John Ryan
Title: Senior Scholar
Email: dr.johnryan1929@gmail.com
Publications:
Books
John Ryan, The Agricultural Economy of Manitoba Hutterite Colonies. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart Limited, 1977, 306 pp.
________, “Where the wind carries me . . .” The Life and Art of Judith Ryan.” Winnipeg: Phoenix House, 1998, 404 pp.
________, The Saga of the Three Compañeros – Pantera, Leo and El Tigre. Victoria: Friesen Press, 2014, 135 pp.
________, A Tale of Two Kitties – Taj and Bodhi. Victoria: Friesen Press, 2014, 94 pp.
Co-Authored Books
John Ryan, “Hutterites,” The Canadian Encyclopedia, Vol. II, p. 852. Edmonton: Hurtig Publishers, 1985. [Volumes I, II, III. 2,090 pages]
________. “Hutterites,” The Canadian Encyclopedia, Second Edition, Vol. II, pp. 1,032-1,033. Edmonton: Hurtig Publishers, 1988. [Volumes I, II, III, IV. 2,736 pages]
David Farlinger, Allen MacPhail, John Ryan, Ed Tymofichuk, Paul Wilson. Potential Use of Submarine or Underground Cables for Long Distance Electricity Transmission in Manitoba – A Post Bipole III Concepts Review. Report of the Concepts Review Panel. Winnipeg: Manitoba Hydro. March 17, 2011. (164 pages plus two large foldout maps) *John Ryan wrote 49 pages or 30% of the report: pp. 11-12, 27-36, 52-54, 65-68, 71, 73-81, 98-99, 101, 127-141 and 161-162. Maps are based on Ryan’s research.
Publications in Journals and Magazines
John Ryan. “The necessity and rationale for postponing the construction of the Mackenzie Valley pipeline,” A Brief presented to the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry at the Fort Garry Hotel, Winnipeg, May 20, 1976, The Independencer (The Committee for an Independent Canada), Vol. VI, No. 2 (April-May) 1977.
_________, “Quebec Independence: Inevitable and Desirable,” Canadian Association of Geographers – CAG Conference at the University of Quebec in Montreal on May 27, 1980.
_________, “Foiled again—Alcan and Manitoba,” Canadian Dimension, Vol. 16, No. 5, 1982, pp. 16-20.
________, “Hutterites: Refugees from Persecution -- Out of this world”, Horizon Canada, Vol. 2, No. 21. Pp. 494-499. Saint-Laurent (Quebec): Centre for the Study of Teaching Canada, 1985.
_________, “Review: Karl A. Peter, The Dynamics of Hutterite Society,” Manitoba History, Number 17, Spring 1989. http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/mb_history/17/hutteritesociety.shtml
_________, “The Effect of the Free Trade Agreement on Canada’s Energy Resources,” The Canadian Geographer, Vol. 35, No. 1. pp. 70-82, 1991.
_________, “The NAFTA energy grab,” Canadian Dimension, Vol. 26, No. 8, 1992, pp. 23-24.
_________, “Afghanistan: A Forgotten Chapter,” Canadian Dimension, Vol. 35, No. 6, November/December 2001, pp. 22-23. http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/51/104.html
________. “Afghanistan: An Ongoing Tragedy,” Journal for the Study of Peace and Conflict, 2002-2003 Annual Edition: ISSN 1095-1962, The Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies, pp. 109-112.
________. “Proposal for a Manitoba Hydro cable under Lake Winnipeg,” Canadian Dimension Online, February 9, 10, 11, 2008 [This is an online reprint of the 3-part series in the Winnipeg Free Press] http://canadiandimension.com/articles/2008/02/11/1591/
Internet Publications
John Ryan. "A Review of the Harvard Debate: Dershowitz versus Chomsky,” CounterPunch, December 7, 2005 https://www.counterpunch.org/2005/12/07/dershowitz-versus-chomsky/
_______. “An Honorary Degree in Child Sacrifice? Madeleine Albright and US Foreign Policy,” CounterPunch, December 10/11, 2005 http://www.counterpunch.org/ryan12102005.html
________. “A Chilling Echo of Bush’s Republicans: Canada’s 2006 Election,” CounterPunch, January 31, 2006 http://www.counterpunch.org/ryan01312006.html
________. “Afghanistan: A Tale of never-ending Tragedy,” Global Research, July 19, 2006. http://www.globalresearch.ca/afghanistan-a-tale-of-never-ending-tragedy/2750
________. “Proposal for a Manitoba Hydro cable under Lake Winnipeg,” Canadian Dimension Online, February 9, 10, 11, 2008 [This is an online reprint of the 3-part series in the Winnipeg Free Press]
________. “Hydro Transmission cable under Lake Winnipeg explained,” Part I, Winnipeg Free Press, February 9, 2008
_________. “From ship to shore, two-kilometre train needed to move transmission cable,” Part II, Winnipeg Free Press, February 10, 2008.
_________. “Barge at Gimli would lay cable in lake,” Part III, Winnipeg Free Press, February 11, 2008.
“Letters to the Editor -- Topic of the Day: John Ryan’s Transmission Line Series,” [The entire page for letters to the editor was devoted totally to letters about John Ryan’s proposal], Winnipeg Free Press, A10, February 13, 2008. Some of the letters were reproduced on this site: http://www.manitobanature.ca/action/underwater.pdf
“Manitoba Hydro is getting to the bottom of the idea of an underwater transmission line,” CBC Radio, 4:14 p.m., February 19, 2008. CBC host Margaux Watt interview with Greg Selinger, Minister of Finance and minister responsible for Manitoba Hydro. CBC InterMedia Transcript Service, Clip # 12280635 (8 pages).
Free Press editorial. “Underwater power line to be studied,” A4, Winnipeg Free Press, February 20, 2008.
________. “Manitoba Hydro – To be or not to be,” Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Bulletin, March 8, 2011. http://www.policyalternatives.ca/publications/commentary/fast-facts-manitoba-hydro
_______. “The Syrian saga – why there should be no military intervention,” Canadian Dimension. May 10, 2012. http://canadiandimension.com/articles/4662/
________. “Québec Independence would not be the end of Canada,” Canadian Dimension, July 12, 2012. https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/quebec-independence-would-not-be-the-end-of-canada
_______. “The Tale of Our Geography Facilities—‘If we build it, they will come . . . students and professors . . .’ ” GeoMatters (Newsletter of the Department of Geography), Vol. 3, No. 1, Spring 2013. https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/geography/docs/Newsletters/GeoMatters_Spring-2013.pdf
_______. “Crimea vs. Quebec: The Legal Right to a Referendum on Self-Determination.” Global Research, March 11, 2014 http://www.globalresearch.ca/crimea-vs-quebec-the-legal-right-to-a-referendum-on-self-determination/5373029
__________. “The Media’s Disinformation Campaign on Ukraine: ‘There are No neo-Nazis in the Interim Government’ “ Global Research, April 3, 2014. http://www.globalresearch.ca/the-medias-disinformation-campaign-on-ukraine-there-are-no-neo-nazis-in-the-interim-government/5376530 [This article was later translated into German, French and Spanish]
_________, “CIA DESTROYED AFGHANISTAN’S FIRST PROGRESSIVE GOVERNMENT”, February 9, 2015, Popular Resistance.org https://popularresistance.org/cia-destroyed-afghanistans-first-progressive-government/
_________, “The Ukraine crisis: Why and how it has come to this” Canadian Dimension, July 20, 2015 https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/the-ukraine-crisis-why-and-how-it-has-come-to-this
____________, “Lament for a Party that has lost its way” Canadian Dimension, November 30, 2015 https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/lament-for-a-party-that-has-lost-its-way
_________.”The Bank of Canada Should Be Reinstated To Its Original Mandated Purposes,” Canadian Dimension, March 21, 2018 https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/the-bank-of-canada-should-be-reinstated-to-its-original-mandated-purposes
________. “Monetary Policy, Money Supply and The Bank of Canada,” Global Research, March 29, 2018. Canadian Dimension 21 March 2018 https://www.globalresearch.ca/monetary-policy-money-supply-and-the-bank-of-canada/5633925
__________. “Review of the Renegotiated NAFTA: Benefits and Drawbacks to Canada,” Canadian Dimension, October 9, 2018
________. “Bill Browder, a Billionaire Accused of Being a Fraud and Liar,” The Unz Review, July 1, 2020 https://www.unz.com/article/bill-browder-a-billionaire-accused-of-being-a-fraud-and-liar/
________. “Ukraine’s Complex Historical Background and The Contemporary Era,” Global Research, August 10, 2020. https://www.globalresearch.ca/ukraine-historical-background-current-status/5720635
_________. “A Most Confusing Two-Letter Word,” The University of Winnipeg Retirees’ Newsletter, Spring 2021 UWRA 2021_Spring_Newsletter.pdf UWRA 2021_Spring_Newsletter[2]
_______. “The Case of Alexei Navalny. Reviving the Cold War,” The Unz Review, March 21, 2021 https://www.unz.com/article/the-case-of-alexei-navalny/
Republished as below:
_________. “The Case of Alexei Navalny. Reviving the Cold War,” Global Research, March 21, 2021 https://www.globalresearch.ca/case-alexei-navalny/5740421
________. “The Case of Alexei Navalny. Reviving the Cold War,” Dissident Voice, March 22, 2021 https://dissidentvoice.org/2021/03/the-case-of-alexei-navalny-reviving-the-cold-war/
________. “The Case of Alexei Navalny. Reviving the Cold War,” Information Clearing House, March 22, 2021 http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/56483.htm
______________. “The Case of Alexei Navalny. Reviving the Cold War.” New Cold War, March 22, 2021 https://newcoldwar.org/the-case-of-alexei-navalny-reviving-the-cold-war/
_____________. “The Curious Case of Alexei Navalny,” Peace Alliance Winnipeg, March 27, 2021 https://www.peacealliancewinnipeg.ca/2021/03/the-curious-case-of-alexei-navalny/
_________. “Background to the Unionization of the U of W Faculty and the Changeover from Heads to Chairs of Departments,” University of Winnipeg Retiree’s Newsletter, Summer 2021 https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/uwra/uwra-newsletter.pdf
__________. “Afghan Tragedy: Still Relevant Today As It Was Analyzed 15 Years Ago”, CovertAction Magazine, August 10, 2021 https://covertactionmagazine.com/2021/08/10/afghan-tragedy-still-relevant-today-as-it-was-analyzed-15-years-ago/
_________. “Afghanistan: Before and After US Intervention,” Global Research, September 26, 2021 https://www.globalresearch.ca/afghanistan-before-after-us-intervention/5756806
___________. “Background to the Unionization of the U of W Faculty and the Changeover from Heads to Chairs of Departments.” UWFA Newsletter, February 7, 2022. https://uwfa.ca/history-of-the-uwfa/
___________. “Long History of US-Russia Confrontation. Analysis of Ukraine-Russia Relations,” Global Research, April 27, 2022 https://www.globalresearch.ca/us-russia-relations-a-review-of-ukraine-russia-history/5778616
__________. “The deplorable state of affairs in Canada’s federal New Democratic Party.” Winnipeg Ethnorama News, Vol. 4 Issue No. 10, November 2022 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Rq6QXFR7jNHQe2bjFDHHRqkCTrJJTxIi/view