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Conclusion

From: Gay Marriage

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Offers a succient sumation of the arguments presented in the book and the process of legalization same-sex marriage in Canada ; 10 $1.00 Add
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Decision to leave

From: Within the Barbed Wire Fence

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Application to leave Angler ; 6 $0.60 Add
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Democracy and Civil Disobedience

From: Damming the Peace

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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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Federalism in the Twenty-First Century, 2003–2017

From: Rivals for Power: Ottawa and the Provinces

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Discusses developments in the Canadian federation and relations between Ottawa and the provinces from 2003 to 2017 with focus on health care and environmental concerns. 28 $2.80 Add
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Legal Accountability

How the Department of Justice Lost Its Way and Created the Context for Dysfunctional Regulation-Making

From: Corporate Rules

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In this chapter, Edgar Schmidt examines the evolution of the Federal Department of Justice (DOJ) in Canada. Schmidt argues that, in the past, there was an understanding that when Parliament … 14 $1.40 Add
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Militaria 1914

Aborted Plans

From: The Great Class War 1914-1918

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August 1914: All armies go to war brimming with confidence. The commanders proceed to implement the plans that are supposed to guarantee success, such as Plan XVII of the French and the famous … 14 $1.40 Add
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Restoring Democracy in Canada

From: Canada after Harper

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Duff Conacher first sees Canada falling far short of qualifying as a true democracy, citing the failure to enable everyone to participate fully and freely in political decision-making processes. 32 $3.20 Add
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Revenge of the Balance Sheet

From: The Reconciliation Manifesto

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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel examines the uncertainty that exists in resource development due to failure of governments to acknowledge and address Aboriginal title using the November 2006 … 4 $0.40 Add
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Selling Off Our Country

From: Living with Uncle

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Examines the high number of major corporations in Canada that are majority foreign owned or controlled and what this means for Canada 11 $1.10 Add
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Shock Treatment

From: To Wawa with Love

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Discusses his father’s drinking problem, and the built up frustration of his mother which eventually led to an ultimatium which meant he got help 6 $0.60 Add
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The Home Province

Canadian Dimension and Manitoba

From: Canada Since 1960: A People's History

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the magazine as a documentary treasure of everything that a left-winger might want to know about Manitoba over the past fifty years 12 $1.20 Add
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The long reach of oil’s deep state

From: Oil’s Deep State

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Former Alberta opposition leader Kevin Taft examines the extended reach of oil’s deep state in Alberta including oil’s relationship with the World Health Organization and universities … 19 $1.90 Add
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The price tag for democracy

From: Sold Down the Yangtze

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Chinese investors can use the FIPA to challenge anything that a legislature or government or court in Canada does. They may not win, but the ability to sue in this way is a powerful tool by … 7 $0.70 Add
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The Shooting

From: Sweethearts

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1970s Zaini still under suspicion of mafia involvement plans to start the canadian union again, is subsequently shot in the leg in his parking garage 7 $0.70 Add
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The Winding Road to the German Surrender(s)

From: The Myth of the Good War

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The confusing end of the war and the multiple surrenders and days of commemoration based on which country you ask. 7 $0.70 Add
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These Things Happen in Africa

From: From Bombs to Books

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Describes the life of a man from Somalia who lost his leg delivering supplies to a UN refugee camp and then became a refugee in Uganda before being approved to come to Canada with his family. 9 $0.90 Add