Canadian Politics

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From NEW! Ordeal From: Seven Days in Halifax View Formac Publishing	In this chapter, Ashe describes the live TV evening panel of Day Five of Halifax’s 1970 “Encounter on Urban Environment,” on community policy development in Halifax.Panelists …	Robert Ashe	4	2025	$0.40 Add
From Other Voices in a Neo-Conservative Age From: Our Lives: Canada after 1945 View James Lorimer and Company	Since 1980. Looks at the successes and setbacks experienced by the groups that composed the majority of members of society but who were increasingly called "special interest groups" by …	Alvin Finkel	33	2012	$3.30 Add
From Our bodies, our minds, mental shortcuts, and the media From: Too Dumb for Democracy? View Goose Lane Editions	Chapter Four focuses on why it is so difficult to make well informed discussions. The chapter explores our biological and psychological motivations behind our abilities towards good political …	David Moscrop	27	2019	$2.70 Add
From Our institutions From: Too Dumb for Democracy? View Goose Lane Editions	Chapter Six focuses how political institutions are formed, maintained, and how they condition the way we think and behave. Institutions set up rules, expectations, norms, punishments, and …	David Moscrop	23	2019	$2.30 Add
Our Lives: Canada after 1945 Second Edition	This book offers a short, comprehensive history of post-war Canada. All the major events and developments in Canadian history are discussed: the evolution of the welfare state; the growth of …		488		View
From Our milieu From: Too Dumb for Democracy? View Goose Lane Editions	Chapter Five explores the conditions under which we tend to make the best decisions about complex issues, political or otherwise. We do best when we have lots of time and resources at our …	David Moscrop	11	2019	$1.10 Add
From Out of Sync With a “Shrinking State”? Making Sense of the Employment Equity Act (1995) From: Restructuring and Resistance View Fernwood Publishing		A. Paul Williams; Janet M. Lunn	18	2000	$1.80 Add
From NEW! Overpromising and underdelivering The Trudeau government's National Housing Strategy From: The Trudeau Record View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter evaluates the gap between the Trudeau government’s promises and delivery of a National Housing Strategy	Marc Lee	12	2024	$1.20 Add
From NEW! Pandemic Capitalism, 2019–23 From: Capitalism, Colonialism, and Crises View James Lorimer and Company	In this chapter, Palmer describes the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada and government responses. These actions deepened wealth gaps, as the Canadian government’s actions favoured support to …	Bryan D. Palmer	12	2026	$1.20 Add
From NEW! Paralyzed and Divided Undergovernance From: Canadian Policing View Irwin Law Inc.	In Paralyzed and Divided Undergovernance author Kent Roach studies the underlying justification of police power and examines the question of who regulates the police on federal, provincial, or …	Kent Roach	33	2022	$3.30 Add
From Part 3: Resistance from a place of privilege Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada From: Standing on High Ground View Between The Lines	Elizabeth May outlines the goals of the TMX, proposed by Kinder Morgan Piplelines, criticizes government-backed environmental harm, and calls for solidarity with Indigenous land defenders.	Adrienne Drobnies; Rosemary Cornell; Tim Bray	12	2024	$1.20 Add
From Part 3: Resistance from a place of privilege Robert A. Hackett, PhD, Professor Emeritus, SFU School of Communication From: Standing on High Ground View Between The Lines	Robert A. Hackett reflects on his career in activism and in politics, critiques Canada’s colonial legacy, and shares his hopes for meaningful national transformation. His statement to the …	Adrienne Drobnies; Rosemary Cornell; Tim Bray	13	2024	$1.30 Add
From NEW! Part I Politics and People: Cases in Council-Staff Relations From: Local Government in Practice View Emond Montgomery	This first chapter considers the relationship between staff and elected officials, and discusses the uniqueness of local governance and politics.	Joseph Lyons; Kate Graham; Zachary Spicer	11	2020	$1.10 Add
From NEW! Part II Cases in Finances From: Local Government in Practice View Emond Montgomery	Part II introduces municipal budgets and the broader municipal financial landscape in Canada.	Joseph Lyons; Kate Graham; Zachary Spicer	11	2020	$1.10 Add
From NEW! Part III Cases in Planning and Economic Development From: Local Government in Practice View Emond Montgomery	Part III gives an orientation to land use planning and economic development issues and processes, highlighting key themes, debates and challenges of municipal government.	Joseph Lyons; Kate Graham; Zachary Spicer	8	2020	$0.80 Add
From NEW! Part IV Intergovernmental Relations From: Local Government in Practice View Emond Montgomery	Part IV looks at the power imbalances and other complexities that emerge as local governments interact with higher levels of government to tackle policy solutions that require multiple levels of …	Joseph Lyons; Kate Graham; Zachary Spicer	10	2020	$1.00 Add