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Chapter 16

Meeting with the Premier

From: Local Government in Practice

In chapter 16, the reader becomes the CAO who must meet with the premier after a significant and tragic event. In the meeting, the mayor must keep in mind the overlapping and sometimes diverging … ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Chapter 16

Election Diary of Polling Day

From: Anatomy of an Election

A breakdown of the events that occurred on election day. 8 $0.80 Add
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Chapter 16: The Distinct Society of Quebec, 1900-30
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Chapter 16: The Distinct Society of Quebec, 1900-30

From: Capitalism and Colonialism

This chapter examines Québec’s Distinct Society which emerged in response to foreign economic and cultural control. Resistance emerged in the figure of Henri Bourassa and his … 14 $1.40 Add
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Chapter 17

Applying for an Intergovernmental Grant

From: Local Government in Practice

In chapter 17, the reader is a newly elected city councillor who assists local groups to apply for a large grant from a higher level of government, and discovers the project has only a partial … ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Chapter 17

Election Diary of Vote Tabulation, Validation, Media Calls, Victory, and Concession, Immediate Aftermath

From: Anatomy of an Election

An hour-by-hour breakdown of the events in the days after the election. 35 $3.50 Add
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Chapter 17: On the Eve of the Great Depression
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Chapter 17: On the Eve of the Great Depression

Warning Signs in the 1920s

From: Capitalism and Colonialism

This chapter details how the speculation and expansion of the 1920s gave way to overproduction, and reliance on exports, as increasing debt made the economy acutely vulnerable to the 1929 crash … 5 $0.50 Add
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Chapter 18

Responding to the Recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission

From: Local Government in Practice

Chapter 18 places the reader in a role of human resources leader interested in applying the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Upon digging deeper, the reader discovers … ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Chapter 18

International Observation of the 43rd Federal General Election

From: Anatomy of an Election

A brief overview of the international observation component of the 2019 election. 3 $0.30 Add
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Chapter 18: Economic Collapse
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Chapter 18: Economic Collapse

The Great Depression of the 1930s

From: Capitalism and Colonialism

This chapter recounts how successive downturns of the economy—from the 1913–15 recession to the 1929 crash—led to mass unemployment in Toronto and Montréal. 15 $1.50 Add
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Chapter 19
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Chapter 19

Negotiating an Inter-Municipal Water Agreement

From: Local Government in Practice

Chapter 19 puts the reader in the position of an engineer who must be part of negotiations to define a contract for water services among several local governments. The reader discovers the … ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Chapter 19

Judicial Recount

From: Anatomy of an Election

An explanation of the procedure surrounding a judicial recount. 3 $0.30 Add
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Chapter 19: Outcasts and Dissidents in the Early 1930s
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Chapter 19: Outcasts and Dissidents in the Early 1930s

From: Capitalism and Colonialism

This chapter discusses the examines the 1930s hobo jungles emerged due to the unemployment crisis and militant groups such as the Communist Worker’s Unity League (WUL) and the 1935 … 16 $1.60 Add