{"title":"Politics","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"party-of-one-1","title":"Party of One: Stephen Harper And Canada's Radical Makeover","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn time for the federal election that promises to be a referendum on Stephen Harper\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cb\u003es tenure, \u003ci\u003eParty of One\u003c\/i\u003e is a scathing look at the majority government of a prime minister determined to remake Canada.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     In \u003ci\u003eParty of One\u003c\/i\u003e, investigative journalist Michael Harris closely examines the majority government of a prime minister essentially unchecked by the opposition and empowered by the general election victory of May 2011. Harris looks at Stephen Harper's policies, instincts, and the often breathtaking gap between his stated political principles and his practices.\u003cbr\u003e     He argues that Harper is more than a master of controlling information; he is a profoundly anti-democratic figure. In the F-35 debacle, the government's sin wasn't only in keeping the facts from Canadians, it was in inventing them. He illustrates how Harper has made war on every independent source of information in Canada since coming to power. Here is a man with a well-defined and growing list of enemies: union members, scientists, diplomats, environmentalists, First Nations peoples, and journalists.\u003cbr\u003e     With the Conservative majority in Parliament, the law is simple: What one man, the PM, says, goes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e— NPR \"Best Books of 2016\": Staff Picks, Biography \u0026amp; Memoir, For Music Lovers, Funny Stuff, Nonfiction Categories\u003cbr\u003e— Esquire \"25 Best Books of 2016\"\u003cbr\u003e— Goodreads Choice Award semi-finalist","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46155204001969,"sku":"9780143187059","price":22.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46155204034737,"sku":"9780670067015","price":33.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Kobo eBook","offer_id":46155204067505,"sku":"dfdd109c-0eec-39eb-89fd-0dcf933f5c75","price":14.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_57e1a960-8829-4f62-9fa6-87b2c33e0792.jpg?v=1763678677"},{"product_id":"on-canadian-democracy","title":"On Canadian Democracy","description":"Using the decrepit state of 24 Sussex Drive, the official residence of the Prime Minister of Canada, as a metaphor for Canada’s democracy, Jonathan Manthorpe examines the foundations, supports, and systems that are meant to keep our parliament a representative body, an actual voice of the people, and he offers insights as to how this institution can be renovated to the benefit of all.Jonathan Manthorpe is the author of the national bestseller, Claws of the Panda: Beijing’s Campaign of Influence and Intimidation in Canada, and Restoring Democracy in an Age of Populists and Pestilence.","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46160108355761,"sku":"9781770867543","price":19.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kobo eBook","offer_id":46160108388529,"sku":"c3e874ae-5826-3119-acb7-4b4ae7cf981c","price":10.69,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_5111accb-986a-462a-84ab-3eda2cbcc769.jpg?v=1763716744"},{"product_id":"speaking-out-louder","title":"Speaking Out Louder: Ideas That Work For Canadians","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe only book written by Jack Layton (1950-2011) on his political life and vision, this is the former NDP leader's passionate call to action and will inspire all Canadians to embrace a better future. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOn August 22, 2011, Jack Layton, Official Opposition Leader, died as he lived, with dignity, bestowing to his country a message of hope. Canada was in mourning and within hours of his death, tens of thousands of Canadians -- from NDP supporters to political opponents -- paid tribute to the man and his legacy through public vigils, memorials, and expressions of grief. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOriginally published in 2006, \u003cb\u003eSpeaking Out Louder\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003erepresents Layton's \"blueprint for Canada\" Highly acclaimed and powerfully written, this book captures Jack Layton's political vision and exemplifies the optimism that marked his life's work. In it he shares personal stories and fascinating, behind-the-scenes details of his career in national politics and talks about the big issues (poverty, AIDS and healthcare, childcare, housing, education) and the ideas that work for Canadians.","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46160192110769,"sku":"9780771046155","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kobo eBook","offer_id":46160192143537,"sku":"90ee236e-2dea-4617-b1d2-3188688c9be2","price":15.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_888fa124-593a-438d-9ef2-1616491f6074.jpg?v=1763412907"},{"product_id":"the-public-servants-guide-to-government-in-canada-second-edition","title":"The Public Servant's Guide to Government in Canada, Second Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eNavigating a career in Canada’s public service can be a complex journey. \u003cem\u003eThe Public Servant’s Guide to Government in Canada\u003c\/em\u003e serves as an essential resource for those seeking to transition into and thrive in provincial and federal government roles. Written for university students, early-career public servants, and those shifting into government from other sectors, the book demystifies spaces between politics and public administration.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe new, updated edition is organized into five concise chapters. It begins with an exploration of what it means to be a public servant, the core principles of governance, and the division of power in Canadian government. It demonstrates the value of helping to define and deliver the public good in a politically charged environment and explores the expectations and realities of government employment, delving into the politicized nature of public administration and public policy. Providing comprehensive insights into the roles, competencies, and career development strategies essential for success in public service, each chapter includes practical tips and key takeaways that reinforce learning and practice. More than merely a tool for individual advancement, this guide is a call to action for building a more informed and effective public service in Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46163350618289,"sku":"9781487560843","price":26.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kobo eBook","offer_id":46163350651057,"sku":"de33c5ca-bacf-3a3d-b6a1-3fdf94c8f563","price":21.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_5156a1ef-f688-49c5-a885-b0b997ef2033.jpg?v=1764370803"},{"product_id":"foreign-voices-in-the-house","title":"Foreign Voices in the House: A Century of Addresses to Canada's Parliament by World Leaders","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Hill Times: Best Books of 2017\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnique views from John F. Kennedy, Nelson Mandela, Indira Gandhi, and dozens of other world leaders reveal Canada and Canadians through their eyes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\nDuring the First World War, foreign leaders began addressing Canadians in our House of Commons and, ever since, have continued influencing how we think about our role in global affairs. For a century now, this parade of world figures has brought urgent messages about Canada’s importance in world wars, the United Nations, Cold War security, decolonization and modernization, advancing human rights, environmental conservation, and combating terrorism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\nAll of the foreign leaders addressing Canada’s parliament sought to forge new partnerships between their own countries and ours in a rapidly evolving global context. Over the decades these speeches chart the stunning transformation of international affairs and Canada’s place in the world. No other source provides a complete record of this body of high-level oratory, gathered here for the first time in \u003ci\u003eForeign Voices in the House\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46162256724145,"sku":"9781459736856","price":35.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kobo eBook","offer_id":46162256756913,"sku":"e2a64244-5a14-307a-9237-41ee63dcf3c6","price":15.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_6f2379de-766f-4cc3-96d9-c6481147d075.jpg?v=1763567283"},{"product_id":"empathy","title":"Empathy: Turning Compassion Into Action","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe 28th Governor General's most personal and timely book to date: a passionate and practical guide for turning empathy into action.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the world stumbles through the most severe pandemic of the last century, threatened by teetering economies, torn by political division, separated by unequal access to resources, and wrestling with issues as diverse as racism, gender, cybercrime, and climate change, the nations that best adapt and prosper are those in which empathy is fully alive and widely active. Written for a post-pandemic world, \u003ci\u003eEmpathy\u003c\/i\u003e is a book about learning to be empathetic and then turning that empathy into action. Based on the personal experiences of author David Johnston, the book explores how awakening to the transformative power of listening and caring permanently changes individuals, families, communities, and nations.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA how-to manual for a world craving kindness, \u003ci\u003eEmpathy \u003c\/i\u003eoffers proof of the inherent goodness of people, and shows how exercising the instinct for kindness creates societies that are both smart and caring. Through poignant stories and crisp observations, David contends that “Everyone has power over some things that other people don’t. When they learn ways to turn that power into action, they change the future dramatically.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eWith clear and practical focus, \u003ci\u003eEmpathy\u003c\/i\u003e looks at a host of issues that demand our attention, from education and immigration, to healthcare, the law, policing, business ethics, and criminal justice. In each of these areas, Johnston highlights the deeper understandings that have arisen during the COVID-19 crisis, with sharp emphasis on the positive and negative lessons now in crisp focus. Convinced that empathy is the fastest route to peace and progress in all their forms, David ends each short chapter with a set of practical steps the reader can take to make the world better, one deliberate action at a time. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46166331982001,"sku":"9780771049064","price":34.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kobo eBook","offer_id":46166332014769,"sku":"4875eb4b-1b40-3cdc-ac23-5c02f0ada7f9","price":14.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_d6634802-721e-45c0-b225-8993a8adf8c4.jpg?v=1763411434"},{"product_id":"the-adaptable-country","title":"The Adaptable Country: How Canada Can Survive the Twenty-First Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eShifting geopolitics, regional conflicts, climate change, and technology shocks: these are just some of the factors that will make the twenty-first century dangerous for Canada. Adaptability, the capacity to anticipate and manage dangers, is essential for the country to survive and thrive. But Canada is not as adaptable as it once was.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Adaptable Country\u003c\/em\u003e Alasdair Roberts explains what this vital ability means and why we are currently falling short. Politicians, he argues, are overloaded and fixated on the next election. Governments no longer launch big projects to think about the future. Leaders have stopped meeting regularly to discuss national priorities. Technological changes have undermined journalism and the ability of citizens to talk civilly about public affairs. The public service has become less agile because of a decades-long buildup of controls and watchdogs. While in many ways Canada is a better country than it was a generation ago, it is also more complex and harder to govern.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Adaptable Country\u003c\/em\u003e outlines straightforward reforms to improve adaptability and reminds us about the bigger picture: in a turbulent world, authoritarian rule is a tempting path to security. Canada’s challenge is to show how political systems built to respect diversity and human rights can also respond nimbly to existential threats.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46165541388465,"sku":"9780228022008","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kobo eBook (2024 A)","offer_id":46165541421233,"sku":"161186ba-0b4c-3406-b7ff-ddf4d1cd3260","price":19.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kobo eBook (2024 B)","offer_id":46165541454001,"sku":"ec7c1c20-e1f2-364a-bc92-d86a6732ff76","price":19.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_d537a8ef-6631-4f3d-af55-e8ec66601a88.jpg?v=1763635503"},{"product_id":"speaking-truth-to-canadians-about-their-public-service","title":"Speaking Truth to Canadians about Their Public Service","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe federal public service plays a vital role in Canada’s development by helping to shape public policies and deliver programs and services to Canadians. \u003cem\u003eSpeaking Truth to Canadians about Their Public Service\u003c\/em\u003e provides a comprehensive review of the challenges confronting the public service, how the relationship between politicians and career officials has evolved in recent years, and what motivates public servants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDonald Savoie calls on Canadians and their politicians to consider what they want from their federal public service. Answering this question requires a fresh look at the government’s traditional accountability requirements, how policies are shaped, and how government programs and services are delivered. It also requires a review of ambitious modernization and reform measures launched over the past forty years to make the public service more accommodating to political direction and to improve program delivery. Dividing federal public servants into two groups – poets (those who write policy) and plumbers (those who deliver programs and services) – the book establishes who has the upper hand. This division sheds new light on the theories that seek to explain the attitudes and behaviours of career government officials.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmid increasingly strong signs that the public service is in need of a reset, \u003cem\u003eSpeaking Truth to Canadians about Their Public Service\u003c\/em\u003e concludes with practical recommendations to assist Canadians and their politicians in defining what they want their public service to be.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46165539389617,"sku":"9780228021384","price":38.18,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kobo eBook (2024 A)","offer_id":46165539422385,"sku":"21bc040e-f2b2-34c2-bd27-dd8c24b24a14","price":30.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kobo eBook (2024 B)","offer_id":46165539455153,"sku":"ffa7406f-ede7-379c-96cd-8694977723b6","price":30.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_237d816a-fac8-497a-a136-9a868fc91b39.jpg?v=1763717718"},{"product_id":"kenneyism","title":"Kenneyism: Jason Kenney's Pursuit of Power","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe harsh moralistic worldview of Jason Kenney has spurred right-wing populism to the mainstream in Canadian politics, but he unleashed forces he couldn’t control.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Jason Kenney’s days as an anti-abortion activist at the University of San Francisco, and through his years as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation lobbyist, Reform MP, top cabinet minister in the Harper government, and Alberta premier, he has been single-mindedly driven to bring his harsh moralistic worldview into the mainstream. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKenney took on the old guard of Canada’s liberal consensus and won, playing a key role in shifting the country’s political discussion to the right. But the very right-wing populist forces Kenney cultivated would come back to haunt him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJeremy Appel has observed Alberta politics and reported on various aspects of Kenney’s agenda since 2017, when Kenney made his way across the province in his big blue pickup truck to rile up aggrieved conservatives. \u003ci\u003eKenneyism\u003c\/i\u003e examines Kenney's political beliefs, his rise through federal political ranks, and his ultimate resignation from the leadership of the United Conservative Party.","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46167741956273,"sku":"9781459752658","price":27.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kobo eBook","offer_id":46167741989041,"sku":"626d0ef6-34c4-30af-b982-5f147a25ce4c","price":11.19,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_c3b5fef5-2441-41b7-82ac-f018149b402f.jpg?v=1763514380"},{"product_id":"city-politics-in-canada","title":"City Politics in Canada: Forty Years of Continuity and Change","description":"Canada’s big cities are at the forefront of social and economic change. They account for most of Canada’s population growth, they are magnets for immigrants from all parts of the world, and they have led Canada’s shift from an industrial to a post-industrial economy. Today, perhaps more than ever, Canada’s cities are the places where new policy problems, new political movements, and new demands for representation first emerge. \u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eCity Politics in Canada: Forty Years of Continuity and Change\u003c\/em\u003e, co-editors Martin Horak, Jack Lucas, and Zack Taylor and their team of authors explore how these great transformations have reshaped the practice of politics in seven large Canadian cities: Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Halifax, Ottawa, Winnipeg, and Calgary. In doing so, they revisit and carry forward the ambition of City Politics in Canada, edited by Warren Magnusson and Andrew Sancton and published by UTP in 1983. That landmark volume was the first to offer an in-depth view of Canadian city politics. Forty years later, a new generation of scholars take up the same expansive, cross-country goal. The editors’ introduction presents a holistic picture of urban change in Canada, complete with up-to-date social, economic, fiscal, and electoral data, and identifies important questions. The city chapters, written by local experts, illuminate the dynamics of political continuity and change over four transformative decades. In the closing chapter, the editors synthesize the findings to draw out new insights about the nature of Canadian urban politics.","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46177560133809,"sku":"9781487569341","price":42.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46177560166577,"sku":"9781487569334","price":110.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Kobo eBook","offer_id":46685376872658,"sku":"5a94c98a-57f6-3eee-89aa-562155a1199a","price":34.39,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_066129e9-b2ce-462f-b977-ecd6de1588a0.jpg?v=1762813479"},{"product_id":"king-and-chaos","title":"King and Chaos: The 1935 Canadian General Election","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1935, Canadians went to the polls against the backdrop of the Great Depression and deteriorating international conditions. This election was like no other, as five major parties competed for voters who were used to a traditional slate of Liberals versus Conservatives. \u003cem\u003eKing and Chaos\u003c\/em\u003e examines the significance of this turning point in political history.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAs the Conservative government splintered under the weight of outdated policies, the opposition Liberals watched the destruction. Meanwhile, the newly minted Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, Social Credit Party, and Reconstruction Party broadened the electoral base, bringing working-class Canadians – and working-class issues – more directly into the political process.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough Canadians ultimately swept Liberal William Lyon Mackenzie King back into power, \u003cem\u003eKing and Chaos\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates that the advent of third parties transformed the political landscape. And while other countries turned to dictators and demagogues, King delivered a less radical but equally important change: an effective electoral machine and a national coalition of French and English Canada that dominated politics for the next generation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46177415200945,"sku":"9780774868808","price":27.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kobo eBook","offer_id":46177415233713,"sku":"23d0bdbe-1cae-35d6-b417-0855d67a1342","price":22.39,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_ee486303-dcde-4542-b164-5f52fe5506dd.jpg?v=1762444611"},{"product_id":"targeted-2","title":"Targeted","description":"\u003cp\u003eGuns may be as American as apple pie, but what does it mean to own a gun north of the 49th parallel? While policy battles over gun control are often associated with American politics, debates about gun control are raging in Canada, prompting Canadian gun owners to transition from hobbyists to advocates. In \u003cem\u003eTargeted\u003c\/em\u003e, political scientist Noah S. Schwartz provides an insider’s perspective on gun culture in Canada, unpacking the differences between Canadian and American gun activism. He explores how Canadians interpret the rising pro-gun movement in the country, its self-perception, its goals, and the strategies and funding sources that sustain it. \u003cbr\u003eArguing that a distinct pro-gun culture is emerging in Canada, \u003cem\u003eTargeted\u003c\/em\u003e highlights how the demands of the movement are closely linked to significant divisions in Canadian politics, such as the rural-urban divide and western alienation. Rather than viewing gun ownership as an unassailable constitutional right, the book reveals how Canadian gun owners frame their demands as a call for fair treatment from their leaders.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46177530871985,"sku":"9781487562311","price":42.38,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46177530904753,"sku":"9781487562298","price":85.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kobo eBook (2025 A)","offer_id":46646788128978,"sku":"68ee02a2-b6bc-3cd1-970b-6186afcd9c06","price":27.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kobo eBook (2025 B)","offer_id":46646788161746,"sku":"272786d9-79d6-3f7c-b35f-dc9c06ce2290","price":27.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_f07b0f6c-aa24-451f-9c6e-e9e438589253.jpg?v=1763545721"},{"product_id":"disaster-risk-and-vulnerability","title":"A Subtle Balance: Expertise, Evidence, and Democracy in Public Policy and Governance, 1970-2010","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the Asian tsunami of 2004 to hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the Tohoku earthquake of 2011, our century has been fraught with catastrophic natural disasters. \u003ci\u003eDisaster Risk and Vulnerability\u003c\/i\u003e assesses the human toll and economic losses of natural disasters and reasserts the importance of human collaboration and organization in disaster management.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn most cases, policy makers, planners, managers, and regulators who implement disaster risk reduction response planning and management strategies remain detached from local conditions, failing to address them effectively. Presenting case studies from Asia and North America, as well as a broad range of approaches to community mobilization and partnership development, contributors show that local communities, all levels of government, and non-governmental organizations must work collectively in order to reduce the harm caused by disasters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite unprecedented progress in science and technology and governments' continued efforts in disaster risk reduction, socioeconomic losses due to environmental disasters continue to rise. \u003ci\u003eDisaster Risk and Vulnerability\u003c\/i\u003e provides knowledge and information that will benefit anyone working in the fields of environment, disasters, and community mobilization in an effort to reverse this trend.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (2012)","offer_id":46176358727857,"sku":"9780773539921","price":51.68,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover (2012)","offer_id":46176358760625,"sku":"9780773539631","price":125.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Kobo eBook","offer_id":46176358793393,"sku":"0ef01b59-c87b-3241-93ab-600fcfc74624","price":36.79,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46838468935890,"sku":"9780773545298","price":125.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46838474473682,"sku":"9780773545304","price":39.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_93d0678d-db85-4b84-8065-3d1030598aa7.jpg?v=1764377307"},{"product_id":"artificial-democracy","title":"Artificial Democracy: The Impact of Big Data on Politics, Policy, and Polity","description":"\u003cp\u003eDemocracy and data have a complicated relationship. Under the influence of big data and artificial intelligence, some democracies are being transformed, for better or worse, as relations between citizens, political parties, governments, and corporations are being redrawn. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eArtificial Democracy\u003c\/em\u003e explores the ways in which data collection and analytics, and their application, are changing political practices, government policies, and even democratic polities themselves. With an international roster of multidisciplinary contributors, this highly topical collection takes a comprehensive approach to big data’s effect on democracy, from the use of micro-targeting in electoral campaigns to the clash between privacy and surveillance in the name of protecting society.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eArtificial Democracy\u003c\/em\u003e tackles both the dangers and the potentially desirable changes made possible by the symbiosis of big data and artificial intelligence. It explores shifts in how we conceptualize the citizen–government relationship and asks important questions about where we could be heading.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46175200542897,"sku":"9780774871013","price":141.3,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kobo eBook","offer_id":46175200575665,"sku":"73519616-be2c-31a2-87d2-e1fd0db91558","price":27.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46668425494738,"sku":"9780774871020","price":50.79,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_54e9a984-9ea8-44cb-af8d-0f1221041ad9.jpg?v=1763171621"},{"product_id":"canadian-federalism","title":"Canadian Federalism: Performance, Effectiveness, and Legitimacy, Fifth Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the context of Canada’s political landscape, \u003cem\u003eCanadian Federalism\u003c\/em\u003e stands as the leading text on federal institutions and processes, analyzing the performance, effectiveness, and legitimacy of the federation’s core components. The fifth edition features contributions from twenty experts, including six new authors, who explore the socio-economic foundations, institutions, and intergovernmental relations that shape Canadian federalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is organized into three parts: it examines Canada as a case of comparative federalism; explores key social, economic, and environmental policy areas; and reimagines the federation by addressing Indigenous multi-level governance and the role of municipalities. By employing a common evaluative framework, this volume ensures consistency and analytical rigour, making it accessible to both students and scholars. The authors provide diverse assessments of Canadian federal institutions, highlighting different models of federalism under the Justin Trudeau government, such as collaborative federalism in certain areas and unilateralism in others.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn a time of political polarization and calls for reform, \u003cem\u003eCanadian Federalism\u003c\/em\u003e is essential reading for understanding the complexities of Canada’s governance and the urgent need for institutional improvements.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46177339932849,"sku":"9781487557195","price":85.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Kobo eBook","offer_id":46177339965617,"sku":"7d2c5540-ce87-3d1f-a8a9-7aa7252c816c","price":54.39,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_9d52eeb4-e1c9-447f-b6d5-82c8c4b3de42.jpg?v=1763632167"},{"product_id":"the-queen-at-the-council-fire","title":"The Queen at the Council Fire: The Treaty of Niagara, Reconciliation, and the Dignified Crown in Canada","description":"In the summer of 1764, Sir William Johnson (Superintendent of Indian Affairs) and over two thousand chiefs representing twenty-four First Nations met on the shores of the Niagara River to negotiate the Treaty of Niagara — an agreement between the British Crown and the Indigenous peoples. This treaty, symbolized by the Covenant Chain Wampum, is seen by many Indigenous peoples as the birth of modern Canada, despite the fact that it has been mostly ignored by successive Canadian governments since. \r\n\r\n\u003ci\u003eThe Queen at the Council Fire\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to examine the Covenant Chain relationship since its inception. In particular, the book explores the role of what Walter Bagehot calls “the Dignified Crown,” which, though constrained by the traditions of responsible government, remains one of the few institutions able to polish the Covenant Chain and help Canada along the path to reconciliation. The book concludes with concrete suggestions for representatives of the Dignified Crown to strengthen their relationships with Indigenous peoples.","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46175508299953,"sku":"9781459730663","price":26.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kobo eBook","offer_id":46175508332721,"sku":"90d46c9f-022f-3082-a73e-0c9508a6e3d2","price":8.09,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_b219b25d-6c54-4427-92aa-758a8d22b009.jpg?v=1764380209"},{"product_id":"squandered","title":"Squandered: Canada's Potash Legacy","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn expos of the reality of Saskatchewan's potash industry management-prioritizing private profit over public interest\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A single province in Canada-Saskatchewan-is blessed with a remarkable birthright: 50% of the world's potash reserves.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Potassium is a necessary ingredient of the fertilizer required to feed a growing world population. Accordingly, prices and corporate profits have soared to unprecedented levels in recent decades. While other countries such as Saudi Arabia and Norway have taken steps to capture the value of their natural resources for their people, Saskatchewan has failed to leverage the value of its potash and has given much of it up for an inadequate price.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Billions of dollars of forgone revenue has resulted in tax unfairness, program underfunding and malfunction, and a growing and worrying divide between the affluent and the very poor. Analysts from across the political spectrum have identified this revenue problem, as well as a straightforward solution. Unfortunately, the Saskatchewan government has declined to review the situation and instead seems to rely upon the advice of the industry itself. The province now faces the game-changing issue of how to tax appropriately the small number of multinational conglomerates that now own these potash mines. Whether or not the province obtains reasonable value for its potash will determine whether Saskatchewan will be a place of opportunity for all of its citizens or continue on a path of wealth for a few and extreme poverty for many.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46175242387633,"sku":"9780889779693","price":36.37,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46175242420401,"sku":"9780889779723","price":114.92,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kobo eBook","offer_id":46175242453169,"sku":"c8dc40fa-3ed0-3b43-aa2d-9667d592a060","price":22.39,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_120a3d9b-56b7-48e6-b091-a1e157370a86.jpg?v=1763078040"},{"product_id":"canadian-urban-governance-in-comparative-perspective","title":"Canadian Urban Governance in Comparative Perspective","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat does a comparative approach add to our understanding of Canadian municipal government, city governance, and municipal policy-making? \u003cem\u003eCanadian Urban Governance in Comparative Perspective\u003c\/em\u003e, brings together experts in the field to situate Canada within global debates about the place of municipalities in democratic constitutions and systems of (multilevel) governance.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe contributors offer a comprehensive coverage of Canadian municipal government and governance. The book explores the conceptual and institutional foundations of Canadian municipal systems by placing them in a comparative perspective, highlights seminal works by Canadian scholars to show how comparison adds to our understanding of municipal institutions and city governance, and conceptualizes the place of municipal governments in Canada’s multilevel system. It analyzes comparisons of major elements of municipal systems and examines some of the most important urban and global policy challenges of our time, including the politics of growth and development, climate change, immigrant settlement, addressing racism, municipal-Indigenous relations, and tackling poverty and social polarization.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eUltimately, the book invites readers to reflect upon and assess the extent to which Canada’s current municipal systems are up to the task of contributing to effective and equitable responses to contemporary urban challenges and to enriching democratic life in Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46175397937329,"sku":"9781442634954","price":110.13,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46175397970097,"sku":"9781442634961","price":217.26,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_783e7d39-7734-4870-8082-3377c2f2c945.jpg?v=1762790873"},{"product_id":"local-campaign-behaviour-in-canadian-elections","title":"Local Campaign Behaviour in Canadian Elections: The Contours of Centralization","description":"\u003cem\u003eLocal Campaign Behaviour in Canadian Elections\u003c\/em\u003e investigates the relationship between the local and national components of Canadian political parties. Jacob Robbins-Kanter emphasizes the significance of local campaigns – often overlooked by scholars, voters, and the media – and examines when and why these campaigns deviate from national directives during federal elections. \u003cbr\u003eGrounded in original data, the book explores the intricate dynamics between local campaigns and central party headquarters during Canadian elections, highlighting their cooperation, clashes, and divergences. It reveals the prevalence of undisciplined local campaign behaviour and the underestimated agency of local actors. The book argues that local campaigns retain meaningful agency to make critical decisions, influence election outcomes, and articulate local interests.\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on nearly 100 interviews, primary source documents, and data collected as an embedded researcher during the 2019 federal election, Robbins-Kanter delves into the practice of undisciplined local campaign behaviour, which often challenges or diverges from central party directives. \u003cem\u003eLocal Campaign Behaviour in Canadian Elections\u003c\/em\u003e presents a nuanced portrayal of local actors, positioning them as neither entirely autonomous nor merely instruments of a central party apparatus.","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46177767653553,"sku":"9781487564773","price":32.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46177767686321,"sku":"9781487564766","price":85.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Kobo eBook","offer_id":46177767719089,"sku":"88e67adb-83e8-307f-bd37-d4685b24928f","price":26.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_035b5d4c-b255-4258-966d-b4da2a034599.jpg?v=1762792481"},{"product_id":"basic-income-and-a-just-society","title":"Basic Income and a Just Society: Policy Choices for Canada's Social Safety Net","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs governments struggle to adapt half-century-old income and social support programs to new needs and realities, some are calling for the introduction of a basic income guarantee for working-age Canadians. But is a basic income really the best policy response to poverty, precarious work, and unemployment? Is it the best way to build a just and inclusive society?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBasic Income and a Just Society\u003c\/em\u003e provides a comprehensive evaluation of basic income and its application as a primary social policy tool. Drawing on extensive research and analysis produced for the British Columbia Expert Panel on Basic Income, combined with pan-Canadian data and current evidence, leading scholars examine the various claims made for and against a basic income. They assess its potential to reduce poverty and improve social outcomes, as well as the costs associated with implementing such a program in Canada and how it would interact with existing social programs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn examining the key arguments advanced by proponents of a basic income, contributors take a hard look at Canada’s social safety net and its strengths and weaknesses, proposing a different path forward – one that entails a full paradigm shift in social policy and rests on providing the bases of self- and social respect to all Canadians.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46174908645553,"sku":"9780886453794","price":45.34,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kobo eBook (2023 B)","offer_id":46174908678321,"sku":"9f66bdb6-d880-3559-aae1-1baa37a24dd2","price":31.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kobo eBook (2023 A)","offer_id":46174908711089,"sku":"523e6a02-ea22-3b62-a5aa-34af398f7969","price":31.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_c404363a-b09e-492e-a639-250c09207def.jpg?v=1762639595"},{"product_id":"the-vanishing-country","title":"The Vanishing Country: Is It Too Late To Save Canada?","description":"Is it all over for Canada? There are a number of thoughtful people who think so. Mel Hurtig, however, believes there is still a chance to reassert Canadian independence. But first, Canadians need to understand how much has been lost. Our politicians are not telling us. Our business leaders certainly are not telling us. And our media definitely are not telling us. The border dividing Canada and the United States has never been more fragile. Canada is vanishing. The evidence is available to those who know where to look for it. It can be found in reports published by Statistics Canada, the OECD, the World Bank, the United Nations and its affiliated organizations, and by a variety of research organizations including the Economic Policy Institute in Washington, D.C.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn characteristically pungent prose, Mel Hurtig reveals the truth about health care, the banks, taxation, newspaper conglomerates, political funding, social spending, decentralization, privatization, globalization, sovereignty, competitiveness, Americanization, the war on drugs, corporate concentration, and the quality of life in Canada. He concludes with chapters on the concentration of ownership in the Canadian media, the need for electoral and parliamentary reform, the necessity of asserting Canadian sovereignty, and a final, positive chapter entitled “The Good Country.”","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46176385728689,"sku":"9780771042171","price":24.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_c978faf5-d091-434f-aaf7-cb5400397961.jpg?v=1763411900"},{"product_id":"water-without-borders","title":"Water without Borders?: Canada, the United States, and Shared Waters","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince 1909, the waters along the Canada-US border have been governed in accordance with the Boundary Water Treaty, but much has changed in the last 100 years. This engaging volume brings together experts from both sides of the border to examine the changing relationship between Canada and the US with respect to shared waters, as well as the implications of these changes for geopolitics and the environment. \u003cem\u003eWater without Borders?\u003c\/em\u003e is a timely publication given the increased attention to shared water issues, and particularly because 2013 is the United Nations International Year of Water Cooperation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWater without Borders?\u003c\/em\u003e is designed to help readers develop a balanced understanding of the most pressing shared water issues between Canada and the United States. The contributors explore possible frictions between governance institutions and contemporary management issues, illustrated through analyses of five specific transboundary water \"flashpoints.\" The volume offers both a historical survey of transboundary governance mechanisms and a forward-looking assessment of new models of governance that will allow us to manage water wisely in the future.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46175504892081,"sku":"9781442643932","price":88.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46175504924849,"sku":"9781442612372","price":60.17,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kobo eBook (2014 B)","offer_id":46175504957617,"sku":"9bf35a1b-61cc-3163-b4d9-c6d9d964f768","price":38.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kobo eBook (2016)","offer_id":46831864086738,"sku":"6b84600f-b7ae-3b9f-9e9e-35b3c510e81c","price":44.79,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kobo eBook (2014 A)","offer_id":46832123150546,"sku":"96f32f4a-286a-319b-9b1b-39d304ce7bc2","price":36.79,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_a32086af-59d8-493f-8e70-1c131fb1ff39.jpg?v=1762790872"},{"product_id":"off-and-running","title":"Off and Running: The Prospects and Pitfalls of Government Transitions in Canada","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the most pivotal events in the electoral cycle is the transition of a newly elected political party from opposition to government. The incoming prime minister or premier must assemble a team of ministers, advisors, and staff that is competent and ready to govern, without disrupting the day-to-day functioning of their country or province.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOff and Running\u003c\/em\u003e sets the stage for successful transitions by describing the best practices from Canadian federal government transitions from 1984 to the present day. It draws on a number of sources: the author's own career in public affairs, including his significant role in the transitions of both Chrtien governments in 1993 and 1997; extensive interviews with more than forty key individuals in the last eleven federal government transitions; and the international literature on government transitions, public administration, and management.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZussman goes step-by-step through the transition process from the pre-election stage to transition planning all the way to implementation and consolidation of the new government. This book is ideally suited to those seeking an understanding of how government works during one of the most crucial points in its life cycle.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46176847888561,"sku":"9781442647091","price":86.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46176847921329,"sku":"9781442615274","price":43.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Kobo eBook","offer_id":46176847954097,"sku":"b4955d2a-b0e1-3f53-8fe5-c790a1cabbb6","price":35.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_991b0d11-a457-4aa9-8239-2c94dbe04cb2.jpg?v=1763714770"},{"product_id":"neoliberal-parliamentarism","title":"Neoliberal Parliamentarism: The Decline Of Parliament At The Ontario Legislature","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eNeoliberal Parliamentarism\u003c\/i\u003e, Tom McDowell provides an alternative approach to understanding the decline of parliament at the Ontario legislature, an approach that highlights the politics of neoliberalism and the significant impact it has had over the last four decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout, McDowell offers a structural critique of parliament, claiming that restrictions on the legislature cannot be separated from the ascendance of neoliberalism as the dominant social and policy paradigm in the province. Tracking the evolution of procedure at the Ontario Legislature from 1981 to 2021, McDowell shows that, beginning in the early 1980s, the establishment of increasingly restrictive procedural rules was critical to securing the passage of controversial neoliberal restructuring policies. Further, he argues that the decades-long shift towards de-democratization and the concentration of political power in the executive ought to be understood in the context of neoliberalism’s rejection of parliamentary sovereignty and legal positivism.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAs an in-depth study of the implementation of neoliberalism policy on the political apparatus of Ontario, \u003ci\u003eNeoliberal Parliamentarism\u003c\/i\u003e is critical reading for scholars and students interested in the relationship between neoliberalism and de-democratization, the politics of Ontario, and parliamentary procedure more broadly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46174973427889,"sku":"9781487528096","price":84.02,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kobo eBook","offer_id":46174973460657,"sku":"9a14076e-059a-3599-88fe-7d7b695e4abc","price":54.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_af703b64-3976-4a60-bb36-14a29ccf2d6f.jpg?v=1763107112"},{"product_id":"the-notwithstanding-clause-and-the-canadian-charter","title":"The Notwithstanding Clause and the Canadian Charter: Rights, Reforms, and Controversies","description":"\u003cp\u003eSection 33 – what is commonly referred to as the notwithstanding clause (NWC) – was written into the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to allow Parliament and the provinces to provisionally override certain Charter rights.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Notwithstanding Clause and the Canadian Charter\u003c\/em\u003e examines the NWC from all angles and perspectives, considering who should have the last word on matters of rights and justice – the legislatures or the unelected judiciary – and what balance liberal democracy requires. In the case of Quebec, the use of the clause has been justified as necessary to preserve the province’s culture and promote its identity as a nation. Yet Quebec’s pre-emptive and sweeping invocation of the clause also challenges the scope of judicial review and citizens’ recourse to it, and it tests the assumption that a dialogue between the judiciary and the legislature is always preferable in instances in which the legislative branch decides to suspend the operation of certain Charter rights and freedoms. By virtue of its contested purposes, interpretations, operation, and applications, the NWC represents and, to an extent, defines both the character and the very real vulnerabilities of liberal constitutionalism in Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe significance, effects, and legitimacy of the NWC have been vigorously debated within scholarship and among politicians and activists since the patriation of the Canadian Constitution in 1982. In \u003cem\u003eThe Notwithstanding Clause and the Canadian Charter\u003c\/em\u003e leading scholars, jurists, and policy experts elucidate and prescribe reforms to the application of this consequential clause about which so much is written, and around which there is relatively little consensus.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46177420378289,"sku":"9780228020202","price":45.34,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46177420411057,"sku":"9780228020196","price":141.3,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kobo eBook","offer_id":46177420443825,"sku":"8fa16b1a-250c-3d33-a9d3-5b748075fae8","price":31.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_2fbbb28d-5f79-44e8-879e-bcc9a352bbad.jpg?v=1763227024"},{"product_id":"the-real-world-of-city-politics","title":"The Real World of City Politics","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1970, this book documents a kind of city government then all too common in Canada: a closed circle of politicians and bureaucrats closely linked to friends in the land development business and hostile to ordinary city residents.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nThe book describes six issues that pitted citizens against the civic government in Toronto in 1969. These are classic examples of situations repeated in every other Canadian cityan unnecessary expropriation of land, for example, resisted by the people being forced out of their homes.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nThe accounts given here, originally published in The Globe and Mail, offer a lively portrait of development in Canada's largest city at a crucial period in its history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46181201838257,"sku":"9780888620040","price":14.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_d3b7745a-ad93-4039-b8d0-4e384c6670ef.jpg?v=1764395727"},{"product_id":"a-fair-country","title":"A Fair Country: Telling Truths About Canada","description":"In this startlingly original vision of Canada, renowned thinker John Ralston Saul argues that Canada is a Métis nation, heavily influenced and shaped by Aboriginal ideas: Egalitarianism, a proper balance between individual and group, and a penchant for negotiation over violence are all Aboriginal values that Canada absorbed. An obstacle to our progress, Saul argues, is that Canada has an increasingly ineffective elite, a colonial non-intellectual business elite that doesn't believe in Canada. It is critical that we recognize these aspects of the country in order to rethink its future.","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46179092791473,"sku":"9780143168423","price":24.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kobo eBook","offer_id":46179092824241,"sku":"08a311ea-a5f1-42ba-b5b5-6e0a43a9629f","price":12.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_97df0323-5625-4f4c-be03-a76e1f772c93.jpg?v=1763683380"},{"product_id":"the-polite-revolution","title":"The Polite Revolution: Perfecting the Canadian Dream","description":"From one of this country’s best and most controversial political writers, a searing blueprint for the Next Canada.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFive years into the twenty-first century, Canada is viewed as one of the most desirable nations in the world in which to live. Despite the worries of many Canadians — our country’s regional and linguistic divisions, our frequent identity crises — Canada, it seems, has a lot of good things going for it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe federal election of 2004, however, revealed new cracks in an already flawed political system. John Ibbitson argues that we have entered a new political era, that Canada has become a nation of solitudes — the West, the English Centre, the French Centre, the East — each of which has its own cultural and economic concerns, none of which are being sufficiently recognized by the major political parties. If we cling stubbornly to old methods of governance, he says, we risk losing all that the Confederation has achieved in its first 138 years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this compelling, and ultimately hopeful book, John Ibbitson dismantles the old ways of thinking about Canada’s immigration, free trade, social, and defence policies. His ideas for the future of this country are daring — a devolution of power and dollars from the federal to the provincial level, a revamping of medicare, a refashioning of the electoral system. They amount to no less than a revolutionary plan for the creation and defence of a new national dream.","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46180829986993,"sku":"9780771043178","price":21.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kobo eBook","offer_id":46180830019761,"sku":"f1fc825d-5af9-4c04-b360-3ab80cd2c3df","price":6.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_6a643d62-856c-48ae-aad0-64e7ab2fb34e.jpg?v=1763411899"},{"product_id":"becoming-canada","title":"Becoming Canada: Our Story, Our Politics, Our Future","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this passionate, thought-provoking vision for Canada, Ken Dryden argues that we have paid a price for having the wrong sense of ourselves as a country. The old definition of Canada – genial but sometimes too self-deprecating and ambition-killing – is no longer the real story. Through recent global events such as Barack Obama’s election and first year in office; the climate conference in Copenhagen; and even the 2010 Winter Olympics, Dryden explores the clash between politics and story, and the importance of a nation finding its true narrative in order to thrive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy tracing the ups and downs in contemporary Canadian politics, from the Liberal leadership race to Stephen Harper’s Conservative minority governments, Michael Ignatieff’s appointment as Opposition leader, and prorogation, Ken Dryden presciently identifies the obstacles facing Canada. He observes a sea change taking place among Canadians, who want something more for their country. The ambition of Canada’s policies and the nature of our politics will not change, Dryden says, until we conceive of a new story for the nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBecoming Canada\u003c\/strong\u003eis at once a celebration of Canada and a timely, ardent rallying cry to all Canadians to build upon Canada’s unique place in the world. It is certain to inspire new conversations about our Canada’s identity at home and abroad.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Kobo eBook","offer_id":46180821106865,"sku":"31c4b5e5-6eb0-4b07-bdfc-2907f706dd1b","price":12.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/image_92b87b41-40b3-4cd1-a29d-9a929619c60f.jpg?v=1762619339"},{"product_id":"french-kiss","title":"French Kiss: Stephen Harper's Blind Date With Quebec","description":"Chantal Hébert’s first book is both a post-mortem of the Canadian federation that died on January 23, 2006, the night of the last federal election, as well as a brilliant examination of our changing political future, one that involves living with Quebec rather than just wooing it. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn that night, award-winning political writer and broadcaster Chantal Hébert stood in a Calgary convention hall with 2,000 Alberta Conservatives, who were raucously cheering the election of ten Tory MPs from Quebec. The Conservatives would not have gotten their man in office without Quebec, and now the future success of the Harper government hinges on turning this one-night stand into a long-term relationship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore than ten years ago, the Quebec-Alberta coalition cobbled together by Brian Mulroney dissolved, leading to the births of the Bloc Québecois and the Reform Party. As a result, Alberta and Quebec took their marbles out of federal play, and Ontario got to run Canada.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHave we now come full circle? By the time this book is published, the Liberal Party of Canada may have morphed into the Liberal Party of Ontario (or Toronto). And the Canadian Left will have chosen a camp in preparation for a decisive federal election battle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProvocative and always worth listening to, Chantal Hébert is at her savvy and insightful best in \u003cb\u003eFrench Kiss\u003c\/b\u003e. No Canadian can be truly informed on the subject of Canadian politics without the benefit of her non-partisan commentary.","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46180243308721,"sku":"9780676979084","price":21.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Kobo eBook","offer_id":46180243341489,"sku":"7568bfbc-0f5f-4036-989f-7953a1ed74cd","price":9.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_b03eb925-1a17-4cd6-9147-fea4d74a9c7a.jpg?v=1763140721"},{"product_id":"the-friendly-dictatorship","title":"The Friendly Dictatorship","description":"\u003cp\u003eIs Canada a dictatorship – albeit a friendly dictatorship? In this thoughtful book, Jeffrey Simpson argues that the Liberal Party’s re-election to a third majority government must raise the question: Is Canada in danger of becoming a de facto one-party state, ruled by an all-powerful leader?\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAn effective parliamentary system presumes that at least one party is ready and capable of replacing the existing government by winning an election. Clearly, no party was ready in the last election, and none of the opposition parties absorbed the lessons of Canadian political history, that the Liberals can only be defeated by coalitions that show a preference for moderation and compromise.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe recent election results have left the Liberals in power for the foreseeable future. Jean Chrétien’s longevity and reluctance to step down has highlighted the most alarming part of Canada’s de facto one-party government: Canadian parliamentary democracy now places more power in the hands of the prime minister than does any other democracy. Chrétien, who has survived and thrived so long in this political system, is the last person from whom anyone should expect an interest in reform. At the same time, Canadians’ increasing discouragement over their political system can be seen in a declining voter turnout, a documented erosion in respect for all politicians, and in an increasing interest in other forms of political engagement as opposed to organized partisan politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Friendly Dictatorship\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates what has been happening in three areas that are vital to Canadian democracy: the parliamentary system, the political parties, and the electorate. What has occurred within each of these spheres has directly influenced developments in the others, and the combined effect has been to leave Canadian democracy in a worrying state. \u003cem\u003eThe Friendly Dictatorship\u003c\/em\u003e delivers a message that is informed, articulate, and passionate, and that should be heard by all Canadians.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Kobo eBook","offer_id":46180828020913,"sku":"f2e07424-ed97-4ce5-9097-a75642d8a72e","price":11.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/image_208ea7a2-4c48-4991-9eeb-409635faeeb2.jpg?v=1762855233"},{"product_id":"the-truth-about-canada","title":"The Truth About Canada: Some Important, Some Astonishing, and Some Truly Appalling Things All Canadians Should Know About Our Country","description":"Renowned as a passionate Canadian, bestselling author Mel Hurtig has combed through world statistics to see how Canada really measures up — and the results are astonishing, and often shocking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is about how Canada has changed, very much for the worse, in the last twenty years. As a result of these profound (often hidden) changes, we are no longer the people we think we are. To take one example, the Canadian media usually leaves us with the impression that Canadians are really heavily taxed. Yes, compared to the U.S.A., the usual point of comparison. No, compared to other countries with our standard of living, other OECD countries, for example; there we come in 23rd on the high-tax scale.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe shocks in this book build up, chapter by chapter. How do we rank in the world in voter turnout? Try 109th. Number of physicians per 100,000 population? Try 54th. Our rank in reducing pollution? 126th out of 146 countries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome of the statistics are internal, comparing Canada then and now. They back up two of the book’s most powerful themes: the failure of Canadian big business to turn record profits into ongoing investment in our country, and (no coincidence) the sellout of our assets at a rate that no other country would allow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis statistics-based book ranges across all areas of our lives — including health, wages, productivity, culture, the media (“the most concentrated in the world”), and much else. Mel Hurtig’s message is that we can’t do anything to fix the direction we’re drifting in unless we recognize it — and recognize \u003cb\u003eThe Truth About Canada\u003c\/b\u003e.","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46180824678577,"sku":"9780771041662","price":21.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Kobo eBook","offer_id":46180824711345,"sku":"571f49bd-2aab-4479-b0c5-b3d1faa58332","price":13.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_74d0f328-1e69-482e-9167-bebc9ea946a0.jpg?v=1763411436"},{"product_id":"house-of-mirrors","title":"House Of Mirrors: Justin Trudeau's Foreign Policy","description":"Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau presents himself as progressive on foreign affairs. According to Trudeau, he and his Liberals have brought Canada back after the disastrous Conservative government under Stephen Harper. In \u003ci\u003eHouse of Mirrors\u003c\/i\u003e, Yves Engler asks probing questions and demonstrates that the opposite is true: Trudeau, he argues, largely continued Harper’s foreign policy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHouse of Mirrors\u003c\/i\u003e outlines how Trudeau’s government has expanded the military while ignoring international efforts to restrict nuclear weapons proliferation. The Liberals, Engler shows, have launched an unprecedented effort to overthrow Venezuela’s government while siding with an assortment of reactionary governments. Flouting their climate commitments, the Trudeau government also failed to follow through on its promise to rein in Canada’s controversial mining sector.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e With heavily documented analysis, \u003ci\u003eHouse of Mirrors\u003c\/i\u003e gives insight into the Liberals’ rhetorical skills that whitewash their pro-corporate and conservative policies with progressive slogans.","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46186866180273,"sku":"9781551647517","price":69.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46186866213041,"sku":"9781551647494","price":21.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_0b73128d-35ea-4705-bffb-f4f5373913c7.jpg?v=1762856941"},{"product_id":"who-deserves-welfare","title":"Who Deserves Welfare?: Framing Social Assistance in Canadian News Media","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelfare has long been a divisive issue in Canada, sparking debates across the political spectrum.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn her latest text, political studies scholar Rebecca Wallace explores how Canadian media frames social assistance recipients. Revealing how race and identity shape public perceptions of welfare and redistribution,\u003cem\u003e Who Deserves Welfare?\u003c\/em\u003e presents a comprehensive analysis spanning several decades, from the 1990s to the 2020s, demonstrating how immigrant and Indigenous welfare recipients are framed differently.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on a media analysis, a custom-designed survey, and a news framing experiment, Wallace shows how identity plays a crucial role in the media’s representation of welfare recipients and public perceptions of deservingness. Immigrant recipients are often portrayed positively for their economic potential, while Indigenous recipients face negative stereotypes about work ethic. However, Wallace finds that the relationship between media framing and public attitudes is complex when it comes to immigrant and Indigenous recipients, and, troublingly, that positive coverage does not necessarily yield positive sentiment toward redistribution. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWho Deserves Welfare?\u003c\/em\u003e offers a critical examination of how media framing influences public opinion about welfare and identity, shedding light on the quiet but persistent resentment targeting immigrant and Indigenous communities. By exploring these media portrayals, Wallace invites readers to reconsider the assumptions that underlie both support for and opposition to assistance programs in Canada.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46192696688817,"sku":"9781487540111","price":32.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46192696721585,"sku":"9781487540104","price":85.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_eb0aa5b3-3bef-4946-bb92-5e9982f95f41.jpg?v=1762793288"},{"product_id":"selling-diversity","title":"Selling Diversity: Immigration, Multiculturalism, Employment Equity, and Globalization","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince the 1990s, Canadian policy prescriptions for immigration, multiculturalism, and employment equity have equated globalization with global markets. This interpretation has transformed men and women of various ethnic backgrounds into trade-enhancing commodities who must justify their skills and talents in the language of business. This particular neo-liberal reading of globalization and public policy has resulted in a trend the authors call selling diversity.\u003c\/p\u003e \r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eUsing gender, race\/ethnicity, and class lenses to frame their analysis, the authors review Canadian immigration, multiculturalism, and employment equity policies, including their different historical origins, to illustrate how a preference for selling diversity has emerged in the last decade. In the process they suggest that a commitment to enhance justice in a diverse society and world has been muted. Yet, neo-liberalism is not the only or inevitable option in this era of globalization, and Canadians are engaging in transnational struggles for rights and equality and thereby increasing the interconnectedness between peoples across the globe. Consequently, the emphasis on selling diversity might be challenged.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46193129947313,"sku":"9781442600720","price":32.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Kobo eBook","offer_id":46193129980081,"sku":"620eaf76-48e5-322c-a4a6-1b6d0523cf16","price":23.19,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_60dcdaf1-613d-4213-bf37-ba9ff7a78db6.jpg?v=1764398105"},{"product_id":"managing-federalism-through-pandemic","title":"Managing Federalism through Pandemic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eManaging Federalism through Pandemic\u003c\/em\u003e summarizes and analyses multiple policy dimensions of Canada’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and related policy issues from the perspective of Canadian federalism. Contributors address the relative effectiveness of intergovernmental cooperation at the summit level and in policy fields including emergency management, public health, national security, Indigenous Peoples and governments, border governance, crisis communications, fiscal federalism, income security policies (CERB), supply chain resilience, and interacting energy and climate policies.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDespite serious policy failures of individual governments, repeated fluctuations in the overall effectiveness of pandemic management, and growing public frustration across provinces and regions, contributors show how processes for intergovernmental cooperation adapted reasonably well to the pandemic’s unprecedented stresses, particularly at the outset. The book concludes that, despite individual policy failures, Canada’s decentralized approach to policy management often enabled regional adaptation to varied conditions, helped to contain serious policy failures, and contributed to various degrees of policy learning across governments. \u003cem\u003eManaging Federalism through Pandemic\u003c\/em\u003e reveals how the pandemic exposed structural policy weaknesses which transcend federalism but have significant implications for how governments work together (or don’t) to promote the well-being of citizens.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46193817026737,"sku":"9781487548117","price":56.6,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46193817059505,"sku":"9781487554255","price":139.94,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kobo eBook","offer_id":46193817092273,"sku":"db4cb61f-de59-3ac1-93be-2f73ed8cb346","price":35.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_66947c79-5b10-46ae-80ab-b056073e388d.jpg?v=1763106156"},{"product_id":"uncle-sam-and-us","title":"Uncle Sam and Us: Globalization, Neoconservatism, and the Canadian State","description":"\u003cp\u003eBetween them, Brian Mulroney and Jean Chrtien radically altered the structure and functions of the federal government, first by signing and implementing major trade liberalization projects, and then by cutting back the size of their governments' budgets and the scope of their policies.  \u003ci\u003eUncle Sam and Us\u003c\/i\u003e analyzes the Mulroney-Chrtien era's impact on Canadian governance through two related factors, globalization from without and neoconservatism from within. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Clarkson begins his study by conceptualizing the present Canadian state as a five-tiered, nested system stretching from the municipal and provincial levels, through the federal government, and on to the new continental and global spheres of governance: in effect, he argues, the North American Free Trade Agreement and the World Trade Organization have added a 'supraconstitution' to Canada's existing institutions.  His analysis concerns the changes that have occurred not just in the federal government, but in provincial and municipal governance as well. The impact of globalization and neoconservatism is examined extensively in the second part of Clarkson's study, which examines how the \u003ci\u003efunctions\u003c\/i\u003e of the Canadian state have altered.  Clarkson addresses the changes in a number of policy areas such as macro and monetary policy, regulatory, industrial, and trade policy, as well as social, labour, environmental, cultural, and foreign policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn linking external forces and internal factors in his analysis, Clarkson brings together separate aspects of the Canadian state into a comprehensive understanding of the current Canadian political climate.  He combines a global knowledge of the international political economy with a micro concern for detailed analyses of policy issues, and concludes that the responsibility for Canada's predicament lies less with external forces, than with Canadians and the governments they elected.  He ends with a hopeful look into the future, pointing towards a realization of the shortcomings of neoconservative globalization, and the expectation of a new governing paradigm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCo-published with Woodrow Wilson Center Press\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46193267146929,"sku":"9780802085399","price":64.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46193267179697,"sku":"9780802037589","price":123.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Kobo eBook (2014 A)","offer_id":46193267212465,"sku":"c24f14d9-a8e2-356e-87f5-d8711475d990","price":51.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kobo eBook (2014 B)","offer_id":46840299749586,"sku":"647ea3db-5066-3b16-ac46-4826b8dca188","price":33.59,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kobo eBook (2015)","offer_id":46840299782354,"sku":"8c566dd7-f616-3157-8f20-5a959cb7efef","price":32.79,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kobo eBook (2019)","offer_id":46840299815122,"sku":"4da1ae01-7674-3a44-b8f3-fcfc2e0d84b7","price":38.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_ccbce947-32a3-4552-a5e6-fff1020d3c49.jpg?v=1764392820"},{"product_id":"divided-loyalties","title":"Divided Loyalties: The Liberal Party of Canada, 1984-2008","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Liberal Party has governed Canada for much of the country's history. Yet over the past two decades, the 'natural governing party' has seen a decrease in traditional support, finding itself in opposition for nearly half of that time. In \u003cem\u003eDivided Loyalties\u003c\/em\u003e, Brooke Jeffrey draws on her own experience as a party insider and on interviews with more than sixty senior Liberals to follow the trajectory of the party from 1984 to the leadership of Stphane Dion in 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\nRiven by internal strife, leadership disputes, and financial woes, the Liberal Party today faces unprecedented challenges that threaten its very future. Conventional wisdom attributes the origins of the disarray to personal conflict between Jean Chrtien and Paul Martin. However, Jeffrey argues that this divisiveness is actually the continuation of a dispute over Canadian federalism and national unity which began decades earlier between John Turner and Pierre Trudeau. This dispute, as evidenced by recent leadership crises, remains unresolved to this day. An insightful examination of the federal Liberal Party, \u003cem\u003eDivided Loyalties\u003c\/em\u003e sheds much-needed light on an increasingly fissured party. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46192710549681,"sku":"9781442610651","price":62.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46192710582449,"sku":"9780802038487","price":156.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_7afdbba7-93d3-4eb8-bf85-a6cbae69f130.jpg?v=1762724927"},{"product_id":"canadian-public-sector-financial-management","title":"Canadian Public-Sector Financial Management: Third Edition","description":"Very little happens in government without money. The real impact of policy pronouncements is only understood when the resources to implement them are known, secured, and spent. Canadian Public-Sector Financial Management is for the student and practitione","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46196342751409,"sku":"9781553395416","price":87.66,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kobo eBook (2014)","offer_id":46196342784177,"sku":"58845a8f-0d24-3d31-b866-b7429778d72c","price":36.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kobo eBook (2020)","offer_id":46196342816945,"sku":"4ca1b840-d8dc-3e72-8d2d-1445ec4e9bcc","price":63.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kobo eBook (2019)","offer_id":46196342849713,"sku":"45270758-64b8-3848-a39f-70db3b2b65b9","price":63.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_c6ea6a9c-1718-4c5e-ab1d-46eb63270c50.jpg?v=1763635930"},{"product_id":"provinces","title":"Provinces: Canadian Provincial Politics, Third Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eProvinces\u003c\/i\u003e is now established as the most comprehensive yet accessible exploration of Canadian provincial politics and government. The authors of each chapter draw on their particular expertise to examine themes and issues pertaining to all the provinces from a comparative perspective. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book is organized into four major sections - political landscapes, the state of democracy in the provinces, political structures and processes, and provincial public policy. The third edition features eleven new chapters, including: province building, provincial constitutions, provincial judicial systems, plurality voting in the provinces, voting patterns in the provinces, provincial public service, provincial party financing, provincial health policy, social policy, climate change, and labour market policy. All other chapters have been thoroughly revised and updated.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46197539340465,"sku":"9781442633995","price":79.26,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_725e6edb-a657-429b-b7c9-dc08bfc479a1.jpg?v=1762790873"},{"product_id":"scrum-wars","title":"Scrum Wars: The Prime Ministers And The Media","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe image of the scrum -- a beleaguered politican surrounded by jockeying reporters -- is central to our perception of Ottawa. The modern scrum began with the arrival of television, but even in Sir John A. Macdonald's day, a century earlier, reporters in the parliamentary press gallery had waited outside the prime minister's office, pen in hand, hoping for a quote for the next edition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe scrum represents the test of wills, the contest of wits, and the battle for control that have characterized the relationship between Canadian prime ministers and journalists for more than 125 years. Scrum Wars chronicles this relationship. It is an anecdotal as well as analytical account, showing how earlier prime ministers like Sir John A. Macdonald and Sir Wilfrid Laurier were able to exercise control over what was written about their administrators, while more recent leaders like John Diefenbaker, Joe Clark, John Turner, and Brian Mulroney often found themselves at the mercy of intense media scrutiny and comment.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46197263761585,"sku":"9781550022070","price":19.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46197263794353,"sku":"9781550021912","price":29.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Kobo eBook","offer_id":46197263827121,"sku":"83c07477-c2ec-3363-b506-29f5c78dd929","price":7.19,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_34a4c36b-9c2a-4e24-ba1c-a0cfb934c760.jpg?v=1763679637"},{"product_id":"the-canadian-regime","title":"The Canadian Regime: An Introduction to Parliamentary Government in Canada, Seventh Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eUsing a traditional historical-institutional approach, \u003ci\u003eThe Canadian Regime\u003c\/i\u003e introduces students to the idea of the \u003ci\u003eregime\u003c\/i\u003e, which is a lens through which they can see how institutions interact with the basic principles of the political order. The authors explain how the Canadian liberal democratic regime was founded on the fundamental principles of liberty, equality, and consent and discuss the ways in which Canada’s institutions have developed and operate in accordance with these principles. The authors also examine how the regime has at times failed to follow these principles, particularly with respect to Canada’s Indigenous peoples in Canada, and how reforms to Canada’s governing institutions challenge historical assumptions concerning parliamentary government and federalism. Now in its seventh edition, \u003ci\u003eThe Canadian Regime\u003c\/i\u003e continues to provide the most accessible introduction to Canadian politics, making Canada’s unique government and systems clear to students. This edition is updated with the results of the 2019 federal election.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (2021)","offer_id":46196717781169,"sku":"9781487525378","price":72.12,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback (2016)","offer_id":46196717813937,"sku":"9781442635968","price":50.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Kobo eBook","offer_id":46196717846705,"sku":"d362eba0-8e46-33f9-a192-18eac29d31b7","price":37.59,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_ccd0df5e-69b2-49f5-8828-1ccc84691a51.jpg?v=1762813482"},{"product_id":"the-peoples-house-of-commons","title":"The People's House of  Commons: Theories of Democracy in Contention","description":"\u003cp\u003eCanada's House of Commons has come under considerable attack in recent years. Many critics have contended that the House has been unresponsive to public opinion, and that its party leaders have too much control, while leaving individual MPs essentially powerless. The House has also faced challenges by the courts since the introduction of the Charter, a powerful bureaucracy equipped with specialized knowledge, and new telecommunications systems that are redefining the transfer of information.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough an examination of academic, judicial, political, and legal commentary, \u003cem\u003eThe People's House of Commons\u003c\/em\u003e explores the role of the House as a public institution. While addressing much of the criticism that has been levelled at the House, David E. Smith considers the competing political models and inherent tensions and their affect on public understanding. Smith maintains that court decisions are transforming the political system from one dominated by parties to one that promotes individual participation. He argues that reforms such as fixed election dates or stronger parliamentary committees have constitutional significance since their implementation would alter the practice of responsible government, which for more than a century has been a party government.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA definitive work by one of Canada's foremost experts in the field of political science, \u003cem\u003eThe People's House of Commons\u003c\/em\u003e explores the ramifications of many of the changes currently being proposed to Canada's political system, with particular reference to their affect on prerogative power, parliamentary privilege, party discipline, bicameralism, and the role of the opposition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46196291403953,"sku":"9780802094650","price":44.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_e29fd424-5dac-411c-aa16-f61fba92ef71.jpg?v=1762663634"},{"product_id":"politics-society-and-the-media-second-edition","title":"Politics, Society, and the Media, Second Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePolitics, Society, and the Media\u003c\/i\u003e is the first comprehensive political sociology of the media to be published in Canada. Paul Nesbitt-Larking draws upon a range of disciplines, including cultural and media studies, political economy, social theory, and political science to provide an analysis of the relationship between power and representation in Canada. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe framework for the book presents a model of the mutual interaction between politics and the media. Attention is focused in the early chapters on how cultural, ideological, economic, and governmental forces shape and condition the production of media in Canada. Chapters on the work of Innis, Grant, McLuhan, and their postmodern successors place the evolution of McLuhan's theoretical argument that \"the medium is the message\" at the heart of the book. Canadian identity, and how to understand Canadian media politically, is the subject of a chapter on textual analysis. Two extensive chapters follow on the media’s influence and effects on politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to standard topics on politics and the media, this new edition offers much more: an examination of the media on the politics of gender and aboriginal peoples, the micro-politics of the media workplace, and an exploration of important media-related considerations. Throughout, reference is made to relevant and compelling issues placed within the context of media theory.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46198216589489,"sku":"9781551118123","price":39.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_3605f6d7-a91d-42e8-8496-a25a27442100.jpg?v=1762816955"},{"product_id":"foundations-of-governance","title":"Foundations of Governance: Municipal Government in Canada's Provinces","description":"\u003cp\u003eMunicipalities 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 \u003cem\u003eFoundations of Governance\u003c\/em\u003e, experts from each of Canada's provinces come together to assess the extent to which municipal governments have the capacity to act autonomously, purposefully, and collaboratively in the intergovernmental arena.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach chapter follows a common template in order to facilitate comparison and covers essential features such as institutional structures, municipal functions, demography, and municipal finances. Canada's municipalities function in diverse ways but have similar problems and, in this way, are illustrative of the importance of local democracy.  \u003cem\u003eFoundations of Governance\u003c\/em\u003e shows that municipal governments require the legitimacy granted by a vibrant democracy in order to successfully negotiate and implement important collective choices about the futures of communities.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46197934850225,"sku":"9780802097095","price":114.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46197934882993,"sku":"9780802096500","price":58.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Kobo eBook","offer_id":46197934915761,"sku":"93fb0c85-4e33-4823-8fc2-6de7d9c0ce51","price":46.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_c167e09d-917a-443d-aeaa-4c1600d1ae2f.jpg?v=1764395225"},{"product_id":"how-we-almost-gave-the-tories-the-boot","title":"How We Almost Gave the Tories the Boot: The inside story behind the coalition","description":"In November 2008 the opposition came very close to replacing Stephen Harper with a new government. It was an astonishing few days for Canadian politics; opposition party leaders came together, announcing a formal coalition of the Liberals and the NDP, while the Bloc offered guaranteed support for the new government in the House of Commons.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n This came at a time of crisis. Many of the world's large financial institutions were tottering, leading to unprecedented government intervention in the U.S, the U.K. and elsewhere. Prime Minister Stephen Harper had attacked the opposition parties through a move to deny them public funding, along with other proposals which enraged them. There was no sign that he was ready to put aside his neo-conservative ideology to take action to address the worst recession in the past 50 years.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n Brian Topp lived through this period as the key negotiator for the NDP, and in this book he offer's a day-by-day insider's account of how the coalition was put together - and how it fell apart. Topp participated in many key meetings to get the coalition under way. His narrative is built around the words of the participants, front-line as well as backroom, as they work to establish a deal, and then try to hold on to it in the face of a withering attack from the Conservatives. Among the key players in this story are Stéphane Dion, Michael Ignatieff, Jack Layton and Dawn Black - and behind the scenes Ed Broadbent, Jean Chrétien, Roy Romanow and Allan Blakeney are active too.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n Ottawa insiders will learn much from this book about exactly who said and did what when from this book. More importantly, Canadians interested in federal politics will be able to get a fresh and revealing view of the way Ottawa actually works today.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n Coalition governments are very unusual in Canadian federal politics, but Brian Topp argues they offer a promising alternative to both hyper-centralized \"majority\" governments and to relatively unstable minority ones.","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46198394486961,"sku":"9781552775028","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_21b07ac5-f008-4d9d-9602-675d5f26de4f.jpg?v=1762856940"},{"product_id":"dominance-and-decline","title":"Dominance and Decline: Making Sense of Recent Canadian Elections","description":"\u003cp\u003eComing out of the 2000 Canadian federal election, the dominance of the Liberal Party seemed assured. By 2011 the situation had completely reversed: the Liberals suffered a crushing defeat, failing even to become the official opposition and recording their lowest ever share of the vote. \u003ci\u003eDominance and Decline\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive, comparative account of Canadian election outcomes from 2000 through to 2008. The book explores the meaning of those outcomes within the context of the larger changes that have marked Canada's party system since 1988. It also shows how these trends were consistent with the outcome of the 2011 federal election. Throughout the book a variety of voting theories are revisited and reassessed in light of this analysis. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46201138086065,"sku":"9781442603899","price":43.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Kobo eBook","offer_id":46201138118833,"sku":"66598ef3-700a-355b-9556-41081e6522c5","price":30.39,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_0300088c-255c-4848-a3bb-9b22e3fec5bd.jpg?v=1764398331"},{"product_id":"policy-governance-in-multi-level-systems","title":"Policy Governance in Multi-level Systems: Economic Development and Policy Implementation in Canada","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe past two decades have witnessed dramatic shifts in public policy, with increasing complexity not only in the relationships between the state, society, and the private sector, but also in the interactions among various orders of government in places such as Canada, the United States, and the European Union. In \u003ci\u003ePolicy Governance in Multi-level Systems\u003c\/i\u003e, Charles Conteh examines how these seismic structural changes have impacted the work of public organizations and how these organizations are responding to modifications in their operating environments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith an emphasis on Canada's controversial but resilient regional economic policy, Conteh focuses his study on four agencies - the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Western Economic Diversification Canada, FedNor, and FedDev - and their evolving policy portfolios and modes of operation in New Brunswick, Manitoba, northern Ontario, and southern Ontario. Drawing upon literature in public administration, urban and regional governance, as well as multi-level governance, Conteh offers a cutting-edge analysis of contemporary and emerging understandings of multi-level governance and regional development while acknowledging the historical context of policy and intellectual traditions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCombining a solid theoretical background with empirical depth and practical lessons from the field, \u003ci\u003ePolicy Governance in Multi-level Systems \u003c\/i\u003eis an invaluable resource for policy analysts, policy makers, and practitioners in many tiers of government, business, and community leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46201916489938,"sku":"9780773541214","price":37.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46201916522706,"sku":"9780773541207","price":125.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Kobo eBook (2020)","offer_id":46201916555474,"sku":"9c50ca75-0a6b-3c0f-85bc-25cff1209f4c","price":30.39,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kobo eBook (2013)","offer_id":46201916588242,"sku":"31c4d1f5-997c-3cae-be46-6e3e8d25de46","price":30.39,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_08d25647-aa3d-4f51-ac07-1495dd3d3685.jpg?v=1755955669"},{"product_id":"imperfect-democracies","title":"Imperfect Democracies: The Democratic Deficit in Canada and the United States","description":"\u003cp\u003eCanada and the United States are consistently ranked among the most democratic countries in the world, yet voices expressing concern about the quality of these democracies are becoming louder and more insistent. Critics maintain that the two countries suffer from a “democratic deficit,” a deficit that raises profound questions about the legitimacy and effectiveness of their democratic institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eImperfect Democracies\u003c\/em\u003e brings together Canadian and American scholars to compare and contrast the democratic deficit in the two nations. Blending normative theory and empirical analysis, they focus on three key questions: Why talk about a democratic deficit? In what ways are Canadian and American democracies falling short? What can be done to remedy the deficit? An important contribution to the field of democratic theory and the study of democratic institutions, this timely book will spark debate on both sides of the border.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46201859670226,"sku":"9780774823777","price":34.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46201859702994,"sku":"9780774823760","price":95.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_183cf6f7-5c96-4445-85e9-404c06982115.jpg?v=1762663258"},{"product_id":"government-nonprofit-relations-in-times-of-recession","title":"Government-Nonprofit Relations in Times of Recession","description":"Government-Nonprofit Relations in Times of Recession brings together contributions by international scholars to examine how the relationships between governments and nonprofit organizations have shifted as a result of the global recession. Each chapter provides a detailed analysis of the impact of the recession on government operations and on the nonprofit sector. It is essential reading for academics and practitioners interested in the current policy agendas with regard to the nonprofit sector. This book is the sixth volume to emerge from the Public Policy and Third Sector Initiative in the School of Policy Studies at Queen's University, and is based on the Tenth Annual National Forum of the Initiative, which brought together public servants, experts, and practitioners to discuss the evolution of government-nonprofit relations. Contributors include Nicholas Acheson (University of Ulster), John Butcher (Australian National University), John Casey (City University of New York), Gemma Donnelly-Cox (Trinity College), John A. Healy (Atlantic Philanthropies), Rachel Laforest (Queen's University), Barbara Levine (Carleton University), Carmen Parra (University Abat Oliba Ceu), Colin Rochester (University of London), Bj�rn Schmitz (University of Heidelberg), Steven Rathgeb Smith (American University, The University of Washington), Marilyn Taylor (University of London), Evren Tok (Hamad Bin Kkalifa University), and Meta Zimmeck (Roehamptom University).","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46201808224466,"sku":"9781553393276","price":45.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Kobo eBook (2016)","offer_id":46201808257234,"sku":"939e37c5-24e8-391f-afcb-fa1d9cfe124f","price":32.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kobo eBook (2020)","offer_id":46201808290002,"sku":"36896fb6-8fbf-31cc-a260-19ae0eed599a","price":32.79,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_10a9ce4e-e952-4e43-b745-f2f5fb62dc3d.jpg?v=1763633006"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/collections\/canada-politics.oembed","provider":"Indigo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}