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Crude Awakening

Crude Awakening

From: Tar Sands Showdown

This chapter covers the early development of the tar sands with the following subsections: (a) black gold: the pioneers who developed the technology to extract oil from the tar sands; (b) land … 38 $3.80 Add
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Cycling to Emancipation

Cycling to Emancipation

From: Immodest and Sensational

1880-1899. Examines the history of cycling in Canada and how a woman riding a bicycle in the 1890s became the epitome of the New Woman 9 $0.90 Add
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Dashed Hopes: the 2021 Federal Election
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Dashed Hopes: the 2021 Federal Election

From: From Layton to Singh

Chapter 9 focuses on the NDP’s underperformance in the 2021 Federal Election. The chapter covers topics including the Liberals’ 2021 budget and the creation of a national childcare … 18 $1.80 Add
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Dealing with the Neighbours

Dealing with the Neighbours

From: Gunboats on the Great Lakes 1866-68

Describes Canada’s relationship with America and the friction that was occurring in the 1860s. 15 $1.50 Add
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Declaring Sovereignty on the Ground

Declaring Sovereignty on the Ground

From: The Reconciliation Manifesto

Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel looks at what Indigenous people need to do in order to declare sovereignty on the ground and the contradictory statements that some Indigenous tribes have given … 3 $0.30 Add
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Decision to leave

Decision to leave

From: Within the Barbed Wire Fence

Application to leave Angler ; 6 $0.60 Add
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Defending Mother Earth

Defending Mother Earth

From: The Reconciliation Manifesto

Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel examines the qualifications of Indigenous people to weigh in on climate matters and promote clean energy policies and relates this to economic decisions in Canada. 5 $0.50 Add
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Non-violence, but not Passive Acceptance

Non-violence, but not Passive Acceptance

From: The Reconciliation Manifesto

Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel examines violence and Indigenous activism to outline an active non-violent approach that needs to be implemented to deal with government authorities. 6 $0.60 Add
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The Reconciliation SWAT Team

The Reconciliation SWAT Team

From: The Reconciliation Manifesto

Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel explores the different ways reconciliation has been attempted by the Canadian government, specifically the Department of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, and why … 4 $0.40 Add
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Defending Research Participants

Defending Research Participants

From: Protecting Research Confidentiality

An Introduction to understand evidentiary Priviledge, statutory priviledgem priviledge in common law and how it is decided on a case by case basis (wigmore criteria), looks at Ogden’s … ; 13 $1.30 Add
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Democracy and Civil Disobedience

Democracy and Civil Disobedience

From: Damming the Peace

Legendary B.C. broadcaster and former politician Rafe Mair sets out the argument that the fight to stop the Site C dam under construction in B.C.’s Peace River Valley is a conflict about … 13 $1.30 Add
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Democracy's Post-1945 Worldwide Rise and Decline
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Democracy’s Post-1945 Worldwide Rise and Decline

From: Myths of Modern History

The author examines the myths concerning the winding, up-and-down road taken by democracy from 1945 to the present. He argues that, contrary to conventional wisdom, the 1989 fall of the Berlin … 26 $2.60 Add
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Democratic Rights

Democratic Rights

From: The Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Chapter 4 deals with judicial decisions regarding the “democratic rights” — for example, whether prisoners can vote, whether the Charter might force a more equitable … 44 $4.40 Add
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Demolition

Demolition

From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Africville

This chapter describes the decision that led up to the demolition of Africville, the efforts made to preserve it and the impact it had on redidents. It illustrates this with drawings, … 16 $1.60 Add
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Demons for Negotiators

Demons for Negotiators

From: Negotiating So Everyone Wins

The majority of difficulties that occur in a bargaining process arise out of errors made by the negotiators themselves which Dingwall breaks down into ego-creep, bias, neediness, naïve … 22 $2.20 Add
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Demonstrations on Campus and the Case of Israeli Apartheid Week

Demonstrations on Campus and the Case of Israeli Apartheid Week

From: Academic Freedom in Conflict

Richard Moon takes up the question of whether there should be more restrictions on freedom of expression in the university in order for it to fulfill its educational mission, noting that the … 26 $2.60 Add