THE KEELE GUIDE TO CANADIAN GOVERNMENT & POLITICS ON THE INTE0RNET

From

The School of Politics, International Relations & Philosophy

Keele University

• Constitution
• National Anthem and Flag
• Governor General
• Federal Government
• Federal Parliament
• Supreme Court of Canada
• National Political Parties
• Federal Elections
• Provinces and Territories: Government, Politics, Press
  • Alberta
  • British Columbia
  • Manitoba
  • New Brunswick
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Nova Scotia
  • Nunavut
  • Ontario
  • Prince Edward Island
  • Quebec
  • Saskatchewan
  • Yukon
• Local Government
• Nationwide Groups and Causes
• National Media
• Political Weblogs
• Other Sources and Sites

This Version 15 January 2013

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Constitution

• Constitutional Documents 1867-1982
• Canadian Constitution from Wikipedia 
• Canadian Charter of Rights & Freedoms
• Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
• Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms from Wikipedia
• Constitutional Keywords: Notwithstanding Clause 
• Notwithstanding Clause from Wikipedia
• Meech Lake Accord: History and Overview from Mapleleafweb
• Excerpts Quebec Boundary Extension Act 1912
• Implications of Recognizing Quebec as a Distinct Society in Canada
• History of the Canadian Constitution from Mapleleafweb
• Constitution Act 1867 from Wikipedia
• Canadian Confederation
• Republicanism in Canada from Wikipedia

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National Anthem and Flag

• National Anthem Lyrics and MP3
• O Canada from Wikipedia
• Flags of Canada - national and provincial
• Canadian Flags

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Governor-General

Governor-General

Governor-General of Canada from About.com

Governor-General of Canada from wikipedia

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Federal Government

Government of Canada Home Page

Government of Canada A-Z Index

Government of Canada: What's New?

Prime Minister

• First Among Equals (Canadian Prime Ministers)
  • Pierre Trudeau

Finance Ministry

Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

Industry Canada

Department of Justice

Department of National Defence

Aboriginal & Northern Development Canada

National Energy Board of Canada

Revenue Canada

Office of the Ethics Counsellor

Canadian Human Rights Tribunal

Security Intelligence Review Committee

Access to Information Act

• Access to Information Act from Wikipedia

Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment - the major intergovernmental forum for discussion and joint action on environmental issues in Canada

Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat

Canadian Government Publications

Federal Auditor General

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Federal Parliament

• Federal Parliament
• House of Commons Hansard
• House of Commons Committees
• Senate
• Canadian Senate: Role, Powers and Operation from Mapleleafweb
• Senate Reform from Mapleleafweb
• Standing Committees of the Senate
• Senators
• Members of Parliament
• Senators in Alphabetical Order
• Government Bills
• Statutes
• Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery
• Canadian Parliamentary TV Channel
• The Hill Times
• Parliament Hill : A Treasure to Explore
• Canadian Study of Parliament Group

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Supreme Court of Canada

• Supreme Court of Canada
• Canadian Legal Information Institute
• Seneca Guide to Canadian Federal Bills, Statutes & Regulations
• Canadian Aboriginal Law and Legislation

National Political Parties

• Registered Political Parties and Parties Eligible for Registration 
• Politics and Political parties in Canada
• Animal Alliance Environmental Voters Party
• Bloc quebecois
• Canadian Action Party
• Canadian Alliance now merged with Conservative Party
• Christian Heritage Party
• Communist Party of Canada
  • Communist Party of Canada from Wikipedia
• Communist Party of Canada (Marxist-Leninist)
• Conservative Party of Canada
  • Red Tory from Wikipedia
• Green Party
• Liberal Party of Canada
  • Liberal party of Canada from Wikipedia
• Libertarian Party of Canada 
• Natural Law Party of Canada
• New Democratic Party
  • Federal NDP Leaders
  • New Democratic Party from Wikipedia
• Socialist Party of Canada
• Federal Party Leader Profiles from Mapleleafweb
• List of political parties in Canada from Wikipedia
• Western Block Party
  • Western Block Party from Wikipedia
• Western Canada Concept

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Federal Elections

General

• Elections Canada
• Canadian Federal Elections 2004-2011
• Canadian Election Results 1997-- from Adam Carr
• How Federal Elections Work in Canada
• Federal Election Ridings
• Turnout in Federal Elections from Elections Canada
• Voter Turnout 1867-2004

Electoral Reform

• Reviving Canada's Democracy: The Politics of Electoral Reform
• Fair Vote Canada
• Canadian Electoral Reform from Simon Fraser University

2000

• Federal Election 2000 maps from Atlas of Canada
• The Globe and Mail Election 2000

2004

• Federal Election 2004 maps from Atlas of Canada
• Canada 2004
• Canadian federal election links 2004
• Canadian Federal Election 2004

2006

• Canada 2006
• Canadian Federal Election 2006 from Wikipedia
• Canadian federal lection links 2006
• Federal Election 2006 Results from Simon Fraser University
• Blogs About 2006 Election

2008

• Canadian federal election links 2008
• Canadian federal election 2008 from Wikipedia

2011

• Canadian federal election links 2011
• Canadian federal election 2011 from Wikipedia

2015

• 42nd Canadian Federal Election

Opinion Polls

• Ekos
• Angus Reid
• Ipsos-NA
• Election Polls
• Polling Report
• ThreeHundredEight.com
• Religion and Politics

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Provinces and Territories

Provincial Government Websites and Maps from Outlwood.com

Provincial Election Info from Mapleleafweb

Alberta

Government

• Premier
  • Premier of Alberta from Wikipedia

Alberta Legislative Assembly

Elections

• Elections Alberta from Canadaonline.com
• Elections
• Provincial Elections

Political parties

• Alberta Greens
• Alberta Liberals
• Alberta Liberal Caucus
• Social Credit Party of Alberta
• Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta
• Wild Rose Alliance

Groups

• Canada West Foundation

Newspapers

• Brooks Bulletin
• Calgary Herald
• Calgary Sun
• Daily Herald-Tribune (Grande Prarie)
• Edmonton Journal
• Edmonton Sun
• Lethbridge Community Press
• Strathmore Standard
• Vulcan Advocate
• Alberta Newspapers from Onlinenewspapers.com
• Alberta Newspapers from World-Newspapers.com
• Alberta Newspapers from Newslink
• Alberta Newspapers from AbyzNewslinks

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British Columbia

British Columbia government

• Premier
• Ombudsperson

Legislature 

Political Parties

• BC Conservative Party
  • BC Conservative Party from Wikipedia
• BC Liberals
• BC Greens
• New Democrats of BC
• The Sex Party 

Elections

• Elections BC
• BC Elections
• BC Provincial Elections

Groups and Movements

• BC Civil Liberties Association
• BC Public Interest Advocacy Centre

Media

• BC Newspapers from OnlineNewspapers.com
• British Columbia Newspapers from AbyzNewslinks
• British Columbia Newspapers from WorldNewspapers
• BC Newspapers from Newslink

Groups

• Povnet

Other Sources

• Archives Association of BC
• BC Archives
• Listings British Columbia

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Manitoba

Government

• Explore Manitoba Government
• Manitoba Human Rights Commission
• Ombudsman

Legislative Assembly

• Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
• Hansard

Political Parties

• Manitoba Progressive Conservatives
  • Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba from Wikipedia
• Green Party of Canada in Manitoba
• Manitoba Liberals
• Manitoba Political Parties
• New Democratic Party

Elections

• Elections in Manitoba
• Manitoba General Election 2011

Newspapers

• Boissevain Recorder
• Winnipeg Sun
• Manitoba Newspapers from OnlineNewspapers.com
• Manitoba Newspapers from World-Newspapers.com
• Manitoba Newspapers from AbyzNewslinks
• Manitoba Newspapers from Newslink

Other Sources

• Union of Manitoba Municipalities
• Manitoba Association for Rights and Liberties
• Listings Manitoba

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New Brunswick

Government

• Premier
• New Brunswick Human Rights Commission

Legislative Assembly

Parties

• New Brunswick Liberal Association
  • Liberal Party of New Brunswick from Wikipedia
• New Democratic Party of New Brunswick
  • New Democratic Party of New Brunswick from Wikipedia
• Political Parties in New Brunswick
• Political Parties in New Brunswick

Elections

• Elections New Brunswick
• Elections in New Brunswick 1999--

Media

• New Brunswick Newspapers from OnlineNewspapers
• New Brunswick Newspapers from WorldNewspapers
• New Brunswick Newspapers from AbyzNewslinks
• New Brunswick Newspapers from Newslink
• New Brunswick Radio Stations Online
• Radio Stations in New Brunswick

Other Sources

• Listings Canada: New Brunswick

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Newfoundland & Labrador

Newfoundland Act 1943

Government

• Newfoundland government
• Premier
• Departments and Agencies

Legislature

• House of Assembly 

Parties

• Green Party of Canada in Newfoundland & Labrador 
• Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party
  • Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party from Wikipedia
• Newfoundland and Labrador Liberals
• New Energy
• Political Parties in Newfoundland and Labrador

Elections

• Nova Scotia Elections
• Newfoundland and Labrador General Election 2003 from Wikipedia
• Newfoundland and Labrador General Election 2011 from Wikipedia
• Newfoundland and Labrador Election Info
• Elections in Newfoundland and Labrador
• Newfoundland and Labrador Elections

Media

• Newspapers in Newfoundland and Labrador
• Newspapers in Newfoundland from Abyznewslinks
• Newfoundland Newspapers from World Newspapers
• Newfoundland Newspapers from Newslink
• Newfoundland Radio Stations
• Newfoundland and Labrador Radio Online

Other Sources

• Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Municipalities
• Listings Canada: Newfoundland

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Northwest Territories

Government

Assembly

Nunatsiaq News

Political Parties in the Northwestern Territories

• NWT Liberal Party from Wikipedia
• NWT Liberal-Conservative Party from Wikipedia

Elections in the Northwest Territories

Inuit Circumpolar Council

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Nova Scotia

Government

• Nova Scotia government
• Government Departments
• Ombudsman

Legislature

• Nova Scotia House of Assembly
• Hansard

Parties

• Progressive Conservative Caucus
• Liberal Party
• Nova Scotia New Democratic Party
• Green Party of Canada in Nova Scotia
• Political Parties in Nova Scotia
• Political Parties in Nova Scotia

Elections

• Elections in Nova Scotia
• Elections Nova Scotia
• Nova Scotia General Election 1984 from Wikipedia
• Nova Scotia General Election 2006 from Wikipedia

Newspapers

• The Coast (Halifax)
• Halifax Daily News
• Halifax Chronicle Herald
• Nova Scotia Newspapers from Online Newspapers
• Nova Scotia Newspapers from Abyz Newslinks
• Nova Scotia Newspapers from Allyoucanread
• Nova Scotia Newspapers from Newslink
• Nova Scotia Newspapers from World Newspapers

Other Sources

• Listings Canada: Nova Scotia
• Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities

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Nunavut

Government

• Premier
• Departments

Legislative Assembly

Nunavut Court of Justice

Nunavut Legislation

Political Parties

• Political Parties in Nunavut

 Elections

• Elections in Nunavut
• Nunavut Elections
• Nunavut General Election 2008 from Wikipedia

 Media

• Nunatsiaq News
• North CBC

Other

• Inuit Circumpolar Council (Canada)

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Ontario

Government

• Ontario government
• Premier
• Ombudsman Ontario
• Ontario Human Rights Commission

Legislature

• Legislative Assembly

Political Parties

• Liberal Party of Canada (Ontario
• Progressive Conservative Party
• The Family Coalition Party of Ontario
  • The Family Coalition Party of Ontario from Wikipedia
• Freedom Party of Ontario
  • Freedom Party of Ontario from Wikipedia
  • Freedom Party candidates, 2003 provincial election from Wikipedia
• Green Party of Canada in Ontario
• Ontario New Democratic Party
• Ontario Political Parties

Elections

• Ontario Election Almanac
• Elections in Ontario
• Elections in Ontario
• Ontario General Election 1999 from Wikipedia
• Ontario General Election 2011 from Wikipedia
• Ontario General Election 2015 from Wikipedia
• Ontario Elections 2011
• Electoral Reform Referendum 2007

Groups

• Ontario Coalition Against Poverty
• Ontario Tenants - with links to sites on housing-related issues

Media

• Brockville Recorder & Times
• Hamilton Spectator
• Ingersoll Times
• London Free Press
• Niagara Falls Review
• Norwich Gazette
• Ottawa Citizen
• Ontario Community Newspapers Association
• Ontario Newspapers from Onlinenewspapers.com
• Ontario Newspapers from World Newspapers
• Ontario Newspapers from Abyznewslinks
• Ottawa Sun
• The Paris Star
• Peterborough Examiner
• Woodstock Sentinel Review
• Simcoe Reformer
• Stratford Beacon-Herald
• Toronto Globe and Mail
• Toronto Star
• Windsor Star
• Ontario Radio Stations Online
• Radio Ontario
• List of Television Stations in Ontario from Wikipedia
• Live TV-Radio in Ontario

Other Sources

• Archives of Ontario
• Listings Canada: Ontario
• Social Policy in Ontario

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Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island Government

• Premier
• Executive Council

Legislative Assembly

Political Parties

• PEI Green Party
• PEI Liberal Association
• PEI New Democratic Party
  • PEI New Democratic Party from Wikipedia
• Progressive Conservative Party of PEI
• Parties in Prince Edward Island
• Political Parties in PEI

Elections

• Elections
• PEI Elections
• Prince Edward Island General Election 2007 from Wikipedia

Media

• Newspapers in PEI from OnlineNewspapers.com
• Newspapers in PEI from World Newspapers
• Prince Edward Island Newspapers from Abyznewslinks

Other Sources

• Listings Canada: Prince Edward Island

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Quebec

Quebec government

Premier Ministre

National Assembly

• National Assembly
• Journal des Debats

Parties

• Coalition Avenir Quebec
  • Coalition Avenir Quebec from Wikipedia
• Parti Vert du Quebec
• Parti quebecois
• Quebec Political Parties

Elections

• Elections in Quebec
• Provincial Elections in Quebec

Groups

• Le Mouvement National des Quebecois et Quebecoises
• Quebec separatism (World History Archives)

Media

• Laval News
• Montreal Gazette
• Quebec Newspapers from World Newspapers
• Quebec Newspapers from Onlinenewspapers
• Quebec Newspapers from Abyznewslinks
• Province of Quebec Publications
• List of Radio Stations in Quebec from Wikipedia
• List of Television Stations in Quebec from Wikipedia
• Quebec TV Online
• Free TV-Radio in Quebec

Other Sources

• Chronologie de l'histoire du Quebec
• Listings Canada: Quebec

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Saskatchewan

Government

• Saskatchewan government
• Premier
• Executive Council
• Ministries and Agencies

Legislative Assembly

Ombudsman

Parties

• Saskatchewan Green Party
• Saskatchewan Party
• Saskatchewan Liberal Party
  • Saskatchewan Liberal Party from Wikipedia
• Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative Party
• Saskatcewan New Democratic Party
  • Saskatchewan NDP from Wikipedia
• Saskatchewan Western Independence Party
  • Western Independence Party from Wikipedia
• Saskparty Watch

Elections

• Elections in Saskatchewan
• Saskatchewan Provincial Elections
• Election Panorama Saskatchewan

Media

• Regina Leader-Post
• Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
• SaskNews
• World-Spectator (South-East Saskatchewan)
• Saskatchewan Newspapers from Onlinenewspapers
• Saskatchewan Newspapers from World Newspapers
• Saskatchewan Newspapers from Allyoucanread
• Saskatchewan Newspapers from Abyznewslinks

Other Sources

• Listings Canada: Saskatchewan

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Yukon

• Yukon Government
• Premier

  Legislative Assembly

  • Yukon Legislative Assembly from Wikipedia

  Political Parties

  • Yukon New Democratic Party from Wikipedia
  • Yukon Party from Wikipedia
  • Yukon Green Party
  • Yukon Political Parties
  • Yukon Parties

  Elections

  • Elections Yukon
  • YukonTerritory Elections
  • Yukon General Election 2006 from Wikipedia
  • Yukon General Election 2015

  Media

  • Yukon News
  • Whitehorse Star
  • Yukon Newspapers from World Newspapers
  • Yukon Newspapers from OnlineNewspapers
  • Yukon Newspapers from Abyznewslinks 
  • Yukon Newspapers from Newslink

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Local Government

• Federation of Canadian Municipalities

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Nationwide Groups and Causes

• A-Infos Anarchist News Network
• Amnesty International Canada
• Animal Alliance of Canada
• Anti-Racist Action from Wikipedia
• Caledon Institute of Social Policy
• Canada First - reform of the US Immigration System
• Canada West Foundation
• Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
• Canadian Council for Social Development
• Canadian Environmental Law Association
• Canadian Environmental Network
  • Canadian Environmental Network from Wikipedia
• Canadian Association for Free Expression
• Canadian Institute for Environmental Law & Policy
• Canadian International Council
• Canadian Journalists for Free Expression
• Canadian Landmine Foundation
  • Canadian Landmine Foundation from Wikipedia
• Canadian Monarchist
• Canadian Peace Alliance
• Canadian Policy Research Network
• Canadian Political Science Association
• Canadian Race Relations Foundation
• Canadian Renewable Energy Alliance
• Canadian Taxpayers Federation
• Canadian Water Resources Association
• Centre for Immigration Policy Reform
• Centre for Social Justice
• Citizens for a Canadian Republic
• Coalition for Gun Control
• Citizens for Public Justice
• Coalition to Oppose the Arms Trade
• Conference Board of Canada think tank
• Council of Canadians ('progressive citizens' interest group challenging undemocratic government and corporate power')
• Democracy Watch
• Douglas-Coldwell Foundation 'promoting education and research into social democracy'
• Environment Canada
• Fathers for Justice Quebec
• Federation of Canadian Municipalities
• Forum for Young Canadians
• Fraser Institute - 'free-market solutions to public policy problems'
• Freedom Site - 'politically incorrect' site
• Friends of the Environment Foundation
• Greenpeace Canada
• Heritage Frontfrom Wikipedia
• C.D.Howe Institute
• Pro-Life Canada OR here
• Innun Nation Home Page
• Institute for Research into Public Policy
• Institute on Governance
• Institute of Intergovernmental Relations
• Intergovernmental Affairs
• LabourStart Canada
• Macdonald-Laurier Institute think tank
• Make Poverty History
• Monarchist League of Canada
• Monarchist Online
• National Council of Women of Canada
• Non-Smokers' Rights Association
• PEN Canada
• Policy.ca - 'non-partisan resource for analysis of public policy'
• PovNet And here
• ProtestNet Links links to activism and demonstrations in Canada
• Public Policy Forum - 'dedicated to excellence in Canadian government'
• World Wildlife Fund for Nature, Canada

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National Media

Newspapers and Magazines

• Canada.Com news, polls and information drawing on eleven Canadian newspapers from Victoria BC to St John's including keyword search of current and archived news
• Canadian Newspaper Association
• Canadian Newspapers from OnlineNewspapers.com
• Canadian Newspapers from Journalism.net
• Canadian Newspapers from World-Newspapers.com
• Canadian Online Newspapers
• The Canadian Press News
• Canoe online news 
• Municipal World
• National Post
• Inroads : A Journal of Opinion - concentrating on political, social and economic policy in Canada
• The Loop
• Macleans
• New Socialist
• Newspapers Canada
• Ottawa Business Journal
• Sun newspapers across Canada

Radio and Television

• Cable Public Affairs Channel - digital archive
• Canadian Media Names and Numbers
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
• CBC Newsworld OR here
• Canadian Broadcast Standards Council 
• Canadian Radio & Television Commission
• Canadian Radio Stations
• Canadian Radio Stations by Province
• Radio Canada.ca
• Radio Canada International - RealAudio in seven languages

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Canadian Political Blogs

• Blogs Canada
• Canadian Political Blogs
• Progressive Bloggers
• Blogging Canadians
• Canadian Blogs
• Right On!

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Other Sources

• Aboriginal Canada Portal
• Aboriginal Peoples
• Aboriginal Self-Government in Canada
• Calgary Declaration
  • Calgary Declaration from Wikipedia
• The Canada Resource Page
• Canada Statistics
• Canadian Archives
• Canadian Centre for Constitutional Studies
• Canadian Conservative Forum
• Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute
• The Canadian Encyclopedia
• Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences
• Canadian Foreign Policy Journal - with research bibliography 
• Canadian Research Institute for Social Policy
• Canadian Human Rights Reporter 
• Canadian Policy Research Networks  
• Canadian Opinion Research Archive
• Canadian Public Policy Resources
• Canadian Social Research Links
• Association for Canadian Studies in the US
• Canadian Studies Academic Information
• Centre for Canadian Studies (Leeds)
• Canadian Studies Research Guide from Yale University
• British Association for Canadian Studies
• Canadian Legal Resources
• Canadian Social Research Links over 5000 links
• Carruthers Communications Guide to Canadian Government
• Canadian Census
• Public Opinion Research Report
• Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
• Canadiana
• First Perspective: National Aboriginal News
• Foundation for the Study of Processes of Government in Canada 
• The Freedom Site - 'the most politically incorrect website in Canada'
• Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
• Gratis: free maps and photos of Canada
• InfoSource - publications about the government of Canada
• International Development Research Centre
• Institute for Research into Public Administration
• Institute of Intergovernmental Relations
• Institute on Governance
• International Council for Canadian Studies
• Legislative Assemblies of Canada
• Partnership Africa-Canada
• Lester B Pearson Canadian International Peacekeeping Centre
• Politics Watch - news, voter resources, research base, political jobs
• Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies
• Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada
• Sources Select Online Canadian Directory
• Statistics Canada
• Theses Canada Portal
• This Magazine - 'alternative viewpoints on politics, money and society'

 

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Compiled/copyright 1995-2013 Martin Harrison. Please notify additions and changes to M.Harrison@keele.ac.uk. Links verified January 2013