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Resources for students to understand issues, develop critical thinking skills, and develop persuasive arguments. Includes essays, overviews, articles, and transcripts on, citizens' rights, earth and environmental issues, global issues, health and medicine, and media and communications.
8) Bird world
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A brief description of different types of birds from a bird's point of view.
9) Cat chat
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A brief description of different types of cats from a cat's point of view.
10) Dog days
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Provides basic information on different breeds of dogs and how to care for them from the dog's point of view.
11) Horse sense
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A brief explanation on the origin of horses and how to care for them from the horse's point of view.
12) Reptile style
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A brief explanation on the origin on different types of reptiles and where they can be found from a reptile's point of view.
13) Rodents rule!
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Provides basic information on rodents from a rodent's point of view.
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In Irresponsible Government, independent MP Brent Rathgeber (a former Conservative) takes Parliament to task for its failure to hold the government to account. Irresponsible Government examines the current state of Canadian democracy in contrast to the founding principles of responsible government established by the Fathers of Confederation in 1867. The book examines the failure of modern elected representatives to perform their constitutionally mandated...
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God is Light, a rainbow of colors affecting our lives whether we acknowledge Him or not. Welcome to a no frills, no holds barred introduction into a personal journey and the role God plays in my life and yours. He is no respecter of persons and has a training program for all who are interested in taking His course of Life 101. All life has purpose and His purpose for us is to get to know Him and how He views life. Self-condemnation and fear of trying...
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An in-depth breakdown of the recent wave of Canadian Senate scandals, highlighting the need for abolition. The Senate of Canada was created as a temporary expedient at the time of Confederation, offered as part of the negotiations to bring Canada's original colonial provinces into the new political union in the mid-1860s. Since then, the original provinces with upper houses abolished them. New provinces were created without second chambers to their...
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This special 2-book bundle contains two cutting edge pieces of political analysis. Irresponsible Government examines the current state of Canadian democracy in contrast to the founding principles of responsible government established by the Fathers of Confederation. The book examines the failure of modern elected representatives to perform their constitutionally mandated duty to hold the prime minister and his cabinet to account. It further examines...
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A look at how a major confrontation between Canada and the First Nations could erupt, and how it might be prevented. There are few greater tragedies than a war waged by a society against itself. As Time Bomb shows, a catastrophic confrontation between Canada's so-called "settler" and First Nations communities is not only feasible, it is, in theory, inevitable. Grievances, prejudice, and other factors all combine to make the likelihood of a First Nations...
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Defense expert Kim Richard Nossal presents a damning indictment of defense procurement in Canada, and shows how to fix it. Defense procurement in Canada is a mess. New equipment is desperately needed for the Canadian Armed Forces, but most projects are behind schedule, over budget, or both. Not only has mismanagement cost Canadian taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, it has also deprived Canada and the CAF of much-needed military capacity. Successive...
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"American researchers, those involved in programs, and an individual who has experienced homelessness discuss the current status of the problem and how new demographic complexities can be addressed; current efforts to provide housing and services and their accomplishments and limitations; cultural and political barriers such as housing, employment, the law, and social aspects; and what can be done to address the problem, including the evaluation of...
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