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1968
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1968

A Turning Point for Language in Canada and Quebec

From: 1968 in Canada

One of the many ways that 1968 was a crucial moment in Canadian history is in the area of language policy. In January 1968, René Lévesque published his manifesto Option Québec; a … 20 $2.00 Add
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1968, vue du Québec
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1968, vue du Québec

From: 1968 in Canada

L’année 1968 s’inscrit dans la continuité d’une période évolutionnaire plus que révolutionnaire. Il s’agit d’un moment traversé par des … 19 $1.90 Add
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A Generation No One Was Counting On

A Generation No One Was Counting On

From: In Defiance

The meetings at some schools attract thousands of students, and the debates about the strike heat up. This chapter asks why this particular generation of students became vocal and active so quickly. ; 9 $0.90 Add
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A Twelve-Vote Margin

A Twelve-Vote Margin

From: In Defiance

How student organizations engaged students on various campuses and fostered mass meetings and voting on the strike. ; 12 $1.20 Add
About Canada: Poverty

About Canada: Poverty

For a country as wealthy as Canada, poverty is utterly unnecessary. In About Canada: Poverty, Jim Silver illustrates that poverty is about more than a shortage of money: it is complex and … 192 View
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All for What?

All for What?

From: In Defiance

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At the Parthenais Detention Centre

At the Parthenais Detention Centre

From: In Defiance

Actions of the police: protection or intimidation? ; 9 $0.90 Add
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Bouchard-Taylor Report on Accommodation Practices in Quebec

Bouchard-Taylor Report on Accommodation Practices in Quebec

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

Excerpt of a 2008 report by Gérard Bouchard and Charles Taylor recommending to the Quebec government the means to ensure that accommodation practices related to cultural differences conform … ; ; 7 $0.70 Add
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Canada—A Pioneer in the Management of Constitutional Politics in a Multi-national Society

Canada—A Pioneer in the Management of Constitutional Politics in a Multi-national Society

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

2000 essay by Peter H. Russell arguing that Canada stumbled into a management of constitutional politics through incomplete conquests and without rational choice or abstract philosophy. ; ; 6 $0.60 Add
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Chronology

Chronology

From: In Defiance

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Cities and Nation-States
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Cities and Nation-States

Section 2: Jacobs’ Urban Economics

From: Cities Matter

Chapter 6 explores the political and economic environments cities have to compete within their larger political structures, such as nation-states, federations, or confederations. It explores … 11 $1.10 Add
Cities Matter
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Cities Matter

A Montrealer’s Ode to Jane Jacobs, Economist

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 … 152 View
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City Instabilities
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City Instabilities

Section 2: Jacobs’ Urban Economics

From: Cities Matter

Chapter 5 examines the weaknesses of cities. The chapter focuses on exploring the built-in instabilities of cities such as congestion, pollution, crime, labour reducing process innovations, … 7 $0.70 Add
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Collective Hysteria

Collective Hysteria

From: In Defiance

Conflicting attitudes from mainstream media towards the strike and students. ; 12 $1.20 Add
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Complex Poverty

Complex Poverty

From: About Canada: Poverty

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Conclusion
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Conclusion

From: Cities Matter

The conclusion reflects on COVID-19’s impact on cities, urban anxiety, healthy cities, and what kind of society we want to live in. 6 $0.60 Add