Social Policy & Services
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From  Strangers Within Our GatesFrom: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition |
Excerpt of a 1909 book by J.S. Woodsworth examining the advisability or justifiability of excluding as immigrants both individuals and classes of individuals. | Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell | 3 | 2015 | $0.30 Add |
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From  Sue Rodriguez:Who Owns My Life? — 1993 From: The Right to Die |
A landmark event in the history of the movement to legalize assisted death in Canada began with a videotaped statement issued to a parliamentary committee in 1992. In November of that year, a … | Gary Bauslaugh | 18 | 2016 | $1.80 Add |
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From  Sustainable Development at the Local Level |
This chapter tackles sustainable development at the local level and highlights some projects undertaken under municipal mandates. This study is limited to the Nordic capitals — Stockholm, … | Dominique Côté; Marie-France Raynault; Sébastien Chartrand | 23 | 2015 | $2.30 Add |
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From  Techno-nationalism and Meso-innovation Systems: A Cognitive Dynamics ApproachFrom: The New Geo-Governance |
Too many forces at work in the world economy would appear to suggest that, as globalization proceeds, national disintegration occurs, and sub-national components gain more importance. | Gilles Paquet | 18 | 2005 | $1.62 Add |
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From  NEW! That’s a Wrap |
Conclusion | Angela Poirier; Jane Allt | 2 | 2020 | $0.20 Add |
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From  The Backlash BeginsFrom: Equal as Citizens |
1970s. October Crisis of 1970 challenges the social services being developed and an economic downturn occurs, leading to the rise of neo-conservativism, arguments against equalization | Richard Starr | 20 | 2014 | $2.00 Add |
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From The Best Strategies for Reducing Social Inequalities in Health |
Social inequalities in health may now be clearly recognized, but this is not true of strategies for reducing them. This chapter describes two pioneering initiatives aimed at reducing social … | Dominique Côté; Marie-France Raynault; Sébastien Chartrand | 7 | 2015 | $0.70 Add |
 NEW! The Case for Basic IncomeFreedom, Security, Justice |
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 |
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From The Characteristics of the Nordic Countries’ Policies |
The Nordic model — that is, the modes of governance specific to Scandinavia and Finland — is examined in this chapter. All Nordic policies that in one way or another reduce social … | Dominique Côté; Marie-France Raynault; Sébastien Chartrand | 18 | 2015 | $1.80 Add |
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From  The Development of Canada’s Social Safety NetFrom: Early Intervention |
The History of Canada’s Social Safety Net | James Hughes | 15 | 2015 | $1.50 Add |
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From The Era of Good IntentionsFrom: Equal as Citizens |
1950s – 1960s. The beginnings of medicare and the Canadian Pension Plans are explored | Richard Starr | 16 | 2014 | $1.60 Add |
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From The Example of the Nordic Countries |
Even between countries with comparable overall levels of wealth, and thus of human and material resources, international comparisons reveal great disparities between indicators of poverty and … | Dominique Côté; Marie-France Raynault; Sébastien Chartrand | 7 | 2015 | $0.70 Add |
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From The Governance of Sustainability: A Social Learning ApproachFrom: The New Geo-Governance |
To deepen our understanding of the governance of sustainability, we have argued that we need a new, open, and creative approach; a new language; imaginative organizational design; and shared … | Gilles Paquet | 24 | 2005 | $2.16 Add |
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From The Governments and Societies of Canadian FederalismFrom: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition |
1977 article by Alan C. Cairns arguing that Canadian federalism is a function of the constitution and governments rather than of societies. | Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell | 7 | 2015 | $0.70 Add |
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From The Historic Decision — 2015From: The Right to Die |
The ruling appeared on February 6, 2015. It was a historic vindication of Justice Smith and of the opinions of the many people who have felt that Section 241(b) of the Criminal Code of Canada was … | Gary Bauslaugh | 19 | 2016 | $1.90 Add |
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From The Limits of Territorial/National Federalism as a Social TechnologyFrom: The New Geo-Governance |
Even when federalism has attempted to inject a "national" flavour into such geographical essentialism, or when it has tried to transform itself into a "multination … | Gilles Paquet | 15 | 2005 | $1.35 Add |
