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Alberta Oil and the Decline of Democracy in Canada

In probing the impact of Alberta’s powerful oil lobby on the health of democracy in the province, contributors to the volume engage with an ongoing discussion of the erosion of political liberalism ...

The Servant State

By (author) Geoffrey McCormack & Thom Workman
Foreword by David McNally
Categories: Political economy

In The Servant State, McCormack and Workman explore Canada’s experience through the “age of austerity” and highlight how this experience has been shaped by the exigencies of capitalist development ...

Red, White, and Kind of Blue?

By (author) David Schneiderman
Categories: Constitution

Situated between two constitutional traditions, those of the United Kingdom and the United States, Canada has maintained a distinctive third way: federal, parliamentary, and flexible. Yet, in recent years ...

Civic Symbol

“Filled with fascinating stories and photographs, and based on exhaustive research, Civic Symbol is an important book about an important building. ” –Mark Osbaldeston, author of Unbuilt Toronto

The ...

What Is Government Good At?

By (author) Donald J. Savoie
Categories: Political Science

Recent decades have shown the public’s support for government plummet alongside political leaders’ credibility. This downward spiral calls for an exploration of what has gone wrong. The questions, ...

Big Tent Politics

The Liberal Party of Canada is one of the most successful parties in the democratic world. It dominated Canadian politics for a century, practising an inclusive style of “big tent” politics that allowed ...

Disarming Conflict

“A masterpiece highly recommended to commanders-in-chief, diplomats, and peacemakers. ” – Ambassador Bethuel A Kiplagat

Wars fought over the past quarter century have been a spectacular failure. ...

From Treaty Peoples to Treaty Nation

“This timely and thought-provoking book is a welcome addition to ongoing conversations about how best to achieve reconciliation with Aboriginal peoples and complete the unfinished work of federalism. ...

#IdleNoMore

By (author) Ken Coates
Categories: Ethnic studies

Idle No More bewildered many Canadians. Launched in reaction to a federal omnibus budget bill, the protest became the most powerful demonstration of Aboriginal identity in Canadian history. Thousands ...

Generation Rising

By (author) Shawn Katz
Preface by Anne Lagacé Dowson
Photographs by Mario Jean
Categories: Politics and government

First there was the Arab Spring, then the Indignados, then Occupy Wall Street. And then there was the Printemps érable — the Maple Spring. In 2011, proclaiming the need for austerity, Québec’s governing ...