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The Shame of (Ignoring) the Cities

The Shame of (Ignoring) the Cities

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

2001 article by Caroline Andrew arguing that Canadian cities must have a larger governance role, and describing how they can achieve it. ; ; 5 $0.50 Add
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The Shipping Industry
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The Shipping Industry

Regulatory Capture in the Shipping Industry

From: Corporate Rules

In this chapter John Dalziel, Floris Goerlandt, Roland Pelot, and Aldo Chircop examine regulatory capture in the shipping industry. The authors reflect on the relationship between governments as … ; ; ; 23 $2.30 Add
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The Siege of Ohén:ton Karihwatéhkwen
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The Siege of Ohén:ton Karihwatéhkwen

From: When the Pine Needles Fall

In Chapter Three Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel recalls the events of the Mohawk Crisis in 1990. ; ; ; 32 $3.20 Add
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The Significance of Section 7

The Significance of Section 7

From: Fundamental Justice

Concludes by discussing the significance of section 7, looking at how it has opened up grounds for challenging state actions that would have otherwise been immune to review. A liberal-democratic … 8 $0.80 Add
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Our Inalienable Rights

Our Inalienable Rights

From: The Reconciliation Manifesto

Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel examines the rights of Indigenous people and how the Trudeau government has not followed through on promises to enact the action items from the Truth and … 4 $0.40 Add
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The Sleepy Gardeners

The Sleepy Gardeners

The Trudeau Years

From: The Tangled Garden

Canadian policy regarding media and cultural industries in the Trudeau’s government first term (2015 to 2019). How giant American media corporations – Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and … 26 $2.60 Add
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The Smart Bill is Coming

The Smart Bill is Coming

From: Charging Ahead

This chapter highlights Hydro-Sherbrooke, a system separate from Hydro-Quebec, and explores the ways in which H-Q could learn from Hydro-Sherbrooke. It then looks to the future of H-Q and the … ; 14 $1.40 Add
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The SNC-Lavalin affair
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The SNC-Lavalin affair

From: Targeting Libya

This chapter details how SNC-Lavalin evaded serious punishment for its Libyan bribery scandal through political lobbying and a plea deal in Canada, while Libya now lay in ruins. 11 $1.10 Add
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The Snowbirds
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The Snowbirds

A Cultural Movement across Borders

From: Borders, Culture, and Globalization

This chapter begins by providing a theoretical overview of how migration and borders have changed in the context of a globalizing world, how seasonal snowbird migration has emerged, and how this … 31 $3.10 Add
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The Social Aspects of Choice

The Social Aspects of Choice

Participation in Decision Making

From: The Power Manual

The Social Aspects of Choice, focuses on how choice is informed by one’s environment and how one participates in collective choice. I highlight what I found most important about Carole … 10 $1.00 Add
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The Social Construction of Ideas and Knowledge

The Social Construction of Ideas and Knowledge

From: How Societies Work

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The Social Life of Commoning

The Social Life of Commoning

From: Free, Fair and Alive

This chapter unpacks the first part of the Triad commons framework, the Social Life of Commoning. They propose that the socials aspects of commoning are rooted in patterns of cooperation, sharing … 17 $1.70 Add
The Socialist Challenge Today

The Socialist Challenge Today

Syriza, Sanders, Corbyn

In what direction should the left move in the 21st century? The so-called ‘Third Way’ lacked realism as well as imagination. The social democratic embrace of neoliberal globalization … ; 96 View
The Socialist Challenge Today - New Expanded Edition

The Socialist Challenge Today – New Expanded Edition

Syrzia, Corbyn, Sanders

In what direction should the left move in the 21st century? The so-called ‘Third Way’ lacked realism as well as imagination. The social democratic embrace of neoliberal globalization now lies … ; 96 View
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The Socialist Dimension

The Socialist Dimension

From: Canada Since 1960: A People's History

Examines at length how Canadian Dimension has addressed the broad politics of the Left. This substantive background can then be used to develop more discrete accounts of the evolving … 38 $3.80 Add