Canadian Politics

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
NEW! Cities Matter A Montrealer’s Ode to Jane Jacobs, Economist bar	Why do cities exist? Can’t we find better ways of organizing life on earth? With the climate crisis and other environmental issues, are cities part of the problem? Or can they help solve …	Charles-Albert Ramsay	152	2022	View
Defending a Contested Ideal Merit and the Public Service Commission, 1908–2008 University of Ottawa Press	In 1908, after decades of struggling with a public administration undermined by systemic patronage, the Canadian parliament decided that public servants would be selected on the basis of merit, …	Luc Juillet	265	2008	View
Democratizing the Constitution Reforming Responsible Government Emond Montgomery	Canada’s time-honoured system of responsible government is failing us. This principle, by which the executive must be accountable to the people’s elected representatives, was fought …	Lori Turnbull; Mark Jarvis; Peter Aucoin	274	2011	View
Divided Populism, Polarization, and Power in the New Saskatchewan Fernwood Publishing	Divided looks at the last fifteen years in Saskatchewan, during which time the Saskatchewan Party government sought to reforge the province’s image into the New Saskatchewan: brash, …	Cora Sellers; JoAnn Jaffe; Patricia W. Elliot	352	2021	View
Doctors in Denial Why Big Pharma and the Canadian Medical Profession are Too Close for Comfort James Lorimer and Company	Examines the relationship between the Canadian medical profession and the pharmaceutical industry, and explains how doctors have become dependents of the drug companies instead of champions of …	Joel Lexchin MD	344	2017	View
Equal as Citizens The tumultuous and troubled history of a great Canadian idea Formac Publishing	No matter where they live, Canadians expect and receive equal benefits from their government when it comes to old age pensions, consular services when travelling abroad, and airline safety. …	Richard Starr	312	2014	View
Fastest in the World The Saga of Canada's Revolutionary Hydrofoils Formac Publishing	Like the builders of the Avro Arrow, the pioneers of hydrofoils are celebrated in this book for their world-class accomplishments. When Alexander Graham Bell was experimenting with flying …	John Boileau	98	2004	View
NEW! From Layton to Singh The 20-year conflict behind the NDP’s deal with the Trudeau Liberals James Lorimer and Company	An incisive analysis of the federal NDP since 2000, examining the ongoing, unresolved tension between the party’s idealistic grassroots base and centrist bureaucracy at its core. On the …	Matt Fodor	208	2022	View
Fundamental Justice Section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Irwin Law Inc.	Section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms provides that “[e]veryone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except …	Hamish Stewart	361	2012	View
Harperism How Stephen Harper and his think tank colleagues have transformed Canada James Lorimer and Company	Margaret Thatcher transformed British political life forever. So did Ronald Reagan in the United States. Now Canada has experienced a similar, dramatic shift to a new kind of politics, which …	Donald Gutstein	288	2014	View
Honest Politics Now What ethical conduct means in Canadian Public Life James Lorimer and Company	Using high-profile political scandals as case studies, this book explores the standards of accountability to which Canadian politicians are now being held. This is the definitive up to date book …	Ian Greene	392	2017	View
NEW! How Government Really Works A Field Guide to Bureaucracies in Canada Formac Publishing	This book exposes the inherent complexities and challenges found in government environments and offers insights to help bureaucrats, and those working alongside bureaucrats, better understand the …	Angela Poirier; Jane Allt	240	2020	View
In Defiance Between The Lines	On February 7, 2012, as students in Quebec prepared to vote to go on strike, Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois gave a rousing speech: “What you do today will be remembered. The decision you make will …	Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois; Lazer Lederhendler	186	2015	View
Languages of the Unheard Why Militant Protest is Good for Democracy Between The Lines	“What we must see,” Martin Luther King once insisted, “is that a riot is the language of the unheard.” In this new era of global protest and popular revolt, Languages of …	Stephen D'Arcy	232	2013	View
NEW! Leading Progess The Professional Institute of the Public Service Canada, 1920–2020 Between The Lines	On February 6, 1920, a small group of public service employees met for the first time to form a professional association. A century later, the Professional Institute of the Public Service Canada …	Jason Russell	272	2020	View
Let’s Move On Paul Okalik Speaks Out Baraka Books	Pangnirtung, where Paul Okalik was born, has survived starvation, epidemics, relocation, foreign language schooling, and confrontation with the Canadian justice system. That is what prompted Paul …	Louis McComber; Paul Okalik	200	2018	View