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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Crossing the carbon divide From: Oil’s Deep State View James Lorimer and Company	Former Alberta opposition leader Kevin Taft provides an overview of the arguments presented in previous chapters outling the oil industry’s hold on democratic institutions and concludes …	Kevin Taft	14	2017	$1.40 Add
From NEW! Culture Club The Workplace Culture of Government Bureaucracy From: How Government Really Works View Formac Publishing	Chapter 2 explores government workplace culture, the chain of command and the lack of diversity inherent in many government departments.	Angela Poirier; Jane Allt	31	2020	$3.10 Add
From Cutting the Lifeline Shuttering the Saskatchewan Transportation Company From: Divided View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter explores the rise and dissolution of the Saskatchewan Transportation Company, a popular Crown corporation that provided province-wide transportation and parcel services.	Cindy Hanson; JoAnn Jaffe	12	2021	$1.20 Add
From NEW! Dashed Hopes: the 2021 Federal Election From: From Layton to Singh View James Lorimer and Company	Chapter 9 focuses on the NDP’s underperformance in the 2021 Federal Election. The chapter covers topics including the Liberals’ 2021 budget and the creation of a national childcare …	Matt Fodor	18	2022	$1.80 Add
From Days to Remember The Sir George Williams Narratives From: Fear of a Black Nation View Between The Lines	This chapter examines the intersection of politics, security, and racism in Canada, focusing on the Black movement and the Canadian government’s response to it. The chapter discusses the …	David Austin	33	2023	$3.30 Add
From Deciding in democracies The long road to self-government From: Too Dumb for Democracy? View Goose Lane Editions	Chapter Two explores the context in which we make good or bad political decisions. You cannot separate a decision from the time and place in which it is made. Our personalities and brains, our …	David Moscrop	26	2019	$2.60 Add
From Defending Mother Earth From: The Reconciliation Manifesto View James Lorimer and Company	Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel examines the qualifications of Indigenous people to weigh in on climate matters and promote clean energy policies and relates this to economic decisions in Canada.	Arthur Manuel	5	2017	$0.50 Add
From NEW! Decolonizing Policing in Indigenous Communities From: Canadian Policing View Irwin Law Inc.	In Decolonizing Policing in Indigenous Communities author Kent Roach explores the compatibility between increased Indigenous self-determination and policing. The task of decolonizing Canadian …	Kent Roach	22	2022	$2.20 Add
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, …	Ken Rasmussen; Luc Juillet	265	2008	View
From NEW! Defending Indigenous Rights against the Just Society From: 1968 in Canada View University of Ottawa Press	This chapter traces the historical importance of, and interrelations between, developments in federal “Indian policy” and investments in fossil fuel extraction, and Indigenous …	Andrew Gemmell	27	2021	$2.70 Add
From Non-violence, but not Passive Acceptance From: The Reconciliation Manifesto View James Lorimer and Company	Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel examines violence and Indigenous activism to outline an active non-violent approach that needs to be implemented to deal with government authorities.	Arthur Manuel	6	2017	$0.60 Add
From The Reconciliation SWAT Team From: The Reconciliation Manifesto View James Lorimer and Company	Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel explores the different ways reconciliation has been attempted by the Canadian government, specifically the Department of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, and why …	Arthur Manuel	4	2017	$0.40 Add
From Defining the Principles of Fundamental Justice From: Fundamental Justice View Irwin Law Inc.	Defines the principles of fundamental justice, particularly focusing on methods and sources such as the balancing of interests. Some rejected principles are also mentioned.	Hamish Stewart	50	2012	$5.00 Add
From Democracy and the Candidate Selection Process in Canadian Elections From: Election View Emond Montgomery	Analysis of the process by which candidates for political office are nominated.	Steve Patten	20	2009	$2.00 Add
From Democracy, BC-Style From: British Columbia Politics and Government View Emond Montgomery	Historical review of provincial and municipal attempts at voting system reform.	Dennis Pilon	22	2009	$2.20 Add
From Democratic Rights From: The Charter of Rights and Freedoms View James Lorimer and Company	Chapter 4 deals with judicial decisions regarding the “democratic rights” — for example, whether prisoners can vote, whether the Charter might force a more equitable …	Ian Greene	44	2014	$4.40 Add