Social Policy & Services

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From A Better Social Safety Net for Canada From: Early Intervention View James Lorimer and Company	The twin purposes of this final chapter are to sum up the early intervention approach, including how its different parts might fit together, and to offer some ideas on how such an approach might …	James Hughes	25	2015	$2.50 Add
From A Breakthrough in the B.C. Courts — 2012 From: The Right to Die View James Lorimer and Company	By 2011 the public interest in a change in the law on assisted suicide again started to gain momentum. Parole Board slights to Robert Latimer continued to gain public attention. The experience of …	Gary Bauslaugh	18	2016	$1.80 Add
From NEW! A Brief History of Basic Income in Canada From: The Case for Basic Income View Between The Lines	In this chapter, various basic income schemes in Canada are detailed, from William Aberhart’s Social Credit Party to the famous "Mincome" project in Dauphin, Manitoba. The chapter …	Dr. Danielle Martin; Elaine Power; Jamie Swift	35	2021	$3.50 Add
From NEW! A Good Idea Goes Viral From: The Case for Basic Income View Between The Lines	This chapter highlights the disparate impacts of COVID-19 on low-wage "essential" workers, racialized populations, and women; the pandemic revealed that many Canadians suffer from …	Dr. Danielle Martin; Elaine Power; Jamie Swift	30	2021	$3.00 Add
From A New Generation’s Expanding Minds From: Peacemakers View James Lorimer and Company	Looks at how we need to educate children about peace focusing on globalization and education endeavors.		15	2014	$1.50 Add
From NEW! A Provocation to Freedom From: The Case for Basic Income View Between The Lines	In the concluding chapter, the authors reconsider what counts as work, with an emphasis on the importance of care work.	Dr. Danielle Martin; Elaine Power; Jamie Swift	7	2021	$0.70 Add
From A “Square Deal” Delayed From: Equal as Citizens View Formac Publishing	Dominion-Provincial Conference on Reconstruction, August 6, 1945, Prime Minister and Canada’s Premiers meet to discuss the reconstruction of Canada, no agreements but paved the way for the …	Richard Starr	18	2014	$1.80 Add
From NEW! A User’s Guide to The Case for Basic Income From: The Case for Basic Income View Between The Lines	A glossary of important individuals and concepts	Dr. Danielle Martin; Elaine Power; Jamie Swift	7	2021	$0.70 Add
From Addressing Autism From: Early Intervention View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter describes the disability known as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and details what researchers and parents say can be done about it. It also tells the story of how the policy-makers …	James Hughes	28	2015	$2.80 Add
From NEW! Appendices From: How Government Really Works View Formac Publishing	Appendices include the Life Cycle of a Bureaucrat and a glossary of terms	Angela Poirier; Jane Allt	10	2020	$1.00 Add
From NEW! Basic Income Comes to Ontario – But Briefly From: The Case for Basic Income View Between The Lines	This chapter covers the short-lived basic income project in Ontario, from it’s inception to its cancellation by the newly-elected Ford government.	Dr. Danielle Martin; Elaine Power; Jamie Swift	23	2021	$2.30 Add
From NEW! Best-Laid Plans From: How Government Really Works View Formac Publishing	Chapter 4 explores how plans are made, and unmade in government. It explores how plans are developed and approved and how success is measured, as well as the myriad pitfalls that can arise along …	Angela Poirier; Jane Allt	34	2020	$3.40 Add
From NEW! Business as usual? Immigration policy in a tumultuous time From: The Trudeau Record View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter examines the Trudeau government’s immigration policy.	Christina Gabriel	18	2024	$1.80 Add
From Business Control in a Working Class Town From: Their Town View James Lorimer and Company	Examines how local government is structured and explains how business interests have managed to capture and hold political power in what is basically a working class town.	Bill Freeman	10	2016	$1.00 Add
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
From Canada (Attorney General) v. Hislop, 2007 From: The Court and the Charter View Emond Montgomery	The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that after federal legislation recognized same-sex conjugal relationships, a same-sex spouse of a deceased Canada Pension Plan contributor was entitled to a …	Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman	9	2017	$0.90 Add