Agriculture

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
Good Crop / Bad Crop Seed Politics and the Future of Food in Canada Between The Lines	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
From Harvest Part II: A History of Seed Politics in Canada From: Good Crop / Bad Crop View Between The Lines	Chapter 8 explores the future of agriculture, industrial farming and its alternatives, grassroots community organizing and political mobilization, resistance to industrial agriculture, the …	Devlin Kuyek	10	2007	$1.00 Add
From Industrialization Part I: Roots From: Good Crop / Bad Crop View Between The Lines	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
From Introduction From: Animals and the Law View Irwin Law Inc.	Overview of the general nature of problems faced by people seeking legal consideration of animals’ interests.	Lesli Bisgould	11	2011	$1.10 Add
From Introduction Farm Workers, Collective Bargaining Rights, and the Meaning of Constitutional Protection From: Constitutional Labour Rights in Canada View Irwin Law Inc.	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
From Introduction From: Canadian Perspectives on Animals and the Law View Irwin Law Inc.	Examination of changes in the law with respect to the treatment of animals.	Katie Sykes; Peter Sankoff; Vaughan Black	8	2015	$0.80 Add
From Labour Rights A Democratic Counterweight to Growing Income Inequality in Canada From: Constitutional Labour Rights in Canada View Irwin Law Inc.	Discusses labour rights as a counterweight to growing income inequality in Canada, focusing on the use of Fraser an attempt to roll back BC Health Services, the role of the Charter of Rights and …	Derek Fudge	27	2012	$2.70 Add
From Nation Part II: A History of Seed Politics in Canada From: Good Crop / Bad Crop View Between The Lines	Chapter 4 examines the connection between the agriculture, particularly wheat production, and the development of the Canadian nation, the prairie provinces, the genetics of red fife, cross …	Devlin Kuyek	20	2007	$2.00 Add
From Privatization Part II: A History of Seed Politics in Canada From: Good Crop / Bad Crop View Between The Lines	Chapter 7 focuses on privatization, private seed companies versus public varieties, monopoly rights, the SeCan Association, competition and Secrecy, and the case study of soybean production in Canada.	Devlin Kuyek	25	2007	$2.50 Add
From Provincial Animal Welfare Legislation From: Animals and the Law View Irwin Law Inc.	Overview of provincial agencies and legislation addressing the protection of animal welfare.	Lesli Bisgould	27	2011	$2.70 Add
From Research Tools From: Animals and the Law View Irwin Law Inc.	Examination of issues arising in the use of animals in experimentation and research.	Lesli Bisgould	33	2011	$3.30 Add
From Rethinking the Application of Canadian Criminal Law to Factory Farming From: Canadian Perspectives on Animals and the Law View Irwin Law Inc.	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
From The History of Western Ideas about Animals From: Animals and the Law View Irwin Law Inc.	Historical overview of the status of animals in Western legal thought.	Lesli Bisgould	22	2011	$2.20 Add
From The Roots of Organizing Agriculture Workers in Canada From: Constitutional Labour Rights in Canada View Irwin Law Inc.	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
From Traffic Tickets on the Last Ride From: Canadian Perspectives on Animals and the Law View Irwin Law Inc.	Examination of the system of regulating animal welfare through administrative penalties rather than by the criminal law.	Vaughan Black	23	2015	$2.30 Add
From Transformation Part I: Roots From: Good Crop / Bad Crop View Between The Lines	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