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Canada and the ethics of constitutionalism
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ISBN: 0773555595 9780773555594 9780773555600 0773555609 9780773555310 9780773555303 0773555315 Year: 2018 Publisher: Montreal

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Canada is caught between two empires and between two constitutional systems. However, neither the British model of a "single sovereign" nor the American people's "sacred fire of liberty" matched the pluralistic identity of Canada, so Canadians engaged in constitutional experimentation. In Canada and the Ethics of Constitutionalism Samuel LaSelva argues that, in order to understand the old Canada of Confederation and the new one that followed the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, it is necessary to see how distinctive Canadian constitutionalism is and how that distinctiveness does not depend on borrowings from the British or American constitutional models. LaSelva supports his argument by exploring different aspects of Canada's contribution to the ethics of constitutionalism including the limits of free expression, the Charter's notwithstanding clause, the origins and functions of judicial review, the Quebec secession debate, Aboriginal self-government, and the conception of Canada as a multicultural and multinational mosaic. Through a careful consideration of how Canadian constitutional pluralism with its focus on the rights of others differs from American and British ideas, Canada and the Ethics of Constitutionalism provides engaging answers to contested questions about how Canada was founded and what it has become.


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The inner ring
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ISBN: 1487584342 9781487584344 9781487573393 Year: 2018 Publisher: Toronto

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The National Research Council of Canada is a unique organization, internationally known and regarded. It was first established through a sub-committee of the Privy Council which provided for an Advisory Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, intended to stimulate and coordinate research activities through scholarships, grants, and committees. Today the NRC is a vast and complex body, engaging in research in such fields as physics, chemistry, radio and electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and medicine, but in the early years the struggle to obtain laboratories was only one of the difficulties experienced during its formation the NRC was faced with administrative and financial problems as well as those resulting from conflicts between and among scientists and administrators. From official files and documents and private papers and correspondence Mr. Thistle has extracted material to provide an intimate picture of this complex organization in its early years (1917 to 1935) -- people as well as policies are brought to life, and readers are able to see as well how some of the major scientific achievements of the NRC came about: the campaign against wheat rust, investigation of the deterioration of concrete in alkali soils, and the effects of smelter fumes on vegetation. The accounts of the people who were associated with the National Research Council in its early days are fascinating too: scientists, university administrators, and government officials were all engaged in the first struggle, and many of them come vividly to life through excerpts from their correspondence and papers. All scientists will find this record an engrossing one, and it will be read with interest too by laymen who are intribued by scientific developments, the relationships between science and government, and the history of science.


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Taking a stand
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ISBN: 9781487578008 1487578008 9781487578916 Year: 2018 Publisher: Toronto

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The essays reflect the variety of musical culture in our country. The music of Canada - past and present; popular, folk, and classical; its creators, collectors, and educators - is presented, discussed, and analysed by prominent scholars. Collectively the essays summarize the current state of research on Canadian music; individually they provide standards, patterns, approaches, and directions for future research.


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Bad Time Stories : Government-Union Conflicts and the Rhetoric of Legitimation Strategies
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ISBN: 1442617756 9781442617759 9781442648821 1442648821 1442617764 Year: 2018 Publisher: Toronto : University of Toronto Press,

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Bad Time Stories offers a unique perspective on an issue that is sure to be of interest to scholars of business, public policy, and industrial relations, as well to those involved with public sector labor relations.


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Democratic Illusion : Deliberative Democracy in Canadian Public Policy
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ISBN: 1442693509 1442624264 9781442693500 9781442624269 9781442642270 1442642270 9781442611245 1442611243 Year: 2018 Publisher: Toronto : University of Toronto Press,

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In Democratic Illusion, Genevieve Fuji Johnson examines four representative examples: participatory budgeting in the Toronto Community Housing Corporation, Deliberative Polling by Nova Scotia Power Incorporated, a national consultation process by the Canadian Nuclear Waste Management Organization, and public consultations embedded in the development of official languages policies in Nunavut. In each case, measures that appeared to empower the public failed to challenge the status quo approach to either formulating or implementing policy. Illuminating a critical gap between deliberative democratic theory and its applications, this timely and important study shows what needs to be done to ensure deliberative processes offer more than the illusion of democracy.--Provided by publisher.


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Outsiders Still : Why Women Journalists Love - and Leave - Their Newspaper Careers
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ISBN: 1442622059 9781442622050 9781442650015 144265001X 9781442627956 1442627956 1442622067 Year: 2018 Publisher: Toronto : University of Toronto Press,

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Despite years of dominating journalism school classrooms across North America, women remain vastly underrepresented at the highest levels of newspaper leadership. Why do so many female journalists leave the industry and so few reach the top?


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Journalism in Crisis : Bridging Theory and Practice for Democratic Media Strategies in Canada
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ISBN: 1442625198 9781442625198 9781442637368 1442637366 9781442628885 144262888X 1442625201 Year: 2018 Publisher: Toronto : University of Toronto Press,

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Journalism in Crisis addresses the concerns of scholars, activists, and journalists committed to Canadian journalism as a democratic institution and as a set of democratic practices.


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Making Canada New : Editing, Modernism, and New Media
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ISBN: 1487511353 9781487511357 9781487511364 1487511361 9781487500597 1487500599 Year: 2018 Publisher: Toronto : University of Toronto Press,

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An examination of the connections between modernist writers and editorial activities, Making Canada New draws links among new and old media, collaborative labour, emergent scholars and scholarships, and digital modernisms.


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Inside politics
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ISBN: 0773553703 9780773553705 9780773553712 0773553711 9780773553620 Year: 2018 Publisher: Montreal & Kingston, [Canada] ; London, [England] ; Chicago, [Illinois] : Policy Magazine,

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"If the writing isn't prescient and perspicacious, it doesn't meet that test. This collection of columns and articles by L. Ian MacDonald--a sequel to Politics, People & Potpourri--meets that test. Much has happened in the politics of Canada and Quebec, as well as to the leaders who have defined and shaped the first two decades of the twenty-first century, since the first collection was published in 2009. The successful election campaigns of Harper and Trudeau form the political bookends of the present decade in Canada and the opening chapters of the book. Between these governments, there are the events, personalities, and issues that have shaped the political narrative and policy debate, from fiscal frameworks to clean energy and pipelines, from the Senate expense scandal and democratic reform, to national security at home and the mission against ISIS abroad. In his columns, and longer pieces from Policy Options and Policy magazines, MacDonald provides clear-minded commentary on political issues salient to all Canadians--including the election of Donald Trump in the United States. He also profiles a diverse group of political figures, and writes moving tributes to departed, nationally respected figures such as Jean Béliveau, Jim Flaherty, Jack Layton, and Tom Van Dusen. This intelligent and entertaining collection presents MacDonald at his best, and offers a captivating view of Canadian politics and life."--


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Regulating Professions
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ISBN: 1487515448 9781487515447 9781487502492 1487502494 9781487515454 1487515456 Year: 2018 Publisher: Toronto

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"Self-regulation has long been at the core of sociological understandings of what it means to be a 'profession.' However, the historical processes resulting in the formation of self-regulating professions have not been well-understood. In Regulating Professions, Tracey L. Adams explores the emergence of self-regulating professions in British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, and Nova Scotia from Confederation to 1940. Adams in-depth research reveals the intriguing backstory of those occupations deemed worthy to regulate, such as medicine, law, dentistry, and land surveying, and how they were regulated. Adams evaluates sociological explanations for professionalization and professional regulation by analysing their applicability to the Canadian experience of professional regulation, and especially the role played by state actors. By considering the role of both state actors and professional leaders in making professions in Canada, Adams provides a clearer picture of profession creation and illuminates how important they have been in creating Canadian institutions and building Canadian society."--Provided by publisher

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