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From “institutional daycare” to “early learning and child care for all”
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From “institutional daycare” to “early learning and child care for all”

The Trudeau government's changing child care file

From: The Trudeau Record

This chapter assesses the Trudeau record on child care and early learning. ; 16 $1.60 Add
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From prohibition to harm reduction
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From prohibition to harm reduction

Transforming Canada’s drug policies

From: The Trudeau Record

This chapter looks at the Trudeau government’s approach to drug reform– one that sought an end to policies of prohibition and criminalization and instead prioritized public health and … 18 $1.80 Add
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Globalization and the Challenge to Canadian Democracy

Globalization and the Challenge to Canadian Democracy

National Governance Under Threat

From: Restructuring and Resistance

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Governments can plan a just transition

Governments can plan a just transition

From: Between Doom and Denial

In this chapter, Leach examines whether Canadian governments can deliver a just transition as the country phases out coal and oil, drawing on the Alberta coal phase-out of the 2010s and the 1992 … 18 $1.80 Add
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How Far to Go Too Far
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How Far to Go Too Far

From: Bit Player on Big Stages

In this chapter, Turene examines how in August 1981, Manitoba’s French Language Services Secretariat began operating with virtually no infrastructure, under Premier Sterling Lyon. 6 $0.60 Add
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Introduction

Introduction

Critical Perspectives on Canadian Public Policy

From: Restructuring and Resistance

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Introduction
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Introduction

From: Breaking Free of Neoliberalism: Canada's Challenge

In the Introduction, the author explains the impetus for writing this book and how it became clear that the ideology of neoliberalism lay at the root of the persistent inability to address the … 7 $0.70 Add
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Needed: A Coherent Immigration Strategy
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Needed: A Coherent Immigration Strategy

From: Reclaiming Canadian Sovereignty in a Ruptured World

In this chapter, Alboim and Banerjee examine Canada’s evolving immigration strategy, from the 1967 points system through the mid-2020s retrenchment era. 14 $1.40 Add
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Neoliberal Politics
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Neoliberal Politics

Transforming Conservativism

From: Breaking Free of Neoliberalism: Canada's Challenge

This chapter discusses the economic conditions of the late 1970s that made Canada ripe for conservatism and the impact of the Regan and Thatcher governments on the rise of neoliberalism in Canada … 20 $2.00 Add
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Neoliberalism Comes to Canada
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Neoliberalism Comes to Canada

From: Breaking Free of Neoliberalism in Trump Times

In this chapter, Himelfarb traces how neoliberal ideology reshaped Canada from the 1970s through 2015, moving from a protective welfare state toward deregulation and austerity. 45 $4.50 Add
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One foot in, one foot out
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One foot in, one foot out

The Trudeau record on infrastructure and public transit

From: The Trudeau Record

This chapter discusses the Trudeau government’s investment in infrastructure and analyzes its commitment to public spending to realize affordable and accessible public transit. 16 $1.60 Add
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Out of Sync With a “Shrinking State”?

Out of Sync With a “Shrinking State”?

Making Sense of the Employment Equity Act (1995)

From: Restructuring and Resistance

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Overpromising and underdelivering
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Overpromising and underdelivering

The Trudeau government's National Housing Strategy

From: The Trudeau Record

This chapter evaluates the gap between the Trudeau government’s promises and delivery of a National Housing Strategy 12 $1.20 Add
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Part One Globalization, The State and Shifting Terrains  From the Workhouse to Workfare

Part One Globalization, The State and Shifting Terrains From the Workhouse to Workfare

The Welfare State and Shifting Policy Terrains

From: Restructuring and Resistance

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Part Three Restructuring and Resistance: Theory and Practice  Globalization, Trade Pacts and Migrant Workers

Part Three Restructuring and Resistance: Theory and Practice Globalization, Trade Pacts and Migrant Workers

Rethinking the Politics of Working-Class Resistance

From: Restructuring and Resistance

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Part Two Neoliberal Restructuring of Public Policy

Part Two Neoliberal Restructuring of Public Policy

Education for a Lean World

From: Restructuring and Resistance

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