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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
Canada after Harper His ideology-fuelled attack on Canadian society and values, and how we can now work to create the country we want James Lorimer and Company	Most Canadians know that Stephen Harper has had a tremendous impact on the country since becoming prime minister in 2006. But few have the in-depth knowledge of how far his transformation has …	Ed Finn	400	2015	View
Early Intervention How Canada's social programs can work better, save lives, and often save money James Lorimer and Company	Governments and social agencies tackle the toughest social problems their citizens face — poverty, homelessness, mental and physical illness, violence, abuse, and more. Yet these problems …	James Hughes	232	2015	View
NEW! How Government Really Works A Field Guide to Bureaucracies in Canada Formac Publishing	This book exposes the inherent complexities and challenges found in government environments and offers insights to help bureaucrats, and those working alongside bureaucrats, better understand the …	Angela Poirier; Jane Allt	240	2020	View
NEW! Making Shift Happen Designing for Successful Environmental Behavior Change New Society Publishers	The changemaker’s guide to catalyzing environmental behaviour change for a healthy future. To tackle our urgent environmental problems and achieve positive, durable change, we must design …	Ashleigh Kellerman; Lauren Highleyman; Nya Van Leuvan; Rod Fujita	546	2022	View
Scandinavian Common Sense Policies to Tackle Social Inequalities in Health Baraka Books	When some claim austerity is the only answer to today’s economic woes, a close look at the best practices in Scandinavia and Finland gives pause for thought. Cited as models for their …	Dominique Côté; Marie-France Raynault; Sébastien Chartrand	192	2015	View
NEW! The Case for Basic Income Freedom, Security, Justice Between The Lines	Inequality is up. Decent work is down. Free market fundamentalism has been exposed as a tragic failure. In a job market upended by COVID-19—with Canadians caught in the grip of precarious …	Dr. Danielle Martin; Elaine Power; Jamie Swift	264	2021	View
The New Geo-Governance A Baroque Approach University of Ottawa Press	Over the last few decades, the Westphalian nation-state has lost its hegemonic position in the system of geo-governance. A dispersive revolution has led to the emergence of powerful newly …	Gilles Paquet	362	2005	View
The Right to Die The courageous Canadians who gave us the right to a dignified death James Lorimer and Company	"Who owns my life?" Sue Rodriguez was dying of a form of ALS (or Lou Gehrig’s disease) when she asked this question of the Supreme Court of Canada in 1993. She was fighting for …	Gary Bauslaugh	290	2016	View
Their Town The Mafia, the Media and the Party Machine James Lorimer and Company	This book is a classic of its kind — a no-holds-barred portrait of Hamilton civic life in the 1970s. The focus is on power — and the powerful. On the surface, power was wielded by the …	Bill Freeman; Marsha Aileen Hewitt	166	2016	View
From Canada’s Social Safety Net A Snapshot From: Early Intervention View James Lorimer and Company	An overview of Canada’s social safety net. Canadian governments are at the centre of and have control over the social safety net. They work with and through myriad partners, professionals, …	James Hughes	15	2015	$1.50 Add
From NEW! Forward and On Basic Income by George Elliot Clark From: The Case for Basic Income View Between The Lines	In the forward, Dr. Martin links basic income to human health, and notes this link is more obvious than ever because of the COVID-19 pandemic.	Dr. Danielle Martin; George Elliot Clarke	8	2021	$0.80 Add
From NEW! Forward/Introduction From: How Government Really Works View Formac Publishing	In the Introduction, the authors outline their goal of demystifying the world of government bureaucracy and explaining the often misunderstood role of the government bureaucrat.	Jocelyne Bourgon	10	2020	$1.00 Add
From Introduction Hamilton Politics and the Ideology of Business From: Their Town View James Lorimer and Company	An introduction to the core ideas behind this book.	Bill Freeman; Marsha Aileen Hewitt	5	2016	$0.50 Add
From Introduction On Matters of Life, Death and the Law From: The Right to Die View James Lorimer and Company	Examines different types of assisted death and lays out the purpose of this book	Gary Bauslaugh	8	2016	$0.80 Add
From NEW! Introduction From: Making Shift Happen View New Society Publishers		Ashleigh Kellerman; Lauren Highleyman; Nya Van Leuvan; Rod Fujita	7	2022	$0.70 Add
From Introduction From: Scandinavian Common Sense View Baraka Books	The introduction outlines the book’s goal of examining the strengths of the Nordic model by studying and evaluating the strengths of these countries’ public policies; it states that …	Dominique Côté; Marie-France Raynault; Sébastien Chartrand	6	2015	$0.60 Add