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MacSphere is McMaster University's Institutional Repository. MacSphere brings together the institution's scholarly works under one umbrella to preserve and provide ongoing open access to them. MacSphere works have been selected and deposited by members of the McMaster community as part of our collective committment to sharing our knowledge with the world.

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    Duty to Empire and National Interest: Sir Robert Borden and British Dominion Relations 1909-1933
    (2026) Sawell, Steven Edward; Heathorn, Stephen; Weaver, John; History
    Sir Robert Borden's legacy in Canadian history is related to his tenure as Prime Minister during the Great War and into the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. This narrative examines Borden's decisions and actions related to Canada's Imperial co-operation immediately prior to, during and after the war, with a focus on the contentious issues inherent in the numerous proclaimed British 'emergencies' and the political dilemmas that Borden had to deal with, as well as the machinations he conceived to attempt to resolve those issues in his favour. It is posited that Borden's political motivations were underpinned by a British Imperialist ideology, although his decisions were tempered or altered by consideration of the legal implications, and sometimes his personal convictions, and certainly after the war by the realization that the co-operation he leveraged for a greater voice in British foreign relations matters was a work in progress.
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    Meeting Package: March 2026 Graduate Council
    (2026) School of Graduate Studies
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    Examining the evidence landscape for the socio-economic and environmental effects of deep-sea mining
    (2024-12) Waddell K; Mansilla C; Wu N; Lavis JN; Wilson MG
    An overview of the best available research evidence from around the world (i.e., evidence syntheses) and local research evidence (i.e., single studies) and may include a scan of experiences from other countries and from Canadian provinces and territories, about the evidence landscape for the socio-economic and environmental effects of deep-sea mining in response to a decision-maker’s request.
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    Rapid evidence profile #85: Processes and mechanisms for enabling evidenceinformed decision-making in pandemic planning and response
    (2024-12) Waddell K; Bhuiya AR; Chen K; Alam S; Wu N; Bain T; Lavis JN; Wilson MG
    An overview of the best available research evidence from around the world (i.e., evidence syntheses) and local research evidence (i.e., single studies) and may include a scan of experiences from other countries and from Canadian provinces and territories, about processes and mechanisms for enabling evidence-informed decision-making in pandemic planning and response in response to a decision-maker’s request.
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    Rapid evidence profile #84: Reviewing the landscape of literature on solar radiation modification
    (2024-11) Waddell K; Wu N; Mansilla C; Bain T; Wilson MG; Lavis JN
    An overview of the best available research evidence from around the world (i.e., evidence syntheses) and local research evidence (i.e., single studies) and may include a scan of experiences from other countries and from Canadian provinces and territories, about the landscape of literature on solar radiation modification in response to a decision-maker’s request.