Policy
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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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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 |
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From Part OneFrom: Fleeced |
In this chapter, Spence examines how Canada’s six federally chartered banks overcharge consumers and underserve small and medium-sized businesses. | Andrew Spence | 8 | 2024 | $0.80 Add |
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From Part SevenFrom: Fleeced |
In this chapter, Spence traces Canadian banking consolidation, from the founding of the Canada Banking Company in 1792 to the present-day dominance of the "big six" institutions. | Andrew Spence | 12 | 2024 | $1.20 Add |
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From Part TwoFrom: Fleeced |
In this chapter, Spence examines the structure and performance of the Canadian banking system, arguing that its concentrated market grants a few large institutions outsized power over rates and fees. | Andrew Spence | 10 | 2024 | $1.00 Add |
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From Peter Lougheed and the Rise of the Oil SandsFrom: Oi's Deep State |
Former Alberta opposition leader Kevin Taft examines Peter Lougheed’s government in Alberta and the rise of the oil sands paying particular attention to Lougheed’s stance against … | Kevin Taft | 9 | 2017 | $0.90 Add |
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From  Plutocracy Awaits UsFrom: Canada after Harper |
Linda McQuaig tells us how the inequality generated by “free market” policies has widened the gap between Canada’s ultra-rich and most other Canadians. | Linda McQuaig | 6 | 2015 | $0.60 Add |
