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Energy and Climate Change

Energy and Climate Change

From: The Indo-Pacific

In this chapter, Hall Findlay examines Canada’s energy sector and its untapped opportunities in the Indo Pacific region. 10 $1.00 Add
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Envisioning a Fairer, More Vibrant Economy

Envisioning a Fairer, More Vibrant Economy

From: The Big Fix

In this chapter, Hearn and Bednar examine Canada’s June 2024 amendments to the Competition Act and argues for a fundamental reimagining of competition policy. ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Failing to Deliver

Failing to Deliver

From: The Doctors We Need

In this chapter, Sanfilippo examines why Canada’s growing demand for family physicians has outpaced the supply, identifying medical school admissions as a critical bottleneck in the system. 13 $1.30 Add
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Fiscal Management and Parliamentary Democracy

Fiscal Management and Parliamentary Democracy

From: Canada after Harper

Kevin Page lists the many ways good government in Canada has been eroded, notably by the federal government’s usurpation of financial budgetary control, which should properly be exercised … 12 $1.20 Add
Fleeced

Fleeced

Canadians Versus Their Banks

These are just a few of the many ways chartered banks abuse their dominant position in the Canadian financial system. Fleeced: Canadians Versus Their Banks is a stunning exposé of the inner … 101 View
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Foreign-Investor Protections in the TPP

Foreign-Investor Protections in the TPP

From: The Trans-Pacific Partnership and Canada

analyzes one of the most contentious features of the TPP and similar agreements going back to NAFTA. The investor–state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism gives foreign investors the right … 16 $1.60 Add
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Foreword
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Foreword

From: Canadian Competition Law & Policy

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Foreword

Foreword

From: Share the Wealth!

This reading includes a foreword by Canadian NDP leader Jagmeet Singh and an author’s preface ; 8 $0.80 Add
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From Beaver to Pond

From Beaver to Pond

A History

From: Unicorn in the Woods

This chapter links the entrepreneurial activities of Flood and Newton with another businessman from New Brunswick: Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook. It also touches on the historic and current … 14 $1.40 Add
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From the Ashes of Nortel

From the Ashes of Nortel

From: Unicorn in the Woods

This chapter recounts the bankrupcy of Nortel, and describes how one former Nortel employee took up a leadership role at UNB’s Centre for Technology Management and Entrepreneurship. 13 $1.30 Add
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Giving with Both Hands: Why Corporate Welfare Failed Canadians
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Giving with Both Hands: Why Corporate Welfare Failed Canadians

From: At the Trough

In this chapter, Carbonneau traces why decades of Canadian corporate subsidy programs, from the Second World War through the 1980s, failed to resolve the country’s economic problems. 10 $1.00 Add
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Halfway to Impossible

Halfway to Impossible

From: Unicorn in the Woods

This chapter concerns Radian6, a social media monitoring platform founded by many of the players discussed in the book thus far. Radian6 was later purchased and folded into the Salesforce brand. 14 $1.40 Add
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Here Come the Americans

Here Come the Americans

From: Unicorn in the Woods

In this chapter, Pitts describes Q1 Labs’ success in finding funding, and how they confronted concerns about their Canadian and Maritime location. 9 $0.90 Add
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Hi, I'm from New Brunswick

Hi, I’m from New Brunswick

From: Unicorn in the Woods

This chapter focuses on the Q1 Labs’ hunt for venture capital, which included multiple trips to the United States to woo wary investors. 11 $1.10 Add
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Homebodies

Homebodies

From: Unicorn in the Woods

In this chapter, Pitts focuses on Daniella DeGrace, who was a key player in several New Brunswick startups, including iMagic, Q1 Labs, and Radian6. 16 $1.60 Add
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In the Middle of the Atlantic

In the Middle of the Atlantic

From: Unicorn in the Woods

This chapter explores "the next big one," the hoped-for startup that will generate economic activity in the Maritimes. 9 $0.90 Add