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POL - 324 Web Resources

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General Resources for Issues Dealt with in POL - 324:

The ITP Nelson PoliSci.Nelson.Com Political Science resource site has the following pages dedicated to material related to the course work in this class:

Constitutional Documents:

The most comprehensive collection of Canadian constitutional documents is provided by William F. Maton. Some other useful documents include:

 

Canadian Legislation Online

The federal Department of Justice posts the laws of Canada in several formats. At this site, you can also access the regulations passed by the government that provide further rules of most statutes. 

Provincial and Territorial Governments

You can find links to all Canadian statutes, regulations, and bills on-line at the Access to Justice Network. Here you will also find a set of links to a wide range of legal resources.

 

Canadian Courts Online

Several Courts now provide the full text of their decisions on the Internet: 

 

General Search Sites:

For Searching For Bibliographic Information for Printed Material:

Databases Available through the SFU Library (some require you to login with your SFU ID):

Canadian Newsstand - full text of Southam newspapers for varying dates, including Nation Post from 1998 and Vancouver sun from 1987.

CPI.Q - Canadian Periodical Index covers many journals and newspapers, including the Globe & Mail.  Indexing for most, but full-text of others, including Globe & Mail

Canadian Politics (UBC Bibliographies Database)  - index of book chapters and journal articles

Canadian Reference Centre (EBSCO) - full text and indexing of Canadian and international journals and magazines

Canadian Research Index - index of government documents from federal and provincial governments, from 1980 to present (formerly MicoLog)

CBCA: Canadian Business & Current Affairs - index of Canadian magazines and newspaper articles, plus full text from subset of these periodicals

CBCA Fulltext Education - full text  from selection from selection of Canadian academic periodicals

EBSCO collection of 3500+ indexed journals and 1200+ fulltext journals

Federal Publication Locator - search engine for Canadian government information on the internet

First Nations Periodical Index - covers journals with mainly aboriginal subjects

Government of Canada Publications - search publications available in hard copy from the Government of Canada

Index to Canadian Legal Literature - index and some full text for Canadian legal periodicals

Ingenta - massive index of academic journals; with some full text coverage, including Canadian Journal of Political Science from 2001-persent

LexisNexis - full-text database of judicial decisions from Canadian, Commonwealth and American courts. Telent based interface.

MICROLOG Index of federal & provincial government documents available on microfiche in the SFU Library.

PAIS International - index of international academic periodicals on business and the social sciences with emphasis on contemporary social, economic, and political issues and the making and evaluating of public policy.

PCensus - Canadian Census Data

Johns Hopkins University Project MUSE Search Journals; click here for list of publications with full text available.

Statistics Canada Publication Indexes - several online datasets of Stats Canada info

Women's Resources International - citations and abstracts from academic journals

World News Connection - extensive international news coverage.  Note the login info to use, and please be sure to log out when you're finished!

The following media corporations have archived a considerable number of previous news reports at their Internet sites, which may be accessed through their search pages:

 

Public Opinion Research - search their archives for survey results

Compas

Environics

Ipsos Reid (formerly Angus Reid)

Leger Marketing

 

Other Sites of Interest: