Political Philosophy

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Big Oil Takes Control

Big Oil Takes Control

From: The Big Stall

Analyzes the rise of neo-liberalism think tanks in Canada and their impact on energy policy through the 1970s and 1980s. Trudeau’s Keynesian interventions such as the NEP and Petro Canada … 18 $1.80 Add
Billion Dollar Start-Up

Billion Dollar Start-Up

The True Story of how a Couple of 29-Year-Olds Turned $35,000 into a $1,000,000,000 Cannabis Company

From early roadblocks and devastating personal and financial setbacks to explosive growth and some of the biggest cannabis deals in global history, Billion Dollar Start-Up not only recounts the … ; ; 306 View
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Black and British
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Black and British

A Lived Contradiction

From: Thinking While Black

This chapter detailed Paul Gilroy’s life after 1968 and his interest in the rebel spirit of black American and Caribbean musicians. Topics include British immigration policy, political … 32 $3.20 Add
BlackBerry Town

BlackBerry Town

How high tech success has played out for Canada's Kitchener-Waterloo

The smartphone was an incredibly successful Canadian invention created by a team of engineers and marketers led by Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie. But there was a third key player involved — … 264 View
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Boomtown

Boomtown

From: BlackBerry Town

Howitt describes Research in Motion’s continued success, specifically from the point of view of several of the company’s key employees. 17 $1.70 Add
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Brazil, 1964

Brazil, 1964

From: Canada’s Long Fight Against Democracy

In this chapter, Engler and Schalk examine the 1964 military coup in Brazil, focusing on the overthrow of President João Goulart and the roles of the United States and Canada. ; 6 $0.60 Add
Breaking Free of Neoliberalism: Canada's Challenge
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Breaking Free of Neoliberalism: Canada’s Challenge

What It Will Take to Deal with American Decline, Inequality and the Climate Crisis

Neoliberalism arrived in Ottawa with the Mulroney government in 1984, and has continued as widely accepted common sense about government until today. Neoliberalism’s basic tenets – … 184 View
Breaking Free of Neoliberalism in Trump Times
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Breaking Free of Neoliberalism in Trump Times

How Canada can strengthen our sovereignty and address the American challenge, inequality and the climate crisis

As the world reels from the turmoil of American politics, former senior bureaucrat Alex Himelfarb addresses the challenges facing Canadians after decades of neoliberal thinking have undermined … 264 View
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Breakthrough: the 2011 Federal Election
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Breakthrough: the 2011 Federal Election

From: From Layton to Singh

Chapter 2 focuses on the period of momentum experienced by the Federal and Provincial NDP between the 2008 and 2011 Federal Elections. The chapter covers topics including the 2008 financial … 18 $1.80 Add
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Building Political Infrastructure for the Present

Building Political Infrastructure for the Present

From: Challenging the Right, Augmenting the Left

The Current Context – Toronto: Sites of Mutation – Conclusions 7 $0.70 Add
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Calling the shots
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Calling the shots

Canada’s Big Pharma-first response to COVID-19

From: The Trudeau Record

This chapter discusses the Trudeau government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. 14 $1.40 Add
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Camp Gurs

Camp Gurs

From: On Love and Tyranny

This chapter details Arendt’s internment in a French "enemy alien" camp. When France fell, Arendt left the camp on foot. 8 $0.80 Add
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Can Studying Workers' Class Consciousness Help to Raise It?

Can Studying Workers’ Class Consciousness Help to Raise It?

From: Challenging the Right, Augmenting the Left

My Questions – The Theory that Underlies this Practice – Conclusion 11 $1.10 Add
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Canada and the Czechoslovak Crisis of 1968
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Canada and the Czechoslovak Crisis of 1968

From: 1968 in Canada

In 1968, Czechoslovakia experienced its Prague Spring as a gradual political liberalization took place in this previously tightly controlled Communist nation. During the Prague Spring, political … 19 $1.90 Add
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Canada’s Rage Goes
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Canada’s Rage Goes

From: Reclaiming Canadian Sovereignty in a Ruptured World

In this chapter, Marche traces how Canada’s defiance against American aggression, sparked by Donald Trump’s annexation threats and tariff pressures in 2025, has reshaped Western … 5 $0.50 Add
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Canadian Banks in Latin America and the Caribbean
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Canadian Banks in Latin America and the Caribbean

Part Two: Dispossession Abroad

From: Capitalism and Dispossession

In Chapter 11, authors David P. Thomas and Tyler Shipley examines the history of Canadian bank’ international expansion as one of the most significant examples of Canadian corporate … ; 17 $1.70 Add