ford Nation. In this timely book, David Moscrop asks why we make irrational political decisions and whether our stone-age brains can process democracy in the information age. In an era overshadowed by income inequality, environmental catastrophes, terrorism at home and abroad, and the decline of democracy, Moscrop argues that the political decision-making process has never been more important. In fact, our survival may depend on it. Drawing on both political science and psychology, Moscrop examines how our brains, our environment, the media, and institutions influence decision-making. Making good decisions is not impossible, Moscrop argues, but the psychological and political odds are sometimes stacked against us. In this readable and provocative investigation of our often-flawed decisions, Moscrop explains what's going wrong in today's political landscape and how individuals, societies, and institutions can work together to set things right.
Author: Stephen Marche Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1982123222 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 256
Book Description
“Should be required reading for anyone interested in preserving our 246-year experiment in self-government.” —The New York Times Book Review * “Well researched and eloquently presented.” —The Atlantic * “Delivers Cormac McCarthy-worthy drama; while the nonfictional asides imbue that drama with the authority of documentary.” —The New York Times Book Review A celebrated journalist takes a fiercely divided America and imagines five chilling scenarios that lead to its collapse, based on in-depth interviews with experts of all kinds. The United States is coming to an end. The only question is how. On a small two-lane bridge in a rural county that loathes the federal government, the US Army uses lethal force to end a standoff with hard-right anti-government patriots. Inside an ordinary diner, a disaffected young man with a handgun takes aim at the American president stepping in for an impromptu photo-op, and a bullet splits the hyper-partisan country into violently opposed mourners and revelers. In New York City, a Category 2 hurricane plunges entire neighborhoods underwater and creates millions of refugees overnight—a blow that comes on the heels of a financial crash and years of catastrophic droughts—and tips America over the edge into ruin. These nightmarish scenarios are just three of the five possibilities most likely to spark devastating chaos in the United States that are brought to life in The Next Civil War, a chilling and deeply researched work of speculative nonfiction. Drawing upon sophisticated predictive models and nearly two hundred interviews with experts—civil war scholars, military leaders, law enforcement officials, secret service agents, agricultural specialists, environmentalists, war historians, and political scientists—journalist Stephen Marche predicts the terrifying future collapse that so many of us do not want to see unfolding in front of our eyes. Marche has spoken with soldiers and counterinsurgency experts about what it would take to control the population of the United States, and the battle plans for the next civil war have already been drawn up. Not by novelists, but by colonels. No matter your political leaning, most of us can sense that America is barreling toward catastrophe—of one kind or another. Relevant and revelatory, The Next Civil War plainly breaks down the looming threats to America and is a must-read for anyone concerned about the future of its people, its land, and its government.
Author: Anna Drake Publisher: UBC Press ISBN: 0774865199 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 296
Book Description
Deliberative democracy – whereby people debate competing ideas before agreeing upon political action – must rest on its capacity to include all points of view. But how does this inclusive framework engage with activism that occurs in opposition to deliberative systems themselves? Through the examples of ACT UP, Black Lives Matter, and other contemporary activist movements, Activism, Inclusion, and the Challenges of Deliberative Democracy explores the systemic oppression that prevents activists from participating in deliberative systems as equals. Anna Drake concludes that only by addressing activism separately and on its own terms can we acknowledge its distinct democratic contribution.
Author: Z. S. Ahmed Publisher: Zaramina Books ISBN: 9781778292156 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 30
Book Description
The Freedom Convoy of 2022 started in Canada and instantly sparked similar movements across the globe. Author Z.S. Ahmed immortalizes this inspiring global phenomenon through this poetic and historical account for children and parents, alike. It takes readers through the the trials and tribulations of the preceding months, as well as the funding and media challenges facing the truckers and their supporters after the campaign was well underway. Commemorate this important historic event for yourself and your children by purchasing a copy today - and always remember the time 'When The Truckers Roared!'
Author: William E. (Bill) Patterson Publisher: Xulon Press ISBN: 9781498413084 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 202
Book Description
Vietnam Convoy Trucker recounts the story of Specialist Five William (Bill) Patterson, as he and his fellow truck drivers delivered supplies to American combat troops battling the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong. The men experienced moments of fear, boredom and humor during their almost year-long tour during the Vietnam War in the late 1960s. The Lord watched over them and brought all but one back safely. Various members of the company took the photographs that accompany many of the incidents he describes. Author Bio: William E. ("Bill") Patterson was born in Augusta, GA in 1943, one of seven children. He has lived all his life within ten miles of the Augusta National Golf Course. No, he has never played there! He attended public schools, and used his G.I. Bill benefit and graduated from Augusta College (now Georgia Regents University) with a Bachelor Of Business Administration (emphasis Management) degree. He was awarded the U.S. Army Commendation Medal for his Vietnam War service. Bill was a Georgia State Bowling Championship Team member as a youth and as an adult. He was awarded the U.S. Army Major Command Outstanding Program (Bowling) Managers Award in 1988 and 1989. After nearly forty years' employment with bowling centers he is now retired. He and wife Shelley are Christians and very active in their Warren Baptist Church. His priorities now are God, Family, Country and "Other" in that order of importance. He hopes his fellow Vietnam War Veterans and others will find this book worth reading.
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