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 The New Geo-GovernanceA Baroque Approach |
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 |
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From  The Pogey DilemmaFrom: Equal as Citizens |
1990s. Focuses on the relationship between provinces and the Federal Unemployment Insurance Program, looks at an attack on fisherman who applied for UI because it was felt seasonal workers did … | Richard Starr | 17 | 2014 | $1.70 Add |
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From The Politics of EqualizationFrom: Equal as Citizens |
1950s – 1962 Looks at the origins of equalization in Canada, although the program is usually assiciated with smaller provinces it was originally carried out to accommodate the big provinces | Richard Starr | 14 | 2014 | $1.40 Add |
 The Right to DieThe courageous Canadians who gave us the right to a dignified death |
"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 … | 290 | View | ||
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From The Supreme Court of Canada Hearing — 2014 From: The Right to Die |
Examines the Supreme Court of Canada Hearing from October 15, 2014 | Gary Bauslaugh | 34 | 2016 | $3.40 Add |
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From The Trial of Evelyn Martens — 2004From: The Right to Die |
Evelyn Martens, a seventy-four-yearold grandmother, was facing the prospect of as much as twenty-eight years in prison.This chapter examins Martens trial which took place on September 20, 2004. | Gary Bauslaugh | 40 | 2016 | $4.00 Add |
 Their TownThe Mafia, the Media and the Party Machine |
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 … | 166 | View | ||
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From  NEW! Third Way PoliticsTransforming the Left |
This chapter looks at the response of liberal and left-leaning parties to conservative rule and the pragmatic strategy of the Third Way exemplified by governments such as the Clinton … | Alex Himelfarb | 28 | 2024 | $2.80 Add |
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From Toward a Baroque Governance in 21st Century CanadaFrom: The New Geo-Governance |
The new information and communication technologies, and the greater connectedness they have generated, are only one of the families offerees, albeit an important one, that have increased the … | Gilles Paquet | 19 | 2005 | $1.71 Add |
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From  NEW! Transportation Is Essential to Survival: An Advocacy Journey in TorontoFrom: Living Disability |
Mazin Aribi writes about his experiences as a wheelchair user and his work within the Advisory Committee on Accessible Transit in Toronto, explaining the improvements ACAT has helped bring to Toronto. | Mazin Aribi | 8 | 2024 | $0.80 Add |
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From NEW! Trauma Is a Patient ArtistFrom: Living Disability |
Paul Vienneau is interviewed by Emily Macrae. Paul talks about accessibility and advocacy in Nova Scotia and beyond, his experience as a musician and finding creative way around barriers, how … | Paul Vienneau | 8 | 2024 | $0.80 Add |
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From Welfare Hamilton StyleFrom: Their Town |
Looks at the broad pattern of city government policies over the last 150 years in Hamilton, and compares the use made of municipal funds and resources to assist business to the help provided to … | Bill Freeman | 14 | 2016 | $1.40 Add |
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From  NEW! We’ll Get Back to You on That |
Chapter 8 explores the world of government research, how information is collected and used and some of the challenges bureaucrats face when gathering or using research. | Angela Poirier; Jane Allt | 18 | 2020 | $1.80 Add |
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From Whose Jurisdiction Is It Anyway? Quebec — 2014 From: The Right to Die |
Is assisted death a health care matter or is it a criminal one? This may seem an odd question, but in the contentious and confusing world of federal-provincial jurisdictional responsibilities, it … | Gary Bauslaugh | 14 | 2016 | $1.40 Add |
