Democracy
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From  “That’s How We See It”: Trauma and Indigenous ResistanceFrom: Damming the Peace |
Journalist Andrew MacLeod interviews respected First Nations leader Helen Knott about the impact of the Site C dam under construction in B.C.’s Peace River Valley on her community, and in … | Andrew MacLeod | 17 | 2018 | $1.70 Add |
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From The Big Lie: Why and How BC Hydro Dismissed the Peace River Valley MicroclimateFrom: Damming the Peace |
Former B.C. Environment Minister Joan Sawicki sets out her analysis that BC Hydro “overlooked” the importance of microclimate in its agricultural impact assessment of the Site C dam … | Joan Sawicki | 9 | 2018 | $0.90 Add |
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From  NEW! The Crisis |
In this chapter, Coyne surveys the intertwined domestic and external threats confronting Canada in early 2025. | Andrew Coyne | 12 | 2025 | $1.20 Add |
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NEW! The Crisis of Canadian Democracy |
With characteristic wit, insight, and rigor, Coyne dismantles the comforting myths Canadians tell themselves about their political system, revealing a parliamentary structure eroded by … | Andrew Coyne | 275 | 2025 | View |
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From  The Glory That Was GreeceFrom: Belonging |
In this chapter, Clarkson traces democratic thought from Pericles’ Athens through to the French Revolution and to modern Canadian citizenship. | Adrienne Clarkson | 31 | 2014 | $3.10 Add |
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From  The Middle Ground |
In this chapter, Cowan argues for centrist thinking in politics and public policy, tracing how the political middle has eroded from Brexit in 2016 through Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. | John Scott Cowan | 28 | 2023 | $2.80 Add |
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From  The Moral Ambiguity of AmericaFrom: The Lost Massey Lectures |
In this lecutre, Goodman examines the structural flaws in American political pluralism during the 1960s. | Paul Goodman | 107 | 2007 | $10.70 Add |
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From  NEW! The New PatriotismFrom: Divided We Fall |
In this chapter, Cameron examines how Canadian society fractured between 2021 and 2025 over vaccine mandates, the Freedom Convoy, and the Conservative Party’s rightward shift under Pierre … | Max Cameron | 26 | 2026 | $2.60 Add |
The Oppinionated Middle GroundConsensus is Possible and Polarization is Curable |
Despite its uncertainty, the middle ground is crucial for productive human discourse, fostering civility and social cohesion. Drawing from extensive experience in labour relations, scientific … | John Scott Cowan | 335 | 2023 | View |
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From The Sword of Reason and the Power of the Law: The Legal Right to a Healthy EnvironmentFrom: Damming the Peace |
How most other nations have legislation on their books that would have allowed British Columbians to stop the Site C dam under construction in B.C.’s Peace River Valley, using an example … | Silver Donald Cameron | 7 | 2018 | $0.70 Add |
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From  NEW! The Third Way |
In this chapter, Himelfarb traces how the Third Way, championed by Tony Blair and Bill Clinton in the 1990s and 2000s, transformed the political Left. | Alex Himelfarb | 27 | 2026 | $2.70 Add |
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From  The Turkmen Council MovementFrom: For Land and Culture |
In this chapter, Vahabzadeh traces the Turkmen council movement in Iran’s Turkman Sahra region during the 1979 Revolution. | Peyman Vahabzadeh | 53 | 2024 | $5.30 Add |
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From  Transformation and IntegrationFrom: Civilizing the State |
Transformation and Integration considers what might happen to our economic and political systems in this time of great inequality, political polarity, and global environmental crisis, reflecting … | John Restakis | 14 | 2021 | $1.40 Add |
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From NEW! What We As Citizens Can Do About PolarizationFrom: Divided We Fall |
In this chapter, Cameron explains his case that good citizenship remains the most effective antidote to polarization in Canadian society. | Max Cameron | 31 | 2026 | $3.10 Add |
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From NEW! Why Worry About Polarization?From: Divided We Fall |
In this chapter, Cameron examines why polarization threatens Canadian democratic life. | Max Cameron | 17 | 2026 | $1.70 Add |
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From  Xi has a DreamFrom: The Two Michaels |
In this chapter, Blanchfield and Osler Hampson examine Canada’s troubled relationship with China from 2006 onward. | Fen Osler Hampson; Mike Blanchfield | 14 | 2021 | $1.40 Add |
