Tom Symons: A Canadian Life by Ralph Heintzman (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Tom Symons by Ralph Heintzman The professional biography of influential Canadian educator and statesman, Tom Symons. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Tom Symons: A Canadian Life is a compelling portrait of one of Canadas pre-eminent educational and cultural statesmen of the twentieth century. An outstanding public figure, Symons was a leader in many areas of Canadian life, including as the founding president of Trent University, as a pioneer in Canadian and Aboriginal studies, as an architect of national unity and French-language education in Ontario, as a champion of human rights, and as the chief policy advisor to the federal Progressive Conservative party in the 1960s and 1970s. The volumes contributors are as remarkable as its subject. They include Madam Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella of the Supreme Court of Canada; the Honourable Tom McMillan, former federal Minister of the Environment; the Honourable Charles Beer, former Ontario Cabinet Minister; Ivan Fellegi, former Chief Statistician of Canada; John Fraser, one of Canadas most distinguished journalists; and Denis Smith, award-winning biographer of John Diefenbaker, among others. Tom Symons: A Canadian Life is a study in leadership.It brings to light the unique human and personal qualities that allowed Symons to lead in such a wide range of areas and to exercise such deep and lasting influence on so many Canadian institutions -- contributions that continue to be meaningful and relevant for Canada today. Author Biography Ralph Heintzman is an adjunct research professor of the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa and a Senior Fellow of Massey College in the University of Toronto. In the 1960s, he served as assistant to Tom Symons. He is a former editor of the Journal of Canadian Studies and has served in many senior executive positions with the Government of Canada. Table of Contents Preface Becoming Tom Symons -- Ralph Heintzman, University of Ottawa and Massey College Tom Symons and the Founding of Trent University -- Denis Smith, author and biographer Classrooms, Conversations and Communities: Tom Symonss Perspectives on Learning -- Jamie Benidickson, University of Ottawa He Walked in Our Moccasins and Mukluks: Tom Symons and Native and Northern Studies and Policy -- Harvey McCue, former Director General, Policy and Research, Education Branch, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Quiet Revolutionary: Tom Symons, National Unity and Linguistic Rights -- Charles Beer, former Ontario Cabinet Minister Robert L. Stanfield and Tom Symons: A Public Policy Partnership -- Tom McMillan, former federal Cabinet Minister To Know Ourselves: Tom Symons and Canadian Studies -- David R. Cameron, University of Toronto "Its All About Culture": The Cultural Perspective of Tom Symons -- Walter Pitman, former President, Ryerson University Transformative Leadership: Tom Symons and a New Vision of Human Rights -- Rosalie Silberman Abella, Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada Tom Symons and the Commonwealth -- Alastair Niven, former President of English PEN Peace and International Understanding through Education: Tom Symons and the United World Colleges -- Ralph Heintzman Tom Symons, Independent Schools and the Canadian Educational Standards Institute -- John Stevenson, partner emeritus, Gowlings LLP The Sum of All We Are: Tom Symons and Heritage -- Christina Cameron, former Director General of National Historic Sites, Parks Canada Tom Symons and the National Statistics Council -- Ivan Fellegi, former Chief Statistician of Canada Unexplored Frontiers: Tom Symons and the Arctic Landfall of an Elizabethan Adventurer -- Stephen Alsford, Canadian Museum of Civilization, retired Tom Symons and Massey College -- John Fraser, former editor of Saturday Night magazine and Master of Massey College Summer Islander: Tom Symons and Prince Edward Island -- Edward MacDonald, University of Prince Edward Island Tom Symons and Peterborough -- Sylvia Sutherland, former Mayor of Peterborough Tom the Radical Tory -- Marco Adria, University of Alberta A Canadian Life -- Ralph Heintzman ANNEXES Remarks on the occasion of the retirement of Professor T. H. B. Symons as President and Vice-Chancellor of Trent University, at the Seventy-fourth meeting of the Trent University Senate, 24 May 1972 -- Stuart Robson, Trent University, retired Curriculum vitae for Thomas Henry Bull Symons Notes on Authors Review "Like all festschrifts, it is a collection of essays, but each essay addresses an aspect of one mans remarkable career. And because they are arranged more or less chronologically, they add up to a professional biography" "When Symons biography is written, this festschrift of sorts will serve as a convenient entry point into the larger social history of post-1945 Canada." "A Canadian Life captures Symons many contributions to Canadas transformation from an ethnically British nation with a French-speaking province to a bilingual, multicultural nation with a deep commitment to equality, or its transformation from the Red Ensign to the maple leaf." - Donald Wright, Historical Studies in Education/Revue dhistoire de leducation Vol 25, #2, 2013 php/edu_hse-rhe/article/view/4351/4467 -- Donald Wright Historical Studies in Education/Revue dhistoire de leducation Vol 25, #2 Review Quote "Like all festschrifts, it is a collection of essays, but each essay addresses an aspect of one mans remarkable career. And because they are arranged more or less chronologically, they add up to a professional biography" Promotional "Headline" The professional biography of influential Canadian educator and statesman, Tom Symons. Details ISBN0776630431 Short Title TOM SYMONS Publisher University of Ottawa Press Language English ISBN-10 0776630431 ISBN-13 9780776630434 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2011 Publication Date 2011-06-04 Imprint University of Ottawa Press Subtitle A Canadian Life Place of Publication Ottawa Country of Publication Canada Edited by Ralph Heintzman DEWEY 370.92 Author Ralph Heintzman Pages 488 UK Release Date 2011-06-04 Illustrations b&w photographs Alternative 9780776619569 Audience General AU Release Date 2011-06-06 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:144684783;

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