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The Consulting Trap

By (author) Chris Hurl & Leah B. Werner
Categories: Consultancy

The Consulting Trap does a deep dive into how governments have become hooked on private consultancy firms with dire consequences for democratic decision-making, public accountability and accessible public ...

Unequal Benefits

By (author) Sue Winton
Categories: Public administration
Series: UTP Insights

Drawing on research from across Canada and beyond, education policy expert Sue Winton critically analyzes policies encouraging the privatization of public education in Canada. These policies, including ...

Assisted Reproduction Policy in Canada

By (author) Dave Snow
Categories: Constitution

 

The world has undergone a revolution in assisted reproduction, as processes such as in vitro fertilization, embryonic screening, and surrogacy have become commonplace. Yet when governments attempt to ...

Canada's Department of External Affairs, Volume 3

Canada’s Department of External Affairs offers readers an unparalleled look at the evolving structures underpinning Canadian foreign policy from 1968 to 1984. Using untapped archival sources and extensive ...

Redesigning Work

By (author) Graham Lowe & Frank Graves
Categories: Sociology

Redesigning Work is a data-rich analysis of the state of Canada’s workers and their job market… This is an important book for employers, workers and policy-makers alike. ”Honourable John ...

Back from the Brink

Back from the Brink is a must read book for all who are interested in understanding how the Canadian financial system functions in a time of stress. ”David Dodge, Senior Advisor, Bennett Jones ...

Employment Equity in Canada

By (author) Carol Agocs
Categories: Politics and government

In the mid-1980s, the Abella Commission on Equality in Employment and the federal Employment Equity Act made Canada a policy leader in addressing systemic discrimination in the workplace. More than twenty-five ...

Shopping for Votes

By (author) Susan Delacourt
Categories: Elections and referenda

Susan Delacourt is a senior political writer with the Toronto Star, formerly of the Globe and Mail, who has been covering Canada’s capital since the 1980s. She has written three books -- United We Fall ...

The Service State

In the past ten years, Canadians have witnessed a renaissance in the delivery of government services. New service organizations are cropping up across the country and accomplishing extraordinary things. ...

The Case for Centralized Federalism

The Case for Centralized Federalism and its sister volume The Case for Decentralized Federalism are the outcome of the Federalism Redux Project, created to stimulate a serious and useful conversation ...