Thirstan Falconer
Biographic Data
| ID | 790250 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thirstan Falconer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thirstan |
| FAMILY NAME | Falconer |
| SIGNATURE | FALCONER T |
| AFFILIATIONS | independent scholar |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1649-0935 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
“We Can’t Be Too Selective about This”
Immigration policy during the immediate years after the Second World War highly restricted the arrival of newcomers. Before 1947, Canada’s immigration system was a preferential one, with the highest priority given to British subjects coming to Canada from the United Kingdom, or from any of the British dominions, and the United States. Canada’s preferences then extended to Northern Europeans, then to Central and Southern Europeans. Chinese, Greeks…
The Constant Liberal
AIVALIS, Christo – The Constant Liberal: Pierre Trudeau, Organized Labour, and the Canadian Social Democratic Left. Vancouver: UBC Press, 2018. Pp. 278. The enigmatic Pierre Elliott Trudeau has been the focal point of significant works in Canadian history and political science since his ascent to the height of Canadian politics in 1968. Trudeau’s life before and after his political career, as well as his 15 years in the prime minister’s office, h…
The Constant Liberal
Reviewed by: The Constant Liberal: Pierre Trudeau, Organized Labour, and the Canadian Social Democratic Left by Christo Aivalis Thirstan Falconer Aivalis, Christo – The Constant Liberal: Pierre Trudeau, Organized Labour, and the Canadian Social Democratic Left. Vancouver: UBC Press, 2018. Pp. 278. The enigmatic Pierre Elliott Trudeau has been the focal point of significant works in Canadian history and political science since his ascent to the he…
Perogies and Politics
Reviewed by: Perogies and Politics: Canada's Ukrainian Left, 1891-1991 by Rhonda L. Hinther Thirstan Falconer Rhonda L. Hinther. Perogies and Politics: Canada's Ukrainian Left, 1891-1991. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2018. 312 pp. Notes. Bibliography. Index. $65.00 hc. Rhonda L. Hinther's Perogies and Politics: Canada's Ukrainian Left, 1891-1991 is the end product of her doctoral thesis and the latest book in Franca Iacovetta's and Karen…
Trudeaumania
Building an Ethnic Coalition
In the early 1960s, the Liberal Party employed Toronto-area Member of Provincial Parliament Andrew Thompson as its Ethnic Liaison Officer. Under Thompson’s operation, the Liberal Party undertook efforts to engage ethnocultural communities to win the 1962 and 1963 federal elections. This article compliments existing scholarship on federal elections and shows exactly how the Liberals coordinated their efforts to appeal to ethnocultural communities.…
Andrew Thompson, Liberal Party Reforms and the Engagement of Ethnocultural Communities, 1957 to 1961
In 1958, the Liberal Party's hopes for a rebound election victory were crushed by George Diefenbaker's decisive defeat of new party leader Lester Pearson. In assessing its performance, the Liberal Party believed that the Progressive Conservative Party's appeal to ethnocultural communities was one of the reasons behind their defeat. In a period where the Liberal Party underwent internal reform, looked for new leadership and moved on from the old g…
The Dawn of Canada’s Century
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The Dawn of Canada’s Century
Trudeaumania
Building an Ethnic Coalition
In the early 1960s, the Liberal Party employed Toronto-area Member of Provincial Parliament Andrew Thompson as its Ethnic Liaison Officer. Under Thompson’s operation, the Liberal Party undertook efforts to engage ethnocultural communities to win the 1962 and 1963 federal elections. This article compliments existing scholarship on federal elections and shows exactly how the Liberals coordinated their efforts to appeal to ethnocultural communities.…
Andrew Thompson, Liberal Party Reforms and the Engagement of Ethnocultural Communities, 1957 to 1961
In 1958, the Liberal Party's hopes for a rebound election victory were crushed by George Diefenbaker's decisive defeat of new party leader Lester Pearson. In assessing its performance, the Liberal Party believed that the Progressive Conservative Party's appeal to ethnocultural communities was one of the reasons behind their defeat. In a period where the Liberal Party underwent internal reform, looked for new leadership and moved on from the old g…
The Constant Liberal
AIVALIS, Christo – The Constant Liberal: Pierre Trudeau, Organized Labour, and the Canadian Social Democratic Left. Vancouver: UBC Press, 2018. Pp. 278. The enigmatic Pierre Elliott Trudeau has been the focal point of significant works in Canadian history and political science since his ascent to the height of Canadian politics in 1968. Trudeau’s life before and after his political career, as well as his 15 years in the prime minister’s office, h…
The Constant Liberal
Reviewed by: The Constant Liberal: Pierre Trudeau, Organized Labour, and the Canadian Social Democratic Left by Christo Aivalis Thirstan Falconer Aivalis, Christo – The Constant Liberal: Pierre Trudeau, Organized Labour, and the Canadian Social Democratic Left. Vancouver: UBC Press, 2018. Pp. 278. The enigmatic Pierre Elliott Trudeau has been the focal point of significant works in Canadian history and political science since his ascent to the he…
Perogies and Politics
Reviewed by: Perogies and Politics: Canada's Ukrainian Left, 1891-1991 by Rhonda L. Hinther Thirstan Falconer Rhonda L. Hinther. Perogies and Politics: Canada's Ukrainian Left, 1891-1991. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2018. 312 pp. Notes. Bibliography. Index. $65.00 hc. Rhonda L. Hinther's Perogies and Politics: Canada's Ukrainian Left, 1891-1991 is the end product of her doctoral thesis and the latest book in Franca Iacovetta's and Karen…
“We Can’t Be Too Selective about This”
Immigration policy during the immediate years after the Second World War highly restricted the arrival of newcomers. Before 1947, Canada’s immigration system was a preferential one, with the highest priority given to British subjects coming to Canada from the United Kingdom, or from any of the British dominions, and the United States. Canada’s preferences then extended to Northern Europeans, then to Central and Southern Europeans. Chinese, Greeks…
Canadian Identity and History (8 works) · Political science (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Politics (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Democracy (3 works) · Ethnic group (3 works) · Left-wing politics (3 works) · New Left (3 works)