Canadians can never not argue about taxes. From the Chinese head tax to the Panama Papers, from the National Policy to the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement, tax grievances always inspire private resentments and public debates. But...
POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Canadian
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Auteur:Heaman, E.A., Tough, DavidSommaire: - Auteur:Mathen, Carissima, Plaxton, MichaelSommaire:
The process by which Supreme Court judges are appointed is traditionally a quiet affair, but this certainly wasn’t the case when Prime Minister Stephen Harper selected Justice Marc Nadon – a federal court judge – for appointment to...
- Auteur:Alford, RyanSommaire:
For 150 years, Canada's constitutional order has been both flexible and durable, ensuring peace, order, and good government while protecting the absolute rights at the core of the rule of law. In this era of transnational terrorism...
- Auteur:Tamtik, Merli, Trilokekar, Roopa Desai, Jones, Glen A.Sommaire:
In the early twenty-first century international education emerged as an almost ubiquitous concept within discussions of educational curriculum; the objectives of schools, universities, and colleges; and government policies for K–12 and...
- Auteur:Marland, Alex, Giasson, ThierrySommaire:
Inside the Campaignis a behind-the-scenes look at the people involved in an election campaign and the work they do. Each chapter reveals the duties and obstacles faced during the heat of a campaign. Practitioners and political...
- Auteur:Anderson, GregSommaire:
Conceived in an era of rapid post–Cold War economic liberalization, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), signed in 1994, brought together Canada, Mexico, and the United States with the aim of creating a regional trade bloc...
- Auteur:Gagnon, Alain-G, Poirier, JohanneSommaire:
The time is ripe to revisit Canada's past and redress its historical wrongs. Yet in our urgency to imagine roads to reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, it is important to keep in sight the many other forms of diversity that...
- Auteur:Burney, Derek H., Hampson, Fen OslerSommaire:
The world is changing - geopolitically and economically - at an alarmingly fast pace. Populism, protectionism, and authoritarianism are on the rise. Braver Canada analyzes these and many other global shifts, offering provocative...
- Auteur:Abbott, George M., Palmer, VaughnSommaire:
When Gordon Campbell’s Liberal government won a massive majority in British Columbia in 2001, the premier immediately fulfilled his pledge to cut personal income taxes. Big Promises, Small Governmentreveals the consequences of dramatic...
- Auteur:Perl, Anthony, Hern, Matt, Kenworthy, JeffreySommaire:
All countries have distinctive urban regions, but Canadian cities especially differ from one another in culture, structure, and history. Anthony Perl, Matt Hern, and Jeffrey Kenworthy reveal that despite the peculiarities and singular...
- Auteur:Cooper, Christopher A. A.Sommaire:
Unlike most public servants, top administrators – those who manage thousands of personnel and oversee millions of dollars in public spending – are appointed by the head of government. At the Pleasure of the Crownis a detailed...
