Canadian Politics

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Whose Streets?

Whose Streets?

The Toronto G20 and the Challenges of Summit Protest

In June 2010 activists opposing the G20 meeting held in Toronto were greeted with arbitrary state violence on a scale never before seen in Canada. Whose Streets? is a combination of testimonials … 256 View
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Why?

Why?

From: Power Trap

address the three groups of people who would be most important for the success of a united progressive party: Liberal and New Democrat partisans and currently frustrated and unattached progressives. 17 $1.70 Add
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Why Change Is Now Possible

Why Change Is Now Possible

From: Power Trap

Points to the climate change issues, finanical crisis, and the wage gap as factors that prime this moment in time as one of change 28 $2.80 Add
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Why Conservatives Win

Why Conservatives Win

From: Power Trap

Analyzes the reasons behind the Conservatives electoral wins through their ideological dominance particularly economic messaging 36 $3.60 Add
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Why do small regions secede from a federation (sometimes)?

Why do small regions secede from a federation (sometimes)?

From: Moment of Truth

In this chapter, Mintz examines why small, wealthy regions sometimes seek separation from larger federations, drawing on cases from Australia, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Singapore, Norway, … 23 $2.30 Add
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Why Now Is the Time

Why Now Is the Time

From: Power Trap

Examines why now is the time for progressives to break free of the power trap involved in having two progressive parties through analysis of the economy and economic policy, what conservatives … 32 $3.20 Add
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Why Progressives Don’t Win

Why Progressives Don’t Win

From: Power Trap

Examines the status of progressive voters through statistical analysis finding that progressive voters make up a majority, concluding that progressives don’t know where to cast their … 26 $2.60 Add
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Why the Liberals’ Strange Decline

Why the Liberals’ Strange Decline

From: Power Trap

Looks at the slow decline of the Liberal Party from Majority governments to being beaten by the Conservatives. Concludes that it was due to the lack of renovating their organization and it seemed … 37 $3.70 Add
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Why the New Democrats Broke Out

Why the New Democrats Broke Out

From: Power Trap

Examines the NDP breakout in Quebec, discusses Jack Layton, and the party’s strategic targeting of seats 33 $3.30 Add
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Why We Should Have Hope

Why We Should Have Hope

From: Power Trap

Examines the reasons we need to have hope at this time. Points to Obama’s 2008 campaign as one progressives need to take lessons from. Looks at the difference between the Boomer and Zoomer … 29 $2.90 Add
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Why Working Together Is Hard

Why Working Together Is Hard

From: Power Trap

Looks at the antagonism between the Liberal and NDP parties and how they have been unable to properly work together 44 $4.40 Add
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Why Worry About Polarization?
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Why Worry About Polarization?

From: Divided We Fall

In this chapter, Cameron examines why polarization threatens Canadian democratic life. 17 $1.70 Add
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Will We Share the Wealth

Will We Share the Wealth

From: 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. ; 7 $0.70 Add
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William Lyon Mackenzie King
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William Lyon Mackenzie King

From: The Prime Ministers

In this chapter, Stewart examines the tenure of William Lyon Mackenzie King, Canada’s longest-serving prime minister across three terms from 1921 to 1948. 26 $2.60 Add
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Winding Down

Winding Down

From: A Communist for the RCMP

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