Canadian Politics

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Chaoulli v. Quebec (Attorney General), 2005

Chaoulli v. Quebec (Attorney General), 2005

From: The Court and the Charter

A majority of the Supreme Court held that a provincial law prohibiting Quebeckers from taking out private insurance for services available under the public health care plan infringed the Quebec … ; ; ; 21 $2.10 Add
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Canada (Attorney General) v. PHS Community Services Society, 2011

Canada (Attorney General) v. PHS Community Services Society, 2011

From: The Court and the Constitution

The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously held that the Insite safe injection facility in Vancouver is subject to the valid criminal scheme of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, but ordered … ; ; ; 9 $0.90 Add
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Hiring a CAO

From: Local Government in Practice

In this chapter, the reader is a newly elected councillor representing both urban and rural areas who must choose a new CAO. ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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The Craftworkers' Challenge

From: The Canadian Labour Movement

This chapter traces the rise of working-class organizing in mid nineteenth-century Canada in the context of Canada’s First Industrial Revolution, moving from informal protests to narrowly … ; 27 $2.70 Add
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Chapter 1: Neighbourhood Murders
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Chapter 1: Neighbourhood Murders

From: Mass Murder, Police Mayhem

In this chapter, Beeby summarizes the murders in Portapique the night of April 18th, 2020, as described by the Mass Casualty Commission in its final report. He provides background on the … 19 $1.90 Add
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Chapter 1: The Killer
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Chapter 1: The Killer

From: The Killer's Henchman

The author discusses Covid-19 and its science, the measures put in place to stop it, some pandemic history and science, pandemic risks, globalization, lab-manipulated viruses (PPP research) and … 29 $2.90 Add
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Chapter 1: Tools of Canadian foreign policy
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Chapter 1: Tools of Canadian foreign policy

From: Canada In Afghanistan

In this chapter Schalk summarizes key moments in Canada’s political history that influenced Canada’s foreign policy leading up to, and including the years during Canada’s … 14 $1.40 Add
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Debating Privatization

From: Local Government in Practice

In chapter ten, the reader works in the Public Works department and must consider whether and which services to begin privatizing. ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Chapter 11

New Condo Development

From: Local Government in Practice

The case presented in chapter 11 finds the reader in the role of the mayor having to grapple with a new application for a large condo building in the middle of an affluent neighbourhood. There … ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Chapter 12

Redeveloping an Old Industrial Area

From: Local Government in Practice

In chapter 12, the role of the reader is to design a process to draw out a vision for how a piece of land with an industrial past can be redeveloped in a way that is harmonious and beneficial to … ; ; 7 $0.70 Add
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Constructing a Complete Street Downtown

From: Local Government in Practice

In chapter 13, the reader functions as a planner who must grapple with the internal politics relating to developing Complete Streets. ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Chapter 14

Building a Professional Sports Stadium

From: Local Government in Practice

In chapter 14, the reader is a political staffer who works with the mayor on the issue of building a new sports stadium. How does this decision affect a political legacy? ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Organizational Structure and the Competition for Economic Development

From: Local Government in Practice

This chapter puts the reader in the role of a councillor examining organizational structures involved in economic development. ; ; 12 $1.20 Add
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Chapter 16

Meeting with the Premier

From: Local Government in Practice

In chapter 16, the reader becomes the CAO who must meet with the premier after a significant and tragic event. In the meeting, the mayor must keep in mind the overlapping and sometimes diverging … ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Chapter 17

Applying for an Intergovernmental Grant

From: Local Government in Practice

In chapter 17, the reader is a newly elected city councillor who assists local groups to apply for a large grant from a higher level of government, and discovers the project has only a partial … ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Chapter 18

Responding to the Recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission

From: Local Government in Practice

Chapter 18 places the reader in a role of human resources leader interested in applying the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Upon digging deeper, the reader discovers … ; ; 8 $0.80 Add