Dans ce livre, Theriault décrit son expérience dans la mine du comté de Pictou, ses combats personnels à la suite du désastre et la façon dont il a donné un sens nouveau à sa vie en participant à la campagne de lobbying de...
Public Policy
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Author:Theriault, VernonSummary: - Author:Mancini, Stephanie, Mancini, JosephSummary:
The Working Centre in the downtown core of Kitchener, Ontario, is a widely recognized and successful model for community development. Begun from scratch in 1982, it is now a vast network of practical supports for the unemployed, the...
- Author:Ferguson, Barry, Wardhaugh, RobertSummary:
The Rowell-Sirois Commission and the Remaking of Canadian Federalisminvestigates the groundbreaking inquiry launched to reconstruct the federal system - revealing its impact on the high politics of federal-provincial relations and its...
- Author:Joy, MeghanSummary:
"Compellingly presented and convincing in its conclusions, The Right to an Age-Friendly Cityis a serious and impressive look at -- and evaluation of -- Toronto's approach to providing a system of care for the city's senior citizens."...
- Author:Castonguay, StéphaneSummary:
The Government of Natural Resourcesexplores the development of scientific and technical activity in Quebec from Confederation until the eve of the Second World War. At the turn of the twentieth century, the provincial government created...
- Author:Langford, WillSummary:
"Will Langford has produced an important and valuable book. The Global Politics of Poverty in Canadaexamines the Canadian dimension of the 'development' phenomenon from an expansive perspective. At once global and local in scope, it...
- Author:Kopecky, ArnoSummary:
For readers of Ronald Wright, Rebecca Solnit, and Yuval Noah Harari, comes a compelling inquiry into our relationship with humanity's latest and greatest calamity In The Environmentalist's Dilemma, award-winning journalist...
- Author:Power, Elaine, Swift, JamieSummary:
Inequality is up. Decent work is down. Free market fundamentalism has been exposed as a tragic failure. In a job market upended by COVID-19—with Canadians caught in the grip of precarious labour, stagnant wages, a climate crisis, and...
- Author:Zajko, MikeSummary:
Today's internet service providers mediate communication, control data flow, and influence everyday online interactions. In other words, they have become ideal agents of public policy and instruments of governance. In Telecom...
- Author:Cameron, GeoffreySummary:
The United States and Canada have historically accepted approximately three-quarters of resettled refugees, leading the world in this key aspect of global refugee protection. Send Them Heredraws on a rich archival record and extensive...
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Rising Uptraces the history and international context of living wage movements across Canada. This compassionate and astute collection of essays shines a light on alternatives to a neoliberalized labour market, examining union- and...
- Author:Hartt, MaxwellSummary:
At 5 percent, Canada's population growth was the highest of all G7 countries when the most recent census was taken. But only a handful of large cities drove that growth, attracting human and monetary capital from across the country...
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There is virtually nowhere on earth that remains untouched by plastics and the situation presents a serious threat to our natural world. Despite the magnitude of the problem, the interventions most often put in place are consumer-led...
- Author:Zwarenstein, CarlynSummary:
A groundbreaking meditation on pain, painkillers, and dependence from a prescription opioid user.Her writing has been described as 'measured,' 'sensuous,' and 'compelling.' In 2016, Carlyn Zwarenstein'...
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This book will be a significant reference for social work researchers, educators, and students, and for local, national, and international policy practitioners, urban planners, community developers, and community service providers.
- Author:Besada, Hany GamilSummary:
A country's abundant natural resources may serve as a curse or a blessing, with the outcome often dependent on prevailing governance structures and experience managing these assets. Despite natural resource advantages, many African...
- Author:Lorinc, JohnSummary:
Is the 'smart city' the utopia we've been waiting for? The promise of the so-called smart city has been at the forefront of urban planning and development since the early 2010s, and the tech industry that supplies smart...
- Author:Hird, Myra J.Summary:
"Canada's Waste Flowsis one of the first attempts not just to discuss the challenges posed by waste in a municipal or national framework, but to connect these municipal and national politics to global events. Hird examines Canada's...
- Author:Forget, Evelyn. L.Summary:
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the idea of providing a basic income to everyone in Canada who needs it was already gaining broad support. Then, in response to a crisis that threatened to put millions out of work, the federal government...
