Public Policy
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From  NEW! Chapter 5: Capitalist PharmacyFrom: The Killer's Henchman |
This chapter is focused on the pharmaceutical industry/capitalist pharmacy and the interests of its wealthy investors. | Stephen Gowans | 24 | 2022 | $2.40 Add |
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From  NEW! Chapter 5: Five Rounds |
In this chapter, Beeby describes the events where RCMP officers fired on another RCMP officer on the morning of April 19th amid the RCMP’s search for mass shooter Gabriel Wortman, as … | Dean Beeby | 9 | 2023 | $0.90 Add |
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From  NEW! Chapter 6Balancing the Budget |
In this chapter, the reader is a councillor for affluent neighbourhoods in a mid-sized city and must grapple with competing issues related to the budget, such as homelessness. | Joseph Lyons; Kate Graham; Zachary Spicer | 8 | 2020 | $0.80 Add |
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From  NEW! Chapter 6More than just visitors |
This chapter discusses the experiences of Canadians conducting research on the International Space Station. Topics include how different countries cooperate on research conducted on the space station. | Elizabeth Howell | 21 | 2020 | $2.10 Add |
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From  Chapter 6Deconstructing the Somebody Mystique From: Somebodies and Nobodies |
Dispelling the somebody mystique will require the creation of a new understanding of somebodies. Just as we are weaned from our parents, so must we demystify our idols if we are to realize … | Robert W. Fuller | 16 | 2004 | $1.60 Add |
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From  NEW! How a Shelter Can Prevent HomelessnessPrevention Services at the Old Brewery Mission106 |
George Ohana’s Chapter on shelters looks at how current shelters can adapt and evolves to offer solutions to end homelessness instead of just treating the symptoms. By looking at policy, … | Georges Ohana | 13 | 2024 | $1.30 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 6: Big Stop |
In this chapter, Beeby summarizes the encounter between mass shooter Gabriel Wortmand and RCMP officers which resulted in Wortman’s death the morning of April 19th, 2020, as described by … | Dean Beeby | 19 | 2023 | $1.90 Add |
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From  Chapter 6: Bill C-11 and the Canadians (2022)From: Canada Vs California |
Chapter 6 follows the creation of the new Bill C-11 after the snap election and analyzes the key differences between this bill and its predecessor. In addition to this, Howard Law speaks to … | Howard Law | 2 | 2024 | $0.20 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 6: The BillionaireFrom: The Killer's Henchman |
The author focuses on Bill Gates, examining how Gates offers a concrete example of how members of the capitalist class use their wealth to shape political agendas to expand their own interests at … | Stephen Gowans | 29 | 2022 | $2.90 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 7Dealing with Police Salaries |
In this chapter, the reader becomes a junior financial analyst in the middle of a public debate about compensation in the public sector, with a focus on police force salaries. The reader … | Joseph Lyons; Kate Graham; Zachary Spicer | 8 | 2020 | $0.80 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 7Nine years an astronaut |
This chapter discusses the experiences of some of the most recent Canadian astronauts to visit the space station. | Elizabeth Howell | 24 | 2020 | $2.40 Add |
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From Chapter 7The Quest for Dignity From: Somebodies and Nobodies |
Indignity signals an abuse of power—or put the other way round, the abuse of power is incompatible with the principle of inviolate human dignity. Rooting out rankism therefore represents an … | Robert W. Fuller | 12 | 2004 | $1.20 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 7: Aftermath |
In this chapter, Beeby summarizes the immediate afternath of the mass shooting in Portapique and the first few months of the investigation, as described by the Mass Casualty Commission in its … | Dean Beeby | 36 | 2023 | $3.60 Add |
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From Chapter 7: Bill C-11 and the CaliforniansFrom: Canada Vs California |
In Chapter 7 Howard Law maps the response from California streaming companies to bill C-11 and the arguments as to what constitutes Canadian content spending requirements. Howard Law breaks down … | Howard Law | 17 | 2024 | $1.70 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 7: The HenchmanFrom: The Killer's Henchman |
This chapter explores Covid-19 mitigation/responses with particular analysis of Operation Warp Speed, Washington’s Covid-19 vaccine program, which used public money, and capitalized on … | Stephen Gowans | 44 | 2022 | $4.40 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 8Don't let go, Canada |
This chapter explores the future of Canadian space exploration, the challenges that will be faced and the potential for future discoveries and missions | Elizabeth Howell | 21 | 2020 | $2.10 Add |
