Canadian Politics

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Language Rights

From: The Charter of Rights and Freedoms

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Chapter 7 reviews the Charter’s effect on the status of the official languages of Canada and minority-language education rights. The chapter focuses on Supreme Court decisions that … 37 $3.70 Add
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Manifesto

From: The Tangled Garden

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Summarizes why Canada’s media industry is at a crisis and why, absent intervention, remaining major media are likely to shut down. Canadian media institutions like Postmedia, the Toronto … 33 $3.30 Add
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Merit as the Essential Mandate: Repositioning the PSC: 1993-2008

From: Defending a Contested Ideal

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Throughout the 1990s, the Public Service Commission itself sought to adapt to a changing context: it progressively revamped its approach to delegation, placing greater emphasis on respect for … 41 $4.10 Add
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Pharmaceutical Companies

Relationship Between the Canadian Government and Big Pharma — “Clientele Pluralism”

From: Corporate Rules

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In this chapter, Joel Lexchin examines the pharmaceutical industry and “clientele pluralism. “ Lexchin argues that the pharmaceutical industry can drive regulation by influencing not … 20 $2.00 Add
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Policy From What?

Neoliberal and Human-Capital Theoretical Foundations of Recent Canadian Labour-Market Policy

From: Restructuring and Resistance

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RJR-MacDonald Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), 1995

From: The Court and the Charter

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A divided Supreme Court of Canada issued several opinions on whether a law prohibiting advertising and promotion of tobacco products and the requirement on tobacco manufacturers to place an … ; ; ; 12 $1.20 Add
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Selling Out

The Story of the Victoria Park Community Organization

From: Their Town

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The third chapter, focussing on a community organization, shows the possibilities of this form of organization for realizing the potential political power of working-class and middle-class … 11 $1.10 Add
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Show me the Money

From: How Government Really Works

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Chapter 7 explores the financial underpinnings of government, where the money comes from, how budgets are drafted and approved and current trends in the Government Financial Management. ; 21 $2.10 Add
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Some Doctors Weigh In — 2013

From: The Right to Die

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The medical community has long had mixed feelings about assisted death. Some doctors claim that helping a patient die is a violation of the Hippocratic injunction to “do no harm,” … 17 $1.70 Add
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Tackling Tax Havens

From: Share the Wealth!

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Readings in part 2 of this title explore potential solutions to income inequality in Canada. This chapter discusses the challenges surrounding the regulation of offshore tax havens and the powers … ; 15 $1.50 Add
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The Affordable Housing Deficit: Out of the Cold

From: Persistent Poverty

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The Case for Jury Independence

From: The Secret Power of Juries

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examines the arguments for jury independence including constitutional arguments for jury independence 22 $2.20 Add
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The Changing Media Landscape

From: The Next Big Thing

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"This talk was a homecoming of sorts for Sue Gardner, who began her career at CBC Radio in Fredericton before becoming one of the world’s most influential media figures. When she … 14 $1.40 Add
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The Era of Good Intentions

From: Equal as Citizens

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1950s – 1960s. The beginnings of medicare and the Canadian Pension Plans are explored 16 $1.60 Add
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The Federal Courts and Administrative Law

From: The Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court

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This chapter examines the Federal Courts’ relevance to the interpretation and application of federal law, administrative law, and private law matters. 28 $2.80 Add
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The First World War and the Twenties, 1911–1929

From: Rivals for Power: Ottawa and the Provinces

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Describes Ottawa’s efforts to supersede provincial powers especially concerning natural resources from 1911-1929. 17 $1.70 Add