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Planning on the Edge explores the reality behind the rhetoric of Vancouver's reputation as a sustainable city and paves the way for developing Vancouver and its region into a place that is both economically sustainable and socially just.

By the Court is the first major study of unanimous and anonymous legal decisions: the unique "By the Court" format used by the Supreme Court of Canada.

Trustees at Work explores what is means to be considered a deserving debtor in under contemporary Canadian personal bankruptcy law.

This accessible but theoretically sophisticated volume reveals how neoliberalism - as both an economic project and a broader political approach - has come to govern our daily lives, our understanding of the world we live in, and even how we think about ourselves.

For Home and Empire compares home-front mobilization during the First World War in three British dominions, using a settler colonial framework to show that voluntary efforts strengthened communal bonds while reinforcing class, race, and gender boundaries.

Culture and the Soldier offers a long-overdue examination of how culture - defined as reproduced identities, values, and norms - both shapes the military and can be wielded by it, informing the way armed forces operate around the world.

The Good Fight is the insightful and entertaining biography of arguably the most important francophone diplomat and civil servant in Canadian history.

Identities and Interests examines the electoral behaviour of racialized Canadians: how they self-identify, why they support minority candidates, and what these patterns mean for Canadian politics.

In Caring for Eeyou Istchee, Indigenous and non-Indigenous partners reveal how protected area creation presents a powerful vehicle for Indigenous stewardship, biological conservation, and cultural heritage protection.

This revisionist account of Henri Bourassa's writings and times reshapes our understanding of why Quebec diverged from the rest of Canada when it came to war.

Crafted from memories, legends, and art, this powerful memoir tells the uplifting story of an Indigenous man's struggle to reconnect with his culture and walk in the footsteps of his father and the generations of Kwakwa ka 'wakw artists that came before him.

A World without Martha is an unflinching yet compassionate memoir of how one sister's institutionalization for intellectual disability in the 1960s affected the other, sending them both on separate but parallel journeys shaped initially by society's inability to accept difference and later by changing attitudes towards disability, identity, and inclusion.

This book, the second in the Landmark Cases in Canadian Law series, argues that in subsequent, post-Hunter v Southam decisions, the Supreme Court of Canada has strayed from the principles set out in that case, which were intended to protect the privacy of citizens from encroaching state power.

Putting Family First challenges the conventional view of settlement and integration as an individual process driven largely by the labour market, placing the family at the centre of the successful immigrant experience.

Almost four decades after the discovery of HIV/AIDS, Thinking Differently about HIV/AIDS: Contributions from Critical Social Science demonstrates the essential role of critical social science in helping us understand the complexity of the epidemic and develop appropriate solutions.

This timely book offers a novel, practical guide for understanding who the Metis are and the challenges they face on the path to self-government.

Unmooring the Komagata Maru challenges conventional historical accounts to consider the national and transnational colonial dimensions of the Komagata Maru incident.

This insightful collection untangles the paradox of mobilizing a Canadian contribution to Britain's imperial wars - and forging a national identity in the process.

This richly illustrated book offers a multifaceted account of one of the most successful but overlooked Canadian battles of the First World War.

These captivating reflections on the history of our environment and ourselves will make you think differently not only about Canada's past but also about our future.

This is the remarkable story, told by a key insider, about Vancouver's dramatic transformation from a typical mid-sized North American city into an inspiring world-class metropolis celebrated for its liveability, sustainability, and vibrancy.

This long-overdue account of the suffrage campaigns in the first region to grant women the vote in Canada shatters cherished myths about how the West was won.

Exploring the making and experience of a lesbian feminist haunted house, this book reframes and reclaims queer feminist histories with humour, provocation, and theoretical sophistication.

At the Bridge lifts from obscurity the story of James Teit (1864-1922), an outstanding Canadian ethnographer and Indian rights activist whose thoughtful scholarship and tireless organizing have been largely ignored.

What's Trending in Canadian Politics? explores the changing nature of political communication and democratic governance in a digital age.

Putting Family First challenges the conventional view of settlement and integration as an individual process driven largely by the labour market, placing the family at the centre of the successful immigrant experience.

The first comprehensive analysis of the Canadian reference power, Seeking the Court's Advice examines how policy makers use the courts strategically to achieve political ends.

This illuminating account of the St. Catherine's case of the 1880s reveals the erroneous assumptions and racism inherent in judgments that would define the nature and character of Aboriginal title in Canadian law and policy for almost a century.

Through five diverse episodes of forced relocation across Canada, Moved by the State offers a new look at the power of the welfare state and the political culture of postwar Canada.

Do women do politics differently? By assessing the legacies of eleven women premiers, this groundbreaking volume answers a question that has been debated around the world since women first demanded the right to vote and hold public office.