Agriculture
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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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 Animals and the Law |
Animals and the Law examines the unique role that animals play as living property in a legal system conceived by and for human beings. On the one hand, animals are things that we buy, eat, and … | Lesli Bisgould | 323 | 2011 | View |
 Canadian Perspectives on Animals and the Law |
Canadian Perspectives on Animals and the Law provides an important new contribution to the debate on the legal status and treatment of animals in Canada. Twelve chapters by leading academics and … | Katie Sykes; Peter Sankoff; Vaughan Black | 377 | 2015 | View |
 Constitutional Labour Rights in CanadaFarm Workers and the Fraser Case |
On 29 April 2011, the Supreme Court of Canada released its much-anticipated decision in Attorney General of Ontario v Fraser, which dealt with the scope of constitutional protection of collective … | Eric Tucker; Fay Faraday; Judy Fudge | 333 | 2012 | View |
 Good Crop / Bad CropSeed Politics and the Future of Food in Canada |
In recent years Canadians have become more and more concerned about the origins of their food and the environmental impacts of pesticides in agriculture. What is less well known is that pesticide … | Devlin Kuyek | 160 | 2007 | View |
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From IntroductionFrom: Animals and the Law |
Overview of the general nature of problems faced by people seeking legal consideration of animals’ interests. | Lesli Bisgould | 11 | 2011 | $1.10 Add |
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From IntroductionFarm Workers, Collective Bargaining Rights, and the Meaning of Constitutional Protection |
Introduces farm workers, collective bargaining rights and the meaning of constitutional protection, focusing on the landmark Fraser case and constitutionalizing labour rights. | Judy Fudge | 29 | 2012 | $2.90 Add |
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From Introduction |
Examination of changes in the law with respect to the treatment of animals. | Katie Sykes; Peter Sankoff; Vaughan Black | 8 | 2015 | $0.80 Add |
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From TransformationPart I: Roots From: Good Crop / Bad Crop |
Chapter 1 discusses agriculture and its relationship to the evolutionary process of seeds, the Green Revolution, the rise of transnational seed corporations, and more. | Devlin Kuyek | 11 | 2007 | $1.10 Add |
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From Farm Worker ExceptionalismPast, Present, and the post-Fraser Future |
Discusses farm worker exceptionalism, specifically considering how the Fraser case has effected this, as well as the history of farm worker exceptionalism, the role of the Charter and the future … | Eric Tucker | 27 | 2012 | $2.70 Add |
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From IndustrializationPart I: Roots From: Good Crop / Bad Crop |
Chapter 2 explores new models of agribusiness and industrial farming, genetically engineered plants, Canada’s ‘‘farm family’’ image, the National … | Devlin Kuyek | 7 | 2007 | $0.70 Add |
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From The History of Western Ideas about AnimalsFrom: Animals and the Law |
Historical overview of the status of animals in Western legal thought. | Lesli Bisgould | 22 | 2011 | $2.20 Add |
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From Current IdeasFrom Science to Philosophy to Law From: Animals and the Law |
Overview of twentieth century thinking of the status of animals, including the development of the concept of animal rights. | Lesli Bisgould | 18 | 2011 | $1.80 Add |
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From GerminationPart II: A History of Seed Politics in Canada From: Good Crop / Bad Crop |
Chapter 3 explores the germination process, discussing the history of agricultural practice in Canada from pre-colonization, the adoption of Indigenous crops by white settlers, agricultural … | Devlin Kuyek | 3 | 2007 | $0.30 Add |
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From Rethinking the Application of Canadian Criminal Law to Factory Farming |
Argument that Canadian criminal law against animal cruelty can apply to factory farming to improve the lives of farm animals. | Katie Sykes | 24 | 2015 | $2.40 Add |
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From The Roots of Organizing Agriculture Workers in Canada |
Describes the roots of organizing agriculture workers in Canada, focusing on the struggle of farm workers in Ontario to organize, union organizing, community building and the way forward for farm … | Wayne Hanley | 24 | 2012 | $2.40 Add |
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From Development as Remittances or Development as Freedom?Exploring Canada’s Temporary Migration Programs from a Rights-based Approach |
Discusses development and Canada’s temporary migration programs, focusing on methods and terminology, problematic policies of "managed migration" and moving from meeting needs to … | Kerry Preibisch | 28 | 2012 | $2.80 Add |
