Public Policy
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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 |
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From  NEW! Chapter 8Increasing User Fees for Recreation |
Chapter eight again places the reader in a junior financial analyst role, where they must figure out how to best serve the public interest in the face of a need to raise fees for recreation services. | Joseph Lyons; Kate Graham; Zachary Spicer | 8 | 2020 | $0.80 Add |
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From  Chapter 8The Anatomy of Disrespect From: Somebodies and Nobodies |
Dissects rank relationships, the power, and respect imbalance between individuals in various settings. Extols the importance of naming, identifying, and understanding rankism as it exists in … | Robert W. Fuller | 34 | 2004 | $3.40 Add |
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From  NEW! Chapter 8: Bill C-11 and the Two Senators (2022–2023)From: Canada Vs California |
In chapter 8, author Howard Law tracks the proposed changes to the bill as it moved through the senate. He follows key compromises made by both liberal and conservative appointees, and closely … | Howard Law | 15 | 2024 | $1.50 Add |
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From  NEW! Chapter 8: Close Encounters |
In this chapter, Dean Beeby summarizes the numerous encounters between Gabrel Wortman and police prior to the mass shooting in Portapique as describes by the Mass Casualty Commission in its final … | Dean Beeby | 11 | 2023 | $1.10 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 9Subsidizing Transit Passes for Seniors |
Here, the junior financial analyst must decide what to do with the contentious issue of subsidizing transit for seniors, knowing that the decisions will communicate about underlying values about … | Joseph Lyons; Kate Graham; Zachary Spicer | 7 | 2020 | $0.70 Add |
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From Chapter 9The Nobody Revolution: Overcoming Rankism From: Somebodies and Nobodies |
The fundamental human truth with which non-rankist governance structures must conform in that dignity is not negotiable. Rank and dignity are independent in principle and must be disconnected in … | Robert W. Fuller | 16 | 2004 | $1.60 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 9: Bill C-11 and the Commissioners (2023–2024)From: Canada Vs California |
This chapter focuses on policy directives about how Bill C-11 after gaining Royal assent was to be implemented. Howard Law covers the first round of public hearings, the key policy directives … | Howard Law | 15 | 2024 | $1.50 Add |
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From  Chapter EightThe problem with prediction From: On Borrowed Time |
Exploring the extent to which earthquakes can be predicted using the Haicheng and Tangshan earthquakes in China to expouse the pitfalls of prediction. | Gregor Craigie | 14 | 2021 | $1.40 Add |
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From Chapter ElevenUn violent tremblement de terre From: On Borrowed Time |
This chapter details Ottawa’s experience with earthquakes. The history of earthquakes in Ontario and Quebec, the concerns about architecture, and soil integrity are all discussed. | Gregor Craigie | 13 | 2021 | $1.30 Add |
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From Chapter FiveCalifornia dreaming From: On Borrowed Time |
California’s devastating history of earthquakes is examined. The state’s exceptional response to these tragedies is also outlined. | Gregor Craigie | 18 | 2021 | $1.80 Add |
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From  NEW! Chapter Five: The Justice System SieveFrom: Murder in Renfrew County |
Chapter Five pays close attention to the exact way in which the justice system failed the victims of the September 22nd murder. Illuminating the ways in which Basil Borutski was able to shirk … | Dean Beeby | 32 | 2024 | $3.20 Add |
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From Chapter FourMountains of fire From: On Borrowed Time |
Evaluating the destructive force of volcanoes, their proclivity for carnage, and their apparent unpredictability. Subsequently analyzes the science and warning signs that help predict eruptions … | Gregor Craigie | 13 | 2021 | $1.30 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter Four: The Renfrew County InquestFrom: Murder in Renfrew County |
This chapter describes the Renfrew County inquest, including the three parties that were given standing to cross examine, and the jurors selected. Like the two former inquests, this was not about … | Dean Beeby | 14 | 2024 | $1.40 Add |
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From Chapter NineBig risk in the Big Apple From: On Borrowed Time |
New York’s seismic threat, the Coney Island earthquake, and the substantial risk posed by nuclear power stations. | Gregor Craigie | 17 | 2021 | $1.70 Add |
