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  1. Brock University
    Media Profile in Sources

    Resource Type: Organization
  2. Canadian 'Pardons' No More
    Sources News Release

    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2012
    As a result of Bill C-10, the changes to the Criminal Records Act (CRA) have now come into effect. Specifically, the Pardon's program name, eligibility requirements and waiting periods, have been changed.
  3. Connexions Digest
    Issue 53 - January 1991- A Social Change Sourcebook

    Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
    Published: 1991
  4. Connexions Digest
    Issue 54 - February 1992- A Social Change Sourcebook

    Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
    Published: 1992
  5. The government owns your DNA. What are they doing with it?
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2014
    Some US states have created biobanks of genetic material left over from patient screening tests, with specimens potentially used for purposes that have not granted informed consent, bringing up disturbing ethical and privacy concerns.
  6. GovernmentSources.ca
    Resource Type: Website
    A portal with information about government, Canadian and international, with articles, documents, books, websites, and experts and spokespersons. The home page features a selection of recent and important articles. A search feature, subject index, and other research tools make it possible to find additional resources and information.
  7. How not to grow a new town
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2013
    For years the governments of Peru, and the municipality of Lima, had a working deal with rural migrants who flocked to the city: we'll plan the place, you build it, amenities will arrive. Then came the cheap neoliberal substitute of granting land titles -- and the speculation began.
  8. Neighbourhood Link Support Services
    Media Profile in Sources

    Resource Type: Organization
  9. Science for Peace Opposes Cancellation of the Long-Form Census
    Sources News Release

    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2010
    The decision to cancel the long-form census represents an attack on evidence-based research and is undemocratic. Science for Peace urges the government to reverse the decision.
  10. The Suburban Nation
    The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2000
    The choice is ours: either a society of homogeneous pieces, isolated from one another in often fortified enclaves, or a society of diverse and memorable neighbourhoods, organized into mutually supportive towns, cities and regions.
  11. The Trouble With Billionaires
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2010
    The glittering lives of billionaires may seem to be a harmless source of entertainment, but authors Linda McQuaig and Neil Brooks argue that such financial power not only threatends everyone's economic and social well-being but also upsets the very functioning of democracy. Our society tends to regard great wealth as evidence of exceptional talent or accomplishment. Yet spectacular fortunes are often attributable to luck, ruthlessness, cheating, or advantageous positioning that allow some to build on the work and insights of others who have paved the way.
  12. Université de Moncton
    Media Profile in Sources

    Resource Type: Organization

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