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Shared and Divergent Values

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

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1991 essay by Charles Taylor in support of a "deep" diversity to promote equality and unity. ; ; 9 $0.90 Add
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She Was So Beautiful My Heart Moved

From: From Bombs to Books

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Describes the experience of an Afghan man forced into army service to graduate from school who marries a half-Russian, half-Uzbek woman and their escape the violence of the area to come to … 18 $1.80 Add
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Smart Cities, Big Data, and a Question of Trust

The Dream of the Smart City

From: Dream States

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The Dream of the Smart City: Part 4 discusses questions of personal data. Topics discussed include open access, data and privacy, data bias, open data, and municipal dashboards. 17 $1.70 Add
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SNC-Lavalin

Captured or Complicit? SNC-Lavalin and the Normalization of Corruption in Canada

From: Corporate Rules

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In this chapter, Steven Bittle and Jennifer Quaid examine the SNC-Lavalin scandal and the normalization of corruption in Canada. Bittle and Quaid use three key moments in the evolution of the … 22 $2.20 Add
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So What’s Stopping You?

From: Curing Affluenza

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Chapter 9 concludes with a call to action, discussing topics including democratic reform and citizen influence, Neoliberalism, communal goals and future cultural changes. 18 $1.80 Add
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Southern Canada Did Not Get Developed Without National Support

From: Let's Move On

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Okalik discusses his experiences with colleagues from other territories and provinces as well as with Greenland. He speaks more about his policy decisions and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement. 12 $1.20 Add
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Spinning a Yarn

From: How Government Really Works

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Chapter 9 explorers intra-governmental communications, how messages are drafted and shared and stumbling blocks to getting the message out. ; 22 $2.20 Add
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Stalin’s Soviet Union:

An Unloved but Useful Partner

From: The Myth of the Good War

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Focuses particular on 1942-43 to analyzes the Soviet Union’s contribution to the war and although opinions about the Societ Union were negative they proved to be extremely useful 10 $1.00 Add
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Survivors Stories

Beatrice

From: The Hope that Remains

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Beatrice describes her childhood in Rwanda before the genocide, during which she was a young adult. She had left Rwanda for Burundi before and during the main part of the genocide, which had … 14 $1.40 Add
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Tax Cuts

Part of the Problem, Not the Solution

From: Canada after Harper

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Trish Hennessy relates how the obsession with tax cuts promoted by neoliberal governments has served as a convenient excuse for slashing social programs. 15 $1.50 Add
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The Battery of the North East

From: Charging Ahead

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This chapter is about Hydro-Quebec and energy-trading. ; 19 $1.90 Add
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The Campaign of 1950-1953

From: Patriots, Traitors and Empires

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Chapter nine, The Campaign of 1950-1953 provides a Korean perspective on the Korean War. From the perspective of the Republic of Korea, the movement of its military forces north of the 38th … 18 $1.80 Add
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The Charter and Human Rights

From: The Charter of Rights and Freedoms

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The concluding chapter assesses the effect of the Charter and s. 35 on the general respect for human rights in Canada. It argues that while the Charter itself may have had only limited success in … 24 $2.40 Add
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The Contemporary Canada-United States Relationship

From: Canadian Culture in a Globalized World

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Analyzes Canada’s current relationship with the United States concerning trade and cultural policies. Examines the impact of Donald Trump’s presidency and the re‑negotiated … 19 $1.90 Add
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The Cost of Hunger: Food Security and Health Issues

From: Persistent Poverty

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The Delivery Man

From: A Beauty that Hurts

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This chapter details the lack of news about Guatemala through Canadian news sources. 1 $0.10 Add