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Chapter 24

Crafting an Arts and Culture Strategy

From: Local Government in Practice

Chapter 24 places the reader in the role of a director of culture for a large urban municipality and is tasked with designing an arts and culture strategy. Implementation with diverse and … ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Chapter 25

Regulating Private Transportation Companies

From: Local Government in Practice

Chapter 25 leads the reader into the challenge of regulating private transportation network companies, a complex and quickly evolving area. ; ; 7 $0.70 Add
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Chapter 3

Changing Municipal Electoral Boundaries

From: Local Government in Practice

Chapter three asks the reader to consider how redrawing ward boundaries opens up the inner workings and processes of municipal government. ; ; 10 $1.00 Add
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Chapter 3

Space cards

From: Canadarm and Collaboration

This chapter discusses the impact of the Challenger Disaster on Canadian astronauts. The author goes on to discuss the role played by Canadians in the construction of the International Space … 25 $2.50 Add
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How Is Incarceration Generating Homelessness and What Can Be Done?
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How Is Incarceration Generating Homelessness and What Can Be Done?

From: Ending Homelessness in Canada

In this chapter, Art Campbell examines how incarceration leads to homelessness. By speaking with experts, using case studies and studying solutions he offers strategies to prevent this. 15 $1.50 Add
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Chapter 3: Quiet
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Chapter 3: Quiet

From: Mass Murder, Police Mayhem

In this chapter, Beeby summarizes what occurred overnight in Portapique between April 18th and 19th 2020 as described by the Mass Casualty Commission in its final report. These hours marked the … 10 $1.00 Add
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Chapter 3: The Capitalists' State
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Chapter 3: The Capitalists’ State

From: The Killer's Henchman

This chapter asks who it is that made the decisions on how to respond to the pandemic (if to respond at all) and what their interests are. The author explores the domination of governments around … 35 $3.50 Add
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Chapter 4

Blowing the Whistle

From: Local Government in Practice

In this chapter, the reader is asked to consider what to do when you observe unethical decision-making by your manager. You report the concern, only to have the file transferred to another staff. … ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Chapter 4

Glass ceilings and North stars

From: Canadarm and Collaboration

This chapter provides a biography of Julie Payette, the first female Canadian astronaut. Topics discussed in this chapter include her experiences in space and a history of sexism in space exploration. 22 $2.20 Add
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Youth Homelessness
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Youth Homelessness

How to Prevent It

From: Ending Homelessness in Canada

in this chapter author Cécile Arbaud looks at the many factors that lead to youth becoming homeless. Youth in care, youth experiencing mental health crises and their complex factors provide … 17 $1.70 Add
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Chapter 4: Awakening
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Chapter 4: Awakening

From: Mass Murder, Police Mayhem

In this chapter, Beeby describes the events of the early morning of April 19th, 2020 as described by the Mass Casualty Commission in its final report. There was a second round of murders at a … 21 $2.10 Add
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Chapter 4: Québec: L’éléphant dans la pièce
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Chapter 4: Québec: L’éléphant dans la pièce

From: Canada Vs California

Author Howard Law tracks the unique opinions, demands and challenges of Quebec and French language media in Canada and how this pertains to Bill C-10 and C-11. 8 $0.80 Add
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Chapter 4: The Capitalists' Nanny State
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Chapter 4: The Capitalists’ Nanny State

From: The Killer's Henchman

This chapter continues to explore the capitalist state and how it fucntions to support and facilitate the business-based upper class and its accumulation of the wealth that is produced by the … 34 $3.40 Add
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Chapter 5

Creating a Code of Conduct and Lobbyist Registry

From: Local Government in Practice

In this chapter, the reader an employee in the Clerk’s office, and must develop a code of conduct and lobbyist registry, which brings up questions of how power, politics and other competing … ; ; 8 $0.80 Add