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03516aam a2200397 a 4500 001 759AB72A033A11E8972C924897128E48 003 SILO 005 20180127021036 008 110428t20122012oncach b 001 0beng 010 $a 2012427919 020 $a 1926577159 020 $a 9781926577159 035 $a (OCoLC)718183283 040 $a NLC $b eng $c NLC $d YDXCP $d TOH $d YOU $d OCLCO $d UKMGB $d BDX $d CDX $d VP@ $d UAU $d RRP $d WIH $d BWX $d DLC $d UTO $d UtOrBLW $d SILO 043 $a n-cn--- $0 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/n-cn 050 4 $a F1034.3.F67 $b F67 2012 055 00 $a FC601 F67 $b F67 2012 082 04 $a 971.06092 $2 23 100 1 $a Forsey, Helen, $d 1945- $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr93015487 245 10 $a Eugene Forsey : $b Canada's maverick sage / $c Helen Forsey ; foreword by Roy Romanow. 264 1 $a Toronto : $b Dundurn, $c [2012] 300 $a 486 pages : $b illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; $c 24 cm 500 $a "A J. Patrick Boyer book". 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages [471]-473) and index. 530 $a Issued also in electronic format. 520 0 $a "Born in Grand Bank, Newfoundland, Eugene Alfred Forsey (1904-1991) became one of Canada's foremost constitutional experts and served in the Senate from 1970 to 1979. Legendary for his sharp wit and his distinctive view of Canadian society, Forsey brought deep research, high principle, and irascible tenacity to the cause of constitutional democracy, justice, and equality for all. Those themes resound through this book. Raised a Conservative, Forsey converted to social democracy as a young academic in the 1930s. He spent the following decades working for the labour movement and the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (now the New Democratic Party) and calling governments to account in speeches, articles, and letters-to-the-editor. As a senator, he sat as a Trudeau Liberal, but soon resumed his more natural role as non-partisan critic and gadfly. Whether delivering his urgent messages in labour halls, university classrooms, broadcasting studios, or the Senate chamber, Forsey entertained even as he educated"--Pub. website. 505 0 $a The Forsey saga -- Striving for grace: an ethical and spiritual framework -- Standing on guard: watchdog for the body politic -- Protest and vision: building democratic socialism -- Trade unions: putting principles to work -- Kindred and affinities -- A reluctant dragon: the dilemmas of conflict -- Knowing where we've come from: history and tradition -- "Using our heads": intellect and education -- Wit and wisdom: the power of words -- Serving the common good: the role of government -- Navigating the constitution: a citizen's roadmap -- One love: Quebec and Canada -- Strong and free: redefining nationalism -- Partisanship and independence -- Canada and the world: a progressive legacy. 600 10 $a Forsey, Eugene A. $q (Eugene Alfred), $d 1904-1991. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50024986 650 0 $a Social reformers $z Canada $v Biography. 650 0 $a Legislators $z Canada $v Biography. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008106896 610 10 $a Canada. $b Senate $b Senate $v Biography. 651 0 $a Canada $x Politics and government $y 20th century. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85019345 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 lcgft $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026049 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180127053549.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=759AB72A033A11E8972C924897128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search