Political Science

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Dissident in Search of Consensus

From: Beverley McLachlin

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 Addresses McLachlin’s role in transforming the way the Supreme Court approach to making decisions. Explains how, under McLachlin’s leadership, the Court became more consensual and … ; 24 $2.40 Add
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Divide et Impera

From: Washington's Long War on Syria

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 Mass movements can be organized around different aspects of personal identity such as race, class, religion, sect, ethnicity, language, sex, and position within the international division of … 15 $1.50 Add
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Early days: assuming the mantle

PART 2: LEADING WITH NERVE

From: Nerve

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 The authors discuss the early period of leadership roles and how they overcame initial issues and setback. ; 25 $2.50 Add
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Electoral Behaviour in British Columbia

From: British Columbia Politics and Government

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 Exploration of voting patterns in BC elections since 1991. 20 $2.00 Add
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Epilogue

From: Billion Dollar Start-Up

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 Epilogue ; ; 13 $1.30 Add
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Ethics of Lobbying and In fluence

From: Honest Politics Now

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 Discusses lobbying legislation across Canada and presents several case studies about the impact of this legislation. 32 $3.20 Add
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Eve of Destruction

From: The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster

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 Analyzes how by 2012 the conditions were set for some kind of rail disaster: too litte regulation and few qualified inspectors. Montreal, Maine, and Atlantic Railway was unprepared for … 18 $1.80 Add
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Faith in the Investment Canada Act

From: Sold Down the Yangtze

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 It is true that the FIPA has a carve-out for the Investment Canada Act. This carve-out lets the federal government block specific Chinese takeovers of Canadian companies. On the other hand, the … 9 $0.90 Add
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Federalism, Nationalism, and Reason

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

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 1968 essay by Pierre Elliott Trudeau on the concept of Canadian federalism in opposition to nationalism. ; ; 11 $1.10 Add
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Fighting for Survival: the 2019 Federal Election

From: From Layton to Singh

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 Chapter 7 examines the NDP under Jasmeet Singh’s leadership and party platform moving towards the 2019 Federal Election. The chapter covers topics including Singh’s first … 25 $2.50 Add
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Five ways of thinking about thinking

From: Too Dumb for Democracy?

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 Chapter Seven explores how our bodies, our psychology, our milieu, and our institutions happen to lead us down the path to bad decisions. Building a general model of political decision-making … 21 $2.10 Add
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Foreign-Investor Protections in the TPP

From: The Trans-Pacific Partnership and Canada

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 analyzes one of the most contentious features of the TPP and similar agreements going back to NAFTA. The investor–state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism gives foreign investors the right … 16 $1.60 Add
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Freedom of Conscience

From: Freedom of Conscience and Religion

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 Discussion of the scope of freedom of conscience as distinguished from freedom of religion. 13 $1.30 Add
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From Backbencher to Minister

From: The Golden Age of Liberalism

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 1971-1974. His return to New Brunswick to teach which quickly morphed into the decision to run in the constiuency of Westmorland-Kent for the Liberal Party and his life as an MP 28 $2.80 Add
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From Environmental Crisis to Business Transition

From: The Big Stall

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 Discusses how corporations came to recognize climate change as a profitable opportunity, and how public policy shifted from regulation of carbon emissions to measures that corporate leaders … 16 $1.60 Add
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Gender Equity Policies

From: Scandinavian Common Sense

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 By definition, gender equity helps reduce social inequalities. Incontrovertibly women are enriched, both financially and as citizens, when they are included on an equal footing with men in all … ; ; 9 $0.90 Add