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by R. MacGregor Dawson, W.F. Dawson, Norman Ward
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 1989
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 1989
For more than a generation this concise survey has been the classic introduction to the fundamental ideas and structure of Canadian government and the practice of democracy in this country. It examines the various elements of federal government — the House of Commons, the cabinet, the Senate, the...
Courts in Federal Countries
Federalists or Unitarists?
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2017
Courts are key players in the dynamics of federal countries since their rulings have a direct impact on the ability of governments to centralize and decentralize power. Courts in Federal Countries examines the role high courts play in thirteen countries, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany,...
Fiscal Adjustment and Economic Development
A Case Study of Nova Scotia
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1963
This study is an attempt to find a solution to the problem of fiscal adjustment between a province or a state and its municipalities–a pressing problem throughout Canada and the United States and in many other countries in view of the great disparities in the revenue-raising capacity of municipalities,...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1966
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1966
The idea of the Arctic Ocean as a mediterranean sea is a shock to those of us—and that includes most of us—who cannot shake ourselves free of the Mercatorean vision. Yet this theme is repeated by many of the eminent ocntributors to this volume: as Michael Marsden states, "IT is difficult...
by Carla Cesaroni, Anthony N. Doob
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2004
In Responding to Youth Crime in Canada, Anthony Doob and Carla Cesaroni describe how Canada has been responding to youth crime in the context of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, which came into force on April 1, 2003. The authors describe what is known about Canadian youth crime, and the operation...
Milanese Encounters
Public Space and Vision in Contemporary Urban Italy
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2015
In a city driven by fashion and design, visibility and invisibility are powerful forces. Milanese Encounters examines how the acts of looking, recognizing, and being seen reflect social relations and power structures in contemporary Milan.
Cristina Moretti’s ethnographic study reveals how...
A Quiet Evolution
The Emergence of Indigenous-Local Intergovernmental Partnerships in Canada
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2016
Much of the coverage surrounding the relationship between Indigenous communities and the Crown in Canada has focused on the federal, provincial, and territorial governments. Yet it is at the local level where some of the most important and significant partnerships are being made between Indigenous...
Responding to Human Trafficking
Dispossession, Colonial Violence, and Resistance among Indigenous and Racialized Women
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2017
Responding to Human Trafficking is the first book to critically examine responses to the growing issue of human trafficking in Canada. Julie Kaye challenges the separation of trafficking debates into international versus domestic emphases and explores the tangled ways in which anti-trafficking policies...
Commissions of Inquiry and Policy Change
A Comparative Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2014
Commissions of inquiry are a vital and ubiquitous part of the Canadian policy landscape. Established to answer the tough questions, they have been charged with examining almost every aspect of public life.
This collection brings together leading Canadian scholars working in political science,...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2015
The Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs is an acclaimed series that offers informed commentary on important national events and considers their significance in local and international contexts. This latest instalment reviews one of the most dramatic years in recent Canadian political...
Blood, Sweat, and Cheers
Sport and the Making of Modern Canada
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2001
Blood, Sweat, and Cheers looks at the contribution of sport to the making of the Canadian nation, focusing on the gradual transition from rural sporting practices to the emphasis on contemporary team sports that accompanied the industrial and urban transition. The book also analyzes sport's pre-eminent...
Lords of the Rinks
The Emergence of the National Hockey League, 1875-1936
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2005
No sport is as important to Canadians as hockey. Though there may be a great many things that divide the country, the love of hockey is perhaps its single greatest unifier. Before the latest labour unrest in the National Hockey League (NHL), however, it was easy to forget that hockey is also a multi-million...
Artistic Impressions
Figure Skating, Masculinity, and the Limits of Sport
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2011
In contemporary North America, figure skating ranks among the most 'feminine' of sports and few boys take it up for fear of being labelled effeminate or gay. Yet figure skating was once an exclusively male pastime - women did not skate in significant numbers until the late 1800s, at least a century...
Foundations of Governance
Municipal Government in Canada's Provinces
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2009
Municipalities are responsible for many essential services and have become vital agents for implementing provincial policies, including those dealing with the environment, emergency planning, economic development, and land use. In Foundations of Governance, experts from each of Canada's provinces...