Public Policy

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Changing the Frame

From: Equal as Citizens

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Outlines the need for the framework of equalization to change. Goes through shifts in provincial power that occurred in 2012, outlines a building up of energy to discuss changing equalization … 19 $1.90 Add
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Changing the Landscape in the Health Care Affordability Debate

From: Medicare

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Looks at the Health Care affordability debate by exploring what is left out of the statistics used by the Government such as population growth, inflation and income growth. Looks at what it would … 8 $0.80 Add
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Chapter 13

Constructing a Complete Street Downtown

From: Local Government in Practice

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In chapter 13, the reader functions as a planner who must grapple with the internal politics relating to developing Complete Streets. ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Impact Assessment for Projects on Federal Lands and Outside Canada

The “Federal Projects” Process

From: The Next Generation of Impact Assessment

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This chapter explores the process set out in the Assessment Act (IAA) for the assessment of projects on federal lands and projects outside Canada; how this process differs from the rest of the … 24 $2.40 Add
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In the Middle of the Atlantic

From: Unicorn in the Woods

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This chapter explores "the next big one," the hoped-for startup that will generate economic activity in the Maritimes. 9 $0.90 Add
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Labour Empires

From: Sweethearts

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1970s the decline of specific trade unions (ie plasterers) and the building trades council wants to achieve labour unity in the city 8 $0.80 Add
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Public-Private Partnerships

What Counts as Evidence of Claimed Value?

From: Divided

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This chapter challenges a Saskatchewan government minister’s claims that those who question the value of the use of P3s are blinded by ideology and that available value-for-money reports … ; 16 $1.60 Add
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Teena’s Dream

From: Breaking the Word Barrier

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Janet Hammock imagines the future story of Teena, someone currently learning how to read and write. The chapter is different discusses reaching ones literary goals, motivations afterwards, … 8 $0.80 Add
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Afterword: Adventures in Literacy

From: Breaking the Word Barrier

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Greg Cook concludes the book with the afterword: Adventures in Literacy. The chapter reflects on the topics and stories discussed throughout the book including the empowerment of literacy, … 3 $0.30 Add
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Chapter 14

Building a Professional Sports Stadium

From: Local Government in Practice

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In chapter 14, the reader is a political staffer who works with the mayor on the issue of building a new sports stadium. How does this decision affect a political legacy? ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Completing the Vision:

Achieving the Second Stage of Medicare

From: Medicare

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Looks at the original vision for Medicare in Saskatchewan, how the system as worked where implemented properly, how the second stage has been left out of implementation in many places, and … 29 $2.90 Add
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End of an Era

From: Sweethearts

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1970s examines the slow down of growth due to regulations that had been put into place and the choice of some companys to team up with US companies where there was still a boom happening 8 $0.80 Add
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Parting Shots

From: Equal as Citizens

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Offers concluding throughts on what is discussed in the chapters and outlines why the topic of equal citizenship needs to be addressed leading up the Canada’s 150th 8 $0.80 Add
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Transparency and Accountability in Decision Making

Does the Impact Assessment Act Support Credible Decision Making?

From: The Next Generation of Impact Assessment

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This chapter considers the central decision points the Assessment Act (IAA) determines the extent to which the Act codifies mechanisms to provide for transparency and accountability in decisions. … 31 $3.10 Add
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Whale Hunting on the New York Thruway

From: Unicorn in the Woods

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This chapter details Pitt’s visits to startup incubators in the United States, and explores several nascent companies with the potential to garner a billion-dollar valuation. 13 $1.30 Add
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Appendices

From: Breaking the Word Barrier

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The appendix includes Canada’s Adult Literacy Statistics, a list of Educational Programs in New Brunswick, and a list of Literacy Service Providers Across Canada. ; 10 $1.00 Add