Public Policy

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From The Big Shift From: Getting to Zero View James Lorimer and Company	Discusses the urgent need to shift from carbon intensive activities in three sectors: energy (bitumen to be declared a "sunset" industry), transportation (to shift from private internal …	Tony Clarke	37	2018	$3.70 Add
The Big Stall How big oil and think tanks are blocking action on climate change in Canada	This book traces the origins of the Trudeau government’s climate change plan back to the energy sector itself — in particular Big Oil. It shows how, in the last fifteen years, Big Oil …		304		View
From NEW! The Birth of the Factory From: Being and Swine View Between The Lines	In this chapter, philosopher Fahim Amir discusses the rise of urbanization in the western world and the role that animals have played in this process. Included in the chapter are a discussion of …	Corvin Russell; Fahim Amir; Geoffrey C. Howes	37	2020	$3.70 Add
From NEW! The Bitter Fruits of Crisis Capitalism: The Gig Economy and Homelessness, 2000–25 From: Capitalism, Colonialism, and Crises View James Lorimer and Company	In this chapter, Palmer discusses how the gig economy emerged, impact on workers’ incomes, the emergence of homelessness across Canada in the period, and the rising cost of housing— all …	Bryan D. Palmer	13	2026	$1.30 Add
From The Boom Years The Classes of 1975-1986 From: Learning to Leave View Fernwood Publishing		Michael Corbett	45	2007	$4.50 Add
From The Camino de Santiago From: Weapons of Mass Instruction View New Society Publishers	Inspired by the pilgrimage to St. James’ tomb which draws young and old from around the world each year to walk across Spain, I decided to help kids toward lives as producers rather than …	John Taylor Gatto	8	2010	$0.80 Add
From The Canada Health Act: Lessons for Today and Tomorrow From: Medicare View James Lorimer and Company	Analyzes the Canada Health Act and what we need to be aware of now and in the future regarding it	Monique Bégin	6	2007	$0.60 Add
From End of an Era From: Fastest in the World View Formac Publishing	1918-1948. The quest for a naval contract, the establishment of Bell-Baldwin Hydrodomes Ltd., other self-propelled hydrofoils are made. Thee legacy of the two men is briefly explored.	John Boileau	10	2004	$1.00 Add
The Care We Dream Of Liberatory & Transformative Approaches to LGBTQ+ Health Arsenal Pulp Press	What if you could trust in getting the health care you need in ways that felt good and helped you thrive? What if the health system honoured and valued queer and trans people’s lives, …	Zena Sharman	352	2021	View
From NEW! The Case Against Controlling Infrastructure From: Messy Cities View Coach House Books	Andrés Borthagaray writes that a combination of messy and orderly urbanism produces beneficial interaction, and uses examples of mobility infrastructure to illustrate their point.	Dylan Reid	5	2025	$0.50 Add
From The Chameleon-like Complexion of Cultural Policy Re-educating an Octogenarian From: Accounting for Culture View University of Ottawa Press	Cultural experiences have an impact on one’s general values, including diose related to politics. Thus culture affects, through one’s normative predilections, how one evaluates …	John Meisel	17	2005	$2.04 Add
From The Changing Environments of Cultural Policy and Citizenship in Canada From: Accounting for Culture View University of Ottawa Press	In this chapter, it is argued that both culture and citizenship, as well as the points where they intersect, can be shown to be heavily influenced by rapid and extensive change in their …	John A. Foote	13	2005	$1.56 Add
From The Characteristics of the Nordic Countries’ Policies From: Scandinavian Common Sense View Baraka Books	The Nordic model — that is, the modes of governance specific to Scandinavia and Finland — is examined in this chapter. All Nordic policies that in one way or another reduce social …	Dominique Côté; Marie-France Raynault; Sébastien Chartrand	18	2015	$1.80 Add
From The Civil Lawsuits From: The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster View James Lorimer and Company	Discusses the civil legal actions — wrongful death and class-action and creditor lawsuits — in response to the rail disaster brought by victims’ families, residents of …	Bruce Campbell	8	2018	$0.80 Add
From The civil service falls in line From: Oil’s Deep State View James Lorimer and Company	Former Alberta opposition leader Kevin Taft examines the period of 2009-2014 in Alberta and the way in which civil servants were brought to identify the public interest with the oil …	Kevin Taft	20	2017	$2.00 Add
From NEW! The Climate Movement PART 4: To Shape a Coming World From: Worlds at Stake View Fernwood Publishing	Chapter 10 focuses on the current state of the climate movement, providing a survey of its most prominent leaders, their tactics, and action they are bringing about.	Aaron Saad	22	2022	$2.20 Add