Public Policy

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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
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Chapter 15

Organizational Structure and the Competition for Economic Development

From: Local Government in Practice

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This chapter puts the reader in the role of a councillor examining organizational structures involved in economic development. ; ; 12 $1.20 Add
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Health Human Resources — A Nurse’s Perspective

From: Medicare

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From a nurses perspective examines the findings of the 2005 National Survey on the Work and Health of Nurses, and what needs to be done to protect the health and safety of nurses 8 $0.80 Add
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Human Rights and the Impact Assessment Act

Proponents and Consultants as Duty Bearers

From: The Next Generation of Impact Assessment

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This chapter argues for a human rights centred approach to the interpretation and operationalization of the provisions of the Impact Assessment Act (IAA), emphasizing the role of IA proponents … ; 23 $2.30 Add
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No Regrets

From: Sweethearts

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1970s Justice comes calling but there are no regrets, also dubious why some are called criminals and some not 10 $1.00 Add
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Taxes, Austerity, and What Trickles Down

From: Canada after Harper

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Alex Himelfarb concludes by relating how tax cuts and other austerity measures have led to a loss of public awareness of the need for adequate tax revenue to maintain essential services — … 15 $1.50 Add
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Twenty Years Ago Today, and the Band Still Plays

From: Unicorn in the Woods

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In the concluding chapter, Pitt checks in with the cast of characters that catapulted New Brunswick’s tech industry onto the world stage. 7 $0.70 Add
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Epilogue

From: Sweethearts

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A brief accounting of what happened to the key players in these chapters after the 1970s 5 $0.50 Add
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Back to the Road Less Travelled

From: Canada after Harper

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Final thoughts by the editor 2 $0.20 Add
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Part IV

Intergovernmental Relations

From: Local Government in Practice

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Part IV looks at the power imbalances and other complexities that emerge as local governments interact with higher levels of government to tackle policy solutions that require multiple levels of … ; ; 10 $1.00 Add
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Science and Indigenous Knowledge as the Evidentiary Basis for Impact Assessment

From: The Next Generation of Impact Assessment

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This chapter considers the Impact Assessment Act’s (IAA) approach to science and Indigenous knowledge by setting out the roles that science and Indigenous knowledge play in establishing the … 25 $2.50 Add