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Testimonio
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Testimonio

Canadian Mining in the Aftermath of Genocides in Guatemala

What is land? A resource to be exploited? A commodity to be traded? A home to cherish? In Guatemala, a country still reeling from thirty-six years of US-backed state repression and genocides, … ; 268 View
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That Men May Fight
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That Men May Fight

Women and Military Service during the World Wars

From: Material Traces of War

This chapter describes what some Canadian women did in the military along with how they pushed and lobbied for expanded roles. From military nurses in both wars, to paramilitary auxiliary corps, … ; ; 71 $7.10 Add
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The 1968 Thinkers' Conference and the Birth of Canadian Multiculturalism
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The 1968 Thinkers’ Conference and the Birth of Canadian Multiculturalism

From: 1968 in Canada

From 13 to 15 December 1968, a meeting took place in Toronto that should be considered among the most important contributions to the birth of Canadian multiculturalism: the Thinkers’ … 29 $2.90 Add
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The 1980s, Bill Cosby, and Smokescreen Toms

The 1980s, Bill Cosby, and Smokescreen Toms

From: Uncle

This chapter examines the role of Black conservatives in the web of free-market capitalism, focusing especially on the ideology of The Cosby Show. 14 $1.40 Add
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The Administrative Independence of the Federal Courts
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The Administrative Independence of the Federal Courts

A Case for Reform

From: The Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court

This chapter argues that judicial independence is a pillar of our constitutional democracy and as such is a principle anchored in the Canadian state structure and recognized as essential to the … 37 $3.70 Add
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The Airport Prisoner

The Airport Prisoner

From: Man at the Airport

Trapped at the airport for six months, Al Kontar connects with Nuseir Yassin, a social media content creator with millions of followers. 10 $1.00 Add
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The All-American Boy

The All-American Boy

From: Imagined Truths

The author relates his early life/childhood in America. 26 $2.60 Add
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The Allende of the North
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The Allende of the North

From: The Fire and the Ashes

This chapter examines the Dave Barrett NDP government of British Columbia, which was in power from 1972-1975. Jackson later worked with the BC NDP caucus as they tried to resist the resurgent … 8 $0.80 Add
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The Anatomy of Mr. Big

The Anatomy of Mr. Big

From: The "Mr Big" Sting

This chapter builds on the case studies of previous chapters by breaking the RCMP’s Mr. Big operations into the component parts: case selection, making contact, establishing a relationship, … 47 $4.70 Add
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The Anishinaabe City: Ogimaa Mikana
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The Anishinaabe City: Ogimaa Mikana

HOW WE CARRY THIS PLACE

From: Indigenous Toronto

This chapter is about the Ogimaa Mikana Project, a campaign to restore Anishinaabemowin place names to the streets, avenues, roads, paths, and trails of Toronto, transforming a landscape that … ; 4 $0.40 Add
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The Anti-Tom

The Anti-Tom

From: Uncle

This chapter explores the socio-economic context in which Black communities began to police the boundaries of racial loyalty. It was at this time that "Uncle Tom" became the label used … 13 $1.30 Add
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The Art of Retreat
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The Art of Retreat

From: In Praise of Retreat

In this chapter, the author explores the factors that motivate people to seek seclusion from the world. She discusses historical examples of pilgrims and hermits and what motivated their retreats. 31 $3.10 Add
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The Bad: R v. Unger

The Bad: R v. Unger

From: The "Mr Big" Sting

This chapter details a crime, how evidence was ignored, and a jailhouse informant was believed to build a Mr Big sting. The suspect was subsequently charged and convicted, but more than a decade … 19 $1.90 Add
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The Banality of Evil

The Banality of Evil

From: On Love and Tyranny

In this chapter, Heberlein covers the arrest of Adolf Eichmann in Argentina, Arendt’s decision to attend his trial in Israel, and the reception of her seminal work Eichmann in Jerusalem. 10 $1.00 Add
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The Baseline for Data-driven Decision-making
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The Baseline for Data-driven Decision-making

From: Shifting the Balance

Readings in part 3 of this text explore how data-driven organizations share core values and how businesses can build connections with their data. This chapter discusses how successful … 9 $0.90 Add
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The Battle Between Data and Intuition
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The Battle Between Data and Intuition

From: Shifting the Balance

Readings in part 1 of this text explore how companies combine intuition with data and analytics to drive competitive wedges in their markets. This chapter discusses the two conflicting approaches … 6 $0.60 Add