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Canada after Harper : his ideology-fuelled attack on Canadian society and values, and how we can resist and create the country we want / edited by Ed Finn ; with an introduction by Ralph Nader.

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James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers, [2015]

Harper, Stephen, 1959-

Harper, Stephen, 1959- -- Influence.

Canada -- Economic policy -- 21st century.

Canada -- Social policy -- 21st century.

Canada -- Politics and government -- 2006-

9781459409439 (pbk.)

1459409434 (pbk.)

Alternate title:

Harper : his ideology-fuelled attack on Canadian society and values, and how we can resist and create the country we want

400 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface: Let's make Canada the great country it could be / Ed Finn -- Introduction: For Canada, the American model is unsafe at any speed / Ralph Nader -- Part 1: The environment. Finding solutions to save the environment / David Suzuki ; Water, water, clean water--but not everywhere / Maude Barlow ; Religious fundamentalism vs. the environment / Joyce Nelson ; The environment : good stories, bad policies, and what to do / Peter Robinson -- Part 2: The economy. The economy: whose interests are being served? / Andrew Jackson ; What trade agreements have meant for Canada / Scott Sinclair and Stuart Trew ; Unions : their role in democracy and prosperity / Lynne Fernandez ; Plutocracy awaits us / Linda McQuaig ; Tax cuts : part of the problem, not the solution / Trish Hennessy -- Part 3: The social issues. Health care: a public right or a private option / Colleen Fuller ; Gender inequality and women's voices / Kate McInturff ; Canada's youth : from passivism to activism / Nora Loreto ; The globalization of education : the implications for Canada / Larry Kuehn ; Child poverty must be eradicated / Ed Finn ;Indigenous rights and anti-colonial struggle / Arthur Manuel -- Part 4: Government and politics. Restoring democracy in Canada / Duff Conacher ; Canada's progressive politics need renewal / Murray Dobbin ; Fiscal management and parliamentary democracy / Kevin Page ; Science under siege / James L. Turk ; Taxes, austerity, and what trickles down / Alex Himelfarb -- Epilogue: Back to the road less traveled / Ed Finn.

Collection of essays by 16 contributors, including David Suzuki, Ralph Nader, Kevin Page, Maude Barlow, and Linda McQuaig. Most Canadians know that Stephen Harper has had a tremendous impact on the country since becoming prime minister in 2006. But few have the in-depth knowledge of how far his transformation has gone -- what has already been done, and what the consequences will be in the future. This book brings together Canadian experts in a wide variety of areas. They document key changes put in place by the Harper government. There have been dramatic changes in education, health care, women's rights, science and research, guiding the economy, labour unions, water and natural resources, and aboriginal affairs. Most of these measures have been designed to be difficult, if not impossible, to reverse. Readers will for the first time grasp the breadth and depth of the Harper attack on institutions, policies, and programs that embody values and principles shared by most Canadians. Each chapter documents the dangers of a government fixated on the needs of corporations and the one percent, blinded to our environmentally unsustainable lifestyle, and expanding surveillance and security measures to intimidate and threaten opponents. The contributors to this book believe that engagement in public affairs by the citizenry can trump the power of the elites and the giant corporations who are the winners of the Harper era. As activists in public life, they propose strategies and measures to create a Canada that champions fairness, social justice, real democracy in our government institutions, action to reverse global warming, and a constructive role in world affairs.

Finn, Ed, 1926-

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