Public Policy

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Do-It-Yourself Power

From: Charging Ahead

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 This chapter examines self-generation of energy, looking at individuals and programs in Quebec that are taking different approaches to energy production and consumption, and how these approaches … ; 14 $1.40 Add
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Does the TPP Work for Workers?

From: The Trans-Pacific Partnership and Canada

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 Suggests that the TPP’s Labour Protection Standards are not what they claim to be and are not effectively enforceable as exemplified by opposition fron Labour Organizations. ; 15 $1.50 Add
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Ecological Nightmare

From: Tar Sands Showdown

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 This chapter discusses the multiple forms of environmental damage caused by the massive development of the tar sands for crude exports to the US: (a) global warming: the emergence of the tar … 41 $4.10 Add
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Ecosocialism

From: Future on Fire

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 Chapter 5 examines a future guided by ecosocialism. Topics discussed include the transition away from corporate, consumer, and crony capitalism, what makes ecosocialism a good alternative to … 9 $0.90 Add
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End Games

From: NOlympians

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English-Canadian Nationalism

From: Our Lives: Canada after 1945

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 1963-1980. Looks at Canada’s national identity and the quest to keep it separate from America. Specifically looks at economic policy, continental integration of industry and foreign policy 21 $2.10 Add
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Excellence?

From: In Defiance

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 When neoliberals and orthodox conservatives talk about the need for excellence in universities, what kind of elitism are they thinking about? Their vision for universities, being similar to their … ; 14 $1.40 Add
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Expansion of Free Trade and Investment Agreements

From: Canadian Culture in a Globalized World

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 How recent expansion of Canada’s free trade agreements and the implementation of investment agreements have affected Canadian cultural policy. Deals with the Multilateral Agreement on … 15 $1.50 Add
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Expressing Gratitude

From: Intrinsic Hope

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 When we are grateful, we naturally become more hopeful. By recognizing and appreciating the gifts we have been given, gratitude breeds hope. Gratitude doesn’t deny the mess we are in, but … 16 $1.60 Add
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Family and Work-Life Balancing Policies

From: Scandinavian Common Sense

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 This chapter examines the family policies of the Nordic countries, which emphasize financial support measures, allocation of parental leave, and work-life balance. ; ; 10 $1.00 Add
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Federal Jurisdiction and the Impact Assessment Act

Trojan Horse or Rational Ecological Accounting?

From: The Next Generation of Impact Assessment

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 This chapter explores key questions respecting federal jurisdiction with regard to the IAA, beginning with a discussion of the constitutional division of powers in Canada, federalism and … 22 $2.20 Add
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Federalism, Globalization and the (Anti-) Social Union

From: Restructuring and Resistance

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Fighting Institutional Racism

From: Uprooting Racism

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 The following chapters examine ways racism plays out in some of our major institutions during this period of neoliberal capitalism. Each institution mentioned here reinforces others and … 85 $8.50 Add
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First, Do Nothing

From: How Government Really Works

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 Chapter 5 explores the role of the bureaucrat in the policy-making process. ; 21 $2.10 Add
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Forward!

From: On This Patch of Grass

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Fossil Fuels, Furious Flames

From: The Memory We Could Be

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 Decades of carbon capitalism have woven fossil fuels into the fabric of our world. Cultures have been shaped by their influence. Cars have dominated our streets and cities as well as our minds, … 17 $1.70 Add