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From ![]() The Government Role in Creating WealthFrom: 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 … | Angella MacEwen; Jonathan Gauvin | 6 | 2021 | $0.60 Add |
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From ![]() The Making of MarcelFrom: 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. | Gordon Pitts | 10 | 2020 | $1.00 Add |
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From ![]() The Most Ridiculous Year EverFrom: 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. | Gordon Pitts | 10 | 2020 | $1.00 Add |
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From ![]() The Moving Picture of Incomes |
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 … | Lars Osberg | 20 | 2018 | $2.00 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! The moving picture of incomes |
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 … | Lars Osberg | 22 | 2024 | $2.20 Add |
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From ![]() The Myths Used to Create and Justify InequalityFrom: 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 … | Angella MacEwen; Jonathan Gauvin | 16 | 2021 | $1.60 Add |
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From ![]() The Need for a Different WorldviewFrom: 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 … | Joyce Huesemann; Michael Huesemann | 29 | 2011 | $2.90 Add |
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From ![]() The Policy Influence of Economic IdeasInterests, Institutions and Innovation in Canada |
Neil Bradford | 30 | 2000 | $3.00 Add | |
![]() NEW! The Rise of Indigenous Economic PowerDeconstructing 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 | ||
![]() NEW! 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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From ![]() The TPP and Health Care |
Explores the implications of the TPP for public health care resulting from the agreement’s provisions on intellectual property, services and investment. | Scott Sinclair | 26 | 2016 | $2.60 Add |
![]() The Trans-Pacific Partnership and CanadaA 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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From ![]() Twenty Years Ago Today, and the Band Still PlaysFrom: 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. | Gordon Pitts | 7 | 2020 | $0.70 Add |
![]() 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 … | Gordon Pitts | 264 | 2020 | View |
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From ![]() Web GiantsFrom: 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 … | Angella MacEwen; Jonathan Gauvin | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
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From ![]() Whale Hunting on the New York ThruwayFrom: 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. | Gordon Pitts | 13 | 2020 | $1.30 Add |











