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Give people money : how a universal basic income would end poverty, revolutionize work, and remake the world / by Lowrey, Annie,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Guaranteed annual income.; Poverty;
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The green New Deal : why the fossil fuel civilization will collapse by 2028, and the bold economic plan to save life on earth / by Rifkin, Jeremy,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.In 'The Green New Deal', renowned economic theorist Jeremy Rifkin provides an urgent plan to confront climate change, transform the American economy, and create a green post-fossil fuel culture. Rifkin is one of the most popular social thinkers of our time. He is the bestselling author of 19 books including 'The End of Work', and his books have been translated into more than 35 languages. Rifkin is also an advisor to the European Union and heads of state around the world.
Subjects: Clean energy; Energy policy; Sustainable development;
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Seized by uncertainty : the markets, media, and special interests that shaped Canada's response to COVID-19 / by Quigley, Kevin,1971-author.; Lowe, Kaitlynne,illustrator.; Moore, Sarah(Author of Seized by uncertainty),illustrator.; Wolfe, Brianna,illustrator.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The COVID-19 virus was responsible for the deaths of over thirty-five thousand Canadians in its first two years alone. Described as the biggest public health crisis of the century, it was an uncertain threat, which emerged within complex psychological, social legal, administrative, and economic contexts. Seized by Uncertainty explains how Canadian governments responded to that threat. Despite early warning signs, the governments failed to appreciate the trade-offs required to respond to the pandemic. Their approach, at times intolerant of debate and blind to diversity, served the interests of some over others. Their response prioritized stability and containment, enabling four in ten people to work from home, disproportionately benefiting an educated middle-class, who benefited further with soaring stock markets and housing prices. Mental health issues spiked, racialized people were much more likely to test positive for the virus, those in low-income sectors experienced unstable employment and lacked workplace safety protection, the lives of low-risk youth were in constant suspension, and residents of some care homes were virtually abandoned. Seized by Uncertainty studies the pandemic response through the contexts in which it emerged, exposing how it revealed uncomfortable truths about a fragmented society and governance problems that predated the threat."--
Subjects: COVID-19 (Disease); COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-;
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The road to ruin : the global elites' secret plan for the next financial crisis / by Rickards, James,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The bestselling author of The Death of Money and Currency Wars reveals the global elites' dark effort to hide a coming catastrophe from investors. A drumbeat is sounding among the global elites. The signs of a worldwide financial meltdown are unmistakable. This time, the elites have an audacious plan to protect themselves from the fallout: hoarding cash now and locking down the global financial system when a crisis hits. Since 2014, international monetary agencies have been issuing warnings to a small group of finance ministers, banks, and private equity funds: the U.S. government's cowardly choices not to prosecute J.P. Morgan and its ilk, and to bloat the economy with a $4 trillion injection of easy credit, are driving us headlong toward a cliff. As Rickards shows in this frightening, meticulously researched book, governments around the world have no compunction about conspiring against their citizens. They will have stockpiled hard assets when stock exchanges are closed, ATMs shut down, money market funds frozen, asset managers instructed not to sell securities, negative interest rates imposed, and cash withdrawals denied. If you want to plan for the risks ahead, you will need Rickards's cutting-edge synthesis of behavioral economics, history, and complexity theory. It's a guidebook to thinking smarter, acting faster, and living with the comforing knowledge that your wealth is secure. The global elites don't want this book to exist. Their plan to herd us like sheep to the slaughter when a global crisis erupts--and, of course, to maintain their wealth--works only if we remain complacent and unaware. Thanks to The Road to Ruin, we don't need to be"--
Subjects: Monetary policy.; Banks and banking.; Financial crises;
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Canada and climate change / by Leiss, William,1939-author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-173) and index.
Subjects: Climatic changes; Climatic changes; Environmental policy;
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False alarm : how climate change panic costs us trillions, hurts the poor, and fails to fix the planet / by Lomborg, Bjørn,1965-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.In 'False Alarm', "skeptical environmentalist" Bjorn Lomborg argues that panic over climate change is causing more harm than good. In this book, Lomborg will convince you that everything you think about climate change is wrong, and points the way toward making the world a vastly better, if slightly warmer, place for us all. Lomborg was named one of TIME's 100 most influential people in the world and "one of the 50 people who could save the planet" by the Guardian.
Subjects: Climatic changes; Global warming; Economic development;
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Boiling point : government neglect, corporate abuse, and Canada's water crisis / by Barlow, Maude,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Water security; Water security; Water; Water; Water; Water-supply; Water-supply;
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Losing our voice : Radio-Canada under siege / by Saulnier, Alain.; Couture, Pauline,1954-translator.; Saulnier, Alain.Ici était Radio-Canada.English.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; Public broadcasting; Public radio; Public television;
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South Simcoe agriculture action plan. by
Subjects: Land use, Rural; Agriculture;
© 2009., [n.p.],
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Abundance / by Klein, Ezra,1984-author.; Thompson, Derek,1986-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Abundance is a once-in-a-generation, paradigm-shifting call to rethink big, entrenched problems that seem mired in systemic scarcity: from climate change to housing, education to healthcare"--
Subjects: Scarcity;
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