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The Government Role in Creating Wealth

The Government Role in Creating Wealth

From: Share the Wealth!

Readings in part 3 of this title explore the disticition between income inequality and wealth inequaltiy and methods for building shared wealth for Canadians. This chapter explore the role of the … ; 6 $0.60 Add
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The Making of Marcel

The Making of Marcel

From: Unicorn in the Woods

In this chapter, Pitts explores the life of Marcel LeBrun, the CEO and co-founder of iMagicTV Inc., a company that made an early attempt at delivering video-on-demand over the internet. 10 $1.00 Add
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The Most Ridiculous Year Ever

The Most Ridiculous Year Ever

From: Unicorn in the Woods

This chapter recount’s Chris Newton’s diagnosis with melanoma, and the sale of Q1 Labs in fall 2011 for $600 million U.S. dollars. 10 $1.00 Add
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The Moving Picture of Incomes

The Moving Picture of Incomes

From: The Age of Increasing Inequality

Inequality of annual incomes is like a snapshot of inequality, which only captures part of the moving picture of our fluctuating incomes. Lifetime income depends on career progression and whether … 20 $2.00 Add
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The moving picture of incomes
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The moving picture of incomes

From: The Scandalous Rise of Inequality in Canada

In this chapter, the author analyzes the meaning of statistics about disparities in income and what they actually say about economic inequality and well-being in Canada. He points out that the … 22 $2.20 Add
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The Myths Used to Create and Justify Inequality

The Myths Used to Create and Justify Inequality

From: Share the Wealth!

Readings in part 1 of this title explore the political and economic decisions and trends that have led to economic inequality in Canada. This chapter lists and debunks several myths that are used … ; 16 $1.60 Add
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The Need for a Different Worldview

The Need for a Different Worldview

From: Techno-Fix

The Need for A Different Worldview suggests that a shift is needed to a different view of reality, one that is based on the fact of interconnectedness rather than the illusion of separateness, a … ; 29 $2.90 Add
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The Policy Influence of Economic Ideas

The Policy Influence of Economic Ideas

Interests, Institutions and Innovation in Canada

From: Restructuring and Resistance

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The Rise of Indigenous Economic Power
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The Rise of Indigenous Economic Power

Deconstructing Indian Act Economics

In this book Carol Anne Hilton, author of Indigenomics, explores growing Indigenous economic power achieved despite systemic barriers resulting from the racist policies of the Indian Act. … 266 View
The Scandalous Rise of Inequality in Canada
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The Scandalous Rise of Inequality in Canada

There are more billionaires than ever in Canada – and they are capturing an ever-growing share of the country’s wealth. Meanwhile 90% of Canadians are steadily losing ground. … 288 View
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The TPP and Health Care

The TPP and Health Care

From: The Trans-Pacific Partnership and Canada

Explores the implications of the TPP for public health care resulting from the agreement’s provisions on intellectual property, services and investment. 26 $2.60 Add
The Trans-Pacific Partnership and Canada

The Trans-Pacific Partnership and Canada

A Citizen's Guide

The Trans-Pacific Partnership, with its twelve participating countries on three continents, is the largest regional trade and investment agreement that Canada has ever negotiated. It is also one … 216 View
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Twenty Years Ago Today, and the Band Still Plays

Twenty Years Ago Today, and the Band Still Plays

From: Unicorn in the Woods

In the concluding chapter, Pitt checks in with the cast of characters that catapulted New Brunswick’s tech industry onto the world stage. 7 $0.70 Add
Unicorn in the Woods

Unicorn in the Woods

As tech investors the world over search for elusive unicorns (start-ups valued at over $1 billion), acclaimed business journalist Gordon Pitts asks whether there can be a place for high-tech … 264 View
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Web Giants

Web Giants

From: Share the Wealth!

Readings in part 2 of this title explore potential solutions to income inequality in Canada. This chapter explores solutions for taxing massive online corporations, who have hisotrically proved … ; 10 $1.00 Add
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Whale Hunting on the New York Thruway

Whale Hunting on the New York Thruway

From: Unicorn in the Woods

This chapter details Pitt’s visits to startup incubators in the United States, and explores several nascent companies with the potential to garner a billion-dollar valuation. 13 $1.30 Add