Do your kids complain they're hounded by history, jumped on by geography, or suffocated by social studies? Divide them into two 'Team Smart' groups and pit them against one another in a rip-roarin' laughter fest of tornado-fast true and false, hair-raising history timelines, sharktooth state trivia, life-and-death legends and lore, mad-dog matching, chilling charts, deathtrap diagrams, cranium-crushing crosswords, volcanic vocabulary, quicksand quagmires of question and answer fun-ALL TIMED! Can they survive? Will they survive? Only time (tick, tick!) and gobs of gray matter will tell!

In the decade after the Second World War, 35,000 Jewish survivors of Nazi persecution and their dependants arrived in Canada. This was a watershed moment in Canadian Jewish history. The unprecedented scale of the relief effort required for the survivors, compounded by their unique social, psychological, and emotional needs challenged both the established Jewish community and resettlement agents alike. Adara Goldberg’s Holocaust Survivors in Canada highlights the immigration, resettlement, and integration experience from the perspective of Holocaust survivors and those charged with helping them. The book explores the relationships between the survivors, Jewish social service organizations, and local Jewish communities; it considers how those relationships—strained by disparities in experience, language, culture, and worldview—both facilitated and impeded the ability of survivors to adapt to a new country. Researched in basement archives and as well as at Holocaust survivors’ kitchen tables, Holocaust Survivors in Canada represents the first comprehensive analysis of the resettlement, integration, and acculturation experience of survivors in early postwar Canada. Goldberg reveals the challenges in responding to, and recovering from, genocide—not through the lens of lawmakers, but from the perspective of “new Canadians” themselves.

We Are All One Reconciliation belongs to all of us. In this book, Chief Robert Joseph traces his journey from his childhood surviving residential school to his present-day leadership journey bringing individual hope, collective change, and global transformation. Before we get to know where we are going, we need to know where we came from. Reconciliation represents a long way forward, but it is a pathway toward our higher humanity, our highest selves, and an understanding that everybody matters. In this moving and inspiring book, Chief Joseph teaches us to transform our relationships with ourselves and each other. As we learn about, honour, and respect the truth of the stories we tell ourselves and each other, we can also discover how to dismantle the walls of discrimination, hatred, and racism in our society. Chief Joseph is recognized as one of the leading voices on peacebuilding in our time, with his dedication to reconciliation recognized with multiple honorary degrees and awards. A Hereditary Chief of the Gwawaenuk People and one of the remaining first-language speakers of Kwak'wala, his wisdom is grounded in Indigenous ways of knowing while making space for something bigger, better for all of us. Our common humanity is what we all share. No matter how long or difficult the path ahead, we are all one.

"The Annotated Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security Act is the first in-depth treatment of these two important statutes, as they have been interpreted by the case law. The authors review the legislation, regulations and decisions of the courts, the Pension Appeals Board and the Review Tribunal, providing exclusive insights into the law and the different ways in which it can be applied. The 2009 edition updates the legislation and digests of decisions issued by the Supreme Court of Canada, Federal Court, Pension Appeals Board and the Review Tribunal over the last year. All pending legislation will be incorporated into the Acts."--pub. desc.

Canada’s criminal justice system reinforces dominant relations of power and further entrenches the country in its colonial past. Through the mechanisms of surveillance, segregation, and containment, the criminal justice system ensures that Indigenous peoples remain in a state of economic deprivation, social isolation, and political subjection. By examining the ways in which the Canadian justice system continues to sanction overtly discriminatory and racist practices, the authors in this collection demonstrate clearly how historical patterns of privilege and domination are extended and reinforced.

Get the Most Out of Your Canadian Government Pension! Are you getting everything you can from the government? The public pension system is complex and often changes, which means many people are not claiming money that they’re entitled to. Could you use more money to pay your bills? Do you know all of your options for maximizing your pension? Many people missed out on government pensions because they failed to take action to maximize their benefits. Read this book to make sure you’re not missing out on benefits that could help you pay your bills. Did you know? * Government pensions are not automatic. You have to apply for it. * You do not have to stop working to receive your government pension. * You may be eligible for government pensions from Canada even if you are living abroad and have never worked in Canada. * You may have to pay back part or all of your Old Age Security pension if your annual income is higher than a certain level. It is also known as the OAS clawback. * Many people missed out on government pensions because they failed to take action to minimize the clawback. * You can minimize the clawback, maximize your pension, and save taxes by following a few simple and proven strategies. This book was written to help you get the most out of your government pensions. Inside you'll find everything you need to know about Canada's public pension system and the actions and strategies that you can take to reduce the clawback on your OAS pension. Specifically, you will learn: * What benefits are offered, how to qualify, and how to apply for it. * Why it is important to have an RRSP withdrawal strategy. * Why it is important to have a tax-efficient investment strategy. * How you can minimize the clawback, maximize your pension, and save taxes by following a few simple and proven strategies. Read this book and start getting the money you deserve!