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The Right Honourable Kim Campbell is widely recognized as an expert on leadership, international politics, democratization, and other timely topics.  In addition to her memoir, Time & Chance: The Political Memoirs of Canada's First Woman Prime Minister, now in its third edition, Ms. Campbell has authored or co-authored numerous books and articles.  A list of some of those appears below, as well as transcripts from some of her speeches.
 

Books

The Hundred-Year Trek: A History of Student Life at UBC

by Sheldon Goldfarb. Foreward by Kim Campbell. Heritage House, 2017.

A vibrant look back through a century of student life, achievement, and activism at UBC.

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Time and Chance The Political Memoirs of Canada's First Woman Prime Minister 4th Edition

by Kim Campbell - March, 2017

Kim Campbell forged her own way in the rough-and-tumble world of Canadian politics, from her first election—to the Vancouver School Board—to her historic rise to Prime Minister of Canada. How did this hardworking, intensely shy woman become a political phenomenon who broke ground for a generation of women? In this candid, revealing memoir, Kim Campbell looks back on an exciting and often improbable career, at the challenges she met, the issues she tackled—from the David Milgaard case, to the controversy over sexual orientation in the military, to Canada’s role in the Gulf War—and the politicians who were her friends, her enemies, and sometimes both. 

A remarkable portrait of contemporary Canadian politics the way it really is, Time and Chance also provides an important look at the unique experience of one woman in the political arena, the price Kim Campbell paid, and the rewards she reaped for her principles, her determination, and her achievements.
 
“INTERESTING AND IMPORTANT… GREAT READING.” – Richard Gwyn, The Toronto Star
 
“REMARKABLE… ONE OF THE BEST POLITICAL MEMOIRS PUBLISHED IN OUR COUNTRY.” –David Mitchell, The Financial Post

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Democracy and Development

Bernard Berendsen (ed.) Chapter: "Alternatives for a Liberal Democracy" by Rt Hon Kim Campbell, Amsterdam, KIT Publishers, 2008.

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Women in Power World Leaders since 1960

by Gunhild Hoogensen and Bruce O. Solheim
Foreword by Kim Campbell, Westport, CT, Praeger Publishers 2006.
 

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Confronting Terrorism

The Club de Madrid's Madrid Summit Working Paper Series. VOLUME TWO.

Introduction by Club de Madrid Secretary General Kim Campbell.

In the months leading up to the Madrid Summit, more than two hundred of the world’s leading scholars and expert practitioners explored the issues of democracy, terrorism and security in an unparalleled process of scholarly debate. Discussions were conducted through a system of password-protected web-logs, and concluded on the first day of the summit. Each working group issued a final paper of recommendations on which the contributions of The Madrid Summit Working Paper Series are based.

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Towards a Democratic Response [to Terrorism]

The Club de Madrid's Madrid Summit Working Paper Series. VOLUME THREE.

Introduction by Club de Madrid Secretary General Kim Campbell.

In the months leading up to the Madrid Summit, more than two hundred of the world’s leading scholars and expert practitioners explored the issues of democracy, terrorism and security in an unparalleled process of scholarly debate. Discussions were conducted through a system of password-protected web-logs, and concluded on the first day of the summit. Each working group issued a final paper of recommendations on which the contributions of The Madrid Summit Working Paper Series are based. 

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Addressing the Causes of Terrorism

The Club de Madrid's Madrid Summit Working Paper Series. VOLUME ONE.

Introduction by Club de Madrid Secretary General Kim Campbell.

In the months leading up to the Madrid Summit, more than two hundred of the world’s leading scholars and expert practitioners explored the issues of democracy, terrorism and security in an unparalleled process of scholarly debate. Discussions were conducted through a system of password-protected web-logs, and concluded on the first day of the summit. Each working group issued a final paper of recommendations on which the contributions of The Madrid Summit Working Paper Series are based. 

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100 Canadian Heroines Famous and Forgotten Faces

by Merna Forster
Foreword by Kim Campbell, Toronto, ON, Dundurn Group, 2004.
 

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The Difference "Difference" Makes: Women and Leadership

Deborah L. Rhode, ed.

Chapter 11: "Different Rulers - Different Rules" by Kim Campbell, pp 121-126. Stanford, CA, Stanford University Press, 2003

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Partnering: The New Face of Leadership

Larraine Segil, Marshall Goldsmith, & James Belasco, eds.
 
Chapter 21: " The Leader as Partner: the Reality of Political Power” by Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell, pp 217-222. New York, AMACOM, 2002.
 

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Building Leadership Bridges 2001: Proceedings of 2000 Conference

Toronto, Canada. Frmr PM Campbell participated in the International Leadership Association's second annual conference, Building Leadership Bridges. This publication contains the conference proceedings and includes a chapter by Ms. Campbell titled, "Women and Leadership: Looking Back, Looking Forward."

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Articles

How journalism will protect our democracy in the era of fake news

Ms. Campbell explains how the "two most important resources we have in finding and defending truth are scholarship and independent jounalism" in this current age of "fake news".

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Leadership Without Bombast

Written for the University of Alberta's Alumni Magazine, New Trail, "Leadership Without Bombast" are reflections on leadership by Former Prime Minister Campbell.

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Why Political Quotas for Women Matter

Kim Campbell authors an article for Newsweek magazine on the subject of political quotas aimed at improving gender equity and shares some of her experiences regarding the issue.

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Gorbachev continues to reshape history -- and the climate

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"When Women Rule: A psychological study dissects three 20th century political giants"

by Kim Campbell  -- Book Review of Women in Power: The Personality and Leadership Style of Indira Gandhi, Golda Meir and Margaret Thatcher by Blema S. Steinberg. Literary Review of Canada, Vol. 16, No. 5, June 2008.

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"A Woman for President"

by Kim Campbell (Op-Ed) Ottawa Citizen, January 26, 2008

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"Three for Thought: What You Need to Know About Women on Top"

by Kim Campbell, Globe & Mail, Saturday, January 28, 2006

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"The New State of Fear and Its Implications"

by Kim Campbell and Peter Neumann
Green Cross International’s Optimist Magazine, August 2005 issue

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"Sustaining Democracy's Last Wave"

by Kim Campbell and Sean C. Carroll. Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, Summer/Fall 2005

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Speeches

Canada Supports the Iranian People

Paris, France. June 13, 2015. Frmr PM Campbell was a featured speaker at the annual conference of the National Council Resistance of Iran (NCRI).

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Harnessing 21st Century Solutions: A Focus on Women

Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. December 18, 2012.

Ms. Campbell's remarks to the closing plenary of the 2012 Club de Madrid Annual Conference at the Clinton Presidential Center.

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Churchill Society Award - 25th Anniversary

Toronto, November 20, 2008.  "Women in Power: The Good News and the Bad News."

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Global Foundation for Democracy Conference

Opening Remarks for one of the days of the International Conference: “Creating the Democratic Mindset: Education for Democracy”
Barcelona, Spain: April 25-26, 2006.

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What's a Nice Country Like Us Doing in a Place Like This?

University of British Columbia - Vancouver Institute Lecture Series.  March 2, 1996.

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“Talk about a trailblazer! Nobody is more worthy of that title. I still remember the day in June 1993 when she won her party’s leadership and the excitement that I and so many others felt that day ”
Donna Dasko
Acting National Chair - Equal Voice