Canada
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From  Keep Calm and Negotiate NAFTAFrom: Chrystia |
From Chrystia: From Peace River to Parliament Hill | Catherine Tsalikis | 25 | 2024 | $2.50 Add |
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From  Life of BrianFrom: Unicorn in the Woods |
In this chapter Pitts examines the early life of Brian Flood, an athletic young man with an aptitude for business and entrepreneurship. | Gordon Pitts | 10 | 2020 | $1.00 Add |
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From  Migrant Workers and the TPP |
Canada’s temporary entry commitments in the TPP cover a wider range of occupations and sectors than NAFTA, and for the first time the system would be extended to countries such as Australia … | Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood | 28 | 2016 | $2.80 Add |
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From  NEW! “More comprehensive controls”From: The Coutts Diaries |
In this chapter, Graham examines the Trudeau government’s response to inflation in early to mid-October 1975 (as told by the diary of Jim Coutts, Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudea’s … | Ron Graham | 4 | 2025 | $0.40 Add |
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From  NEW! Neoliberalism Comes to Canada |
In this chapter, Himelfarb traces how neoliberal ideology reshaped Canada from the 1970s through 2015, moving from a protective welfare state toward deregulation and austerity. | Alex Himelfarb | 45 | 2026 | $4.50 Add |
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From  Net-Zero ChallengeFrom: Getting to Zero |
Indentifies how Canada, in contrast to several other countries, has failed to develop a credible plan of action for reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050. Proposes that an … | Tony Clarke | 18 | 2018 | $1.80 Add |
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From Newton’s LawFrom: Unicorn in the Woods |
This chapter explores Chris Newton’s younger years; he was an early adopter of home computers, and later enrolled in the computer science program at the University of New Brunswick. | Gordon Pitts | 11 | 2020 | $1.10 Add |
 Oi’s Deep StateHow the Petroleum Industry Undermines Democracy and Stops Action on Global Warming- in Alberta, and in Ottawa |
Why doesn’t the government act on climate change? An Alberta insider’s perspective. Why have democratic governments failed to take serious steps to reduce carbon emissions despite … | Kevin Taft | 258 | 2017 | View |
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From Old Dogs, New TricksFrom: Unicorn in the Woods |
This chapter concerns Fiddlehead, a data analytics firm in Moncton that partnered with McCain Foods. | Gordon Pitts | 13 | 2020 | $1.30 Add |
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From  Our Big FixFrom: The Big Fix |
In this chapter, Hearn and Bednar present a whole-of-government vision for competition policy in Canada, examining how the Competition Bureau could gain independence, how harmful mergers might be … | Denise Hearn; Vass Bednar | 15 | 2024 | $1.50 Add |
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From  NEW! Outcomes and opportunities |
In this chapter, the author asks to what extent we as a society should be concerned about factors affecting inequality of opportunity (such as race, ethnicity, gender, class) or instead about … | Lars Osberg | 26 | 2024 | $2.60 Add |
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From  NEW! Pandemic Capitalism, 2019–23 |
In this chapter, Palmer describes the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada and government responses. These actions deepened wealth gaps, as the Canadian government’s actions favoured support to … | Bryan D. Palmer | 12 | 2026 | $1.20 Add |
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From  Part EightFrom: Fleeced |
In this chapter, Spence examines Canada’s navigation of the 2008–2009 global financial crisis, triggered by the collapse of Lehman Brothers on September 15, 2008. | Andrew Spence | 10 | 2024 | $1.00 Add |
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From Part FiveFrom: Fleeced |
In this chapter, Spence examines how Canada’s mortgage lending became concentrated among a handful of chartered banks, with CMHC insurance enabling lower down payments while leaving … | Andrew Spence | 10 | 2024 | $1.00 Add |
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From Part FourFrom: Fleeced |
In this chapter, Spence examines how Canadian credit card interest rates have stayed high from the early 1980s through 2024, even as the prime rate fell from 22.75 to 6.95 percent. | Andrew Spence | 6 | 2024 | $0.60 Add |
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From Part NineFrom: Fleeced |
In this chapter, Spence explains how Canada’s banking sector has remained oligopolistic since the 1964 Porter Commission and 1967 Bank Act reforms. | Andrew Spence | 10 | 2024 | $1.00 Add |
