Disasters
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From  Railway Makeover |
Discusses the privatization of CN Rail, and the impact of NAFTA on rail regulations. Identifies why privatized rail firms cut staffing levels, how the federal government allowed private rail … | Bruce Campbell | 13 | 2018 | $1.30 Add |
 Rebuilding HalifaxA History of the Halifax Relief Commission |
Using the perspectives of law, politics, public policy and intergovernmental relations, historian Barry Cahill describes the complex activities of an almost-unaccountable agency that took the … | 226 | View | ||
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From Still Spilling |
Critical review of the measures put in place by the Harper government during its last year in office. Analyzes whether those measures, such as new safety management system regulations, changes to … | Bruce Campbell | 9 | 2018 | $0.90 Add |
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From The Civil Lawsuits |
Discusses the civil legal actions — wrongful death and class-action and creditor lawsuits — in response to the rail disaster brought by victims’ families, residents of … | Bruce Campbell | 8 | 2018 | $0.80 Add |
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From The First Year(1918) From: Rebuilding Halifax |
Chapter 2 discusses the actions of the Halifax Relief Commission in the first year after the explosion. | Barry Cahill | 28 | 2020 | $2.80 Add |
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From The Four Tragedies of Lac-Mégantic |
Describes the series of subsequent tragedies that befell the Lac-Mégantic community: widespread PTSD and other health problems; legal predators who exploited vulnerable victims’ … | Bruce Campbell | 11 | 2018 | $1.10 Add |
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From The Investigation That Lost Heart |
Analyzes the Transportation Safety Board investigation report on the Lac-Mégantic disaster focusing on the discrepancies between the original investigation team draft and the public report, … | Bruce Campbell | 9 | 2018 | $0.90 Add |
The Lac-Mégantic Rail DisasterPublic Betrayal, Justice Denied |
This book explores the circumstances leading up to the 2013 Lac-Mégantic rail disaster, describes the events themselves, and recounts the aftermath including the outcome of criminal trials … | 216 | View | ||
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From The Liberators |
Introduces the concept of neoliberalism and its prioritization of deregulation and privatization. Analyzes the process of privatization and deregulation in the Canadian rail industry. Introduces … | Bruce Campbell | 10 | 2018 | $1.00 Add |
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From The Long Anticlimax(1922-1945) From: Rebuilding Halifax |
Chapter 5 discusses the work of the Halifax Relief Commission in the decades after reconstruction of the city was concluded, as its role became managing the pension funds for explosion victims … | Barry Cahill | 16 | 2020 | $1.60 Add |
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From The Trial of Tom Harding |
Detailed account of the five-month criminal negligence trial of three front-line Montreal, Maine and Atlantic employees, which rendered non-guilty verdicts. Examines the rationale behind the … | Bruce Campbell | 13 | 2018 | $1.30 Add |
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From Thomas Adams and Town Planning for the Devastated Area(1918) From: Rebuilding Halifax |
Chapter 3 discusses the plans for the rebuilding of the devastated North End of Halifax into what would eventually become the Hydrostone neighbourhood. | Barry Cahill | 16 | 2020 | $1.60 Add |
 Titanic RememberedThe Unsinkable Ship and Halifax |
The sinking of the ocean-liner Titanic in April of 1912 captured the attention of the world; as the nearest large port to the site of the disaster, Halifax became the focus of the world’s … | 72 | View | ||
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From Twilight of the Gods(1945-1972) From: Rebuilding Halifax |
Chapter 6 discusses the gradual winding down of the Relief Commissions work after the Second World war as disputes over its roles and responsibilities with the municipal, provincial, and federal … | Barry Cahill | 20 | 2020 | $2.00 Add |
