<div> During the 2015 election, the Liberal Party of Justin Trudeau promised to make real change in the lives of all Canadians. On the eve of the next election,&nbsp;Assessing Justin Trudeau's Liberal Government&nbsp;provides a rigorous and impartial assessment of how the government has delivered on its campaign promises. Under the direction of Lisa Birch and François Pétry, twenty renowned academics investigate the fate of the 353 liberal campaign promises in fields as varied as international relations, energy and sustainable development, the economy, Indigenous Reconciliation, and the legalization of recreational cannabis. Collaborators draw from a common set of documentary sources and rely on a common method to analyze and contextualize their pledge fulfillment verdicts. Contrary to the popular belief that politicians make empty promises, it appears that the Liberals in power have fulfilled, at least in part, the vast majority of their promises. The book concludes with a reflection on the relevance and meaning of campaign promises for Canadian democracy. In particular, it ponders the paradox that fulfilling campaign promises does not necessarily create a sense of enthusiasm among voters. </div>

Assessing Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Government: 353 Promises and a Mandate for Change

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Laval University Press

The experiences of Black francophones in Alberta. Drawing on the qualitative analysis of numerous documents and interviews, the book explores how Black francophones hailing from sub-Saharan Africa who live in the predominantly anglophone province of Alberta construct multiple identities based on language, race, and citizenship while facing racism and multiple forms of exclusion. Blackness and la Francophonie is essential reading for scholars and informed readers interested in identity formation, anti-racism, and the politics of language. &nbsp;

Blackness and la Francophonie: Anti-Black Racism, Linguicism and the Construction and Negotiation of Multiple Minority Identities

Madibbo, Amal

Sociology

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Sport Organizations

BRIERE SOPHIE

Keyser-Verreault, Amélie

Marilou, St-Pierre

Guylaine, Demers

Diane, Culver

LeBlanc, Catriona

Sports & Outdoors

Alan R.H. Baker, of the Geography Department of the University of Cambridge, has played a leading role in the development of historical geography. This book, which features twelve specially commissioned essays, recognizes his highly influential and innovative contributions. The contributors address the following topics: methodology and ideology in historical geography; historical geographies of state regulation and political discourse; the social and cultural use of public and private space; and the interpretation of images of place in relation to cultural and national identity.

Place, Culture and Identity: Essays in Historical Geography in Honour of Alan R.H. Baker (Gâeographie Historique)

History

Corps in/visibles - In/visible Bodies: Genre, religion et politique - Gender, Religion and Politics (French and English Edition)

World

This collection of urban studies research and interpretation crosses the country from Quebec to B.C., comparing trends and perspectives over the past decade and across and beyond disciplines. Core questions of research, policy and practice facing Montreal and Vancouver--those featuring housing and transportation, in particular--are featured in terms of new and innovative directions. Emerging questions--about urban indigeneity, food systems, climate action--are broached in challenging ways. The twenty authors whose original work is compiled here demonstrate the scope for continued, critical, comparative conversation across francophone and anglophone divides. The book offers a significant resource for understanding the intersecting field and practice of urban studies in Quebec and in B.C. and for spurring its further evolution. A French version of this book is also available.

Crossing Paths Crossing Perspectives: Urban Studies in British Columbia and Quebec

A reflection on the historical treatment of incarcerated women in Canada. In 2010, Correctional Service Canada closed two decrepit prisons designated for men. Hoping to reduce prison overcrowding, the Québec government rented one of them--the Leclerc prison--and transferred approximately 250 male prisoners serving a provincial sentence. One year later, Québec closed its main provincial prison designated for women and swiftly transferred the women to the Leclerc prison where men were housed. At Leclerc, women endured dehumanizing conditions condemned by scholars, advocacy groups, and the media as violations of basic human rights. The challenging living conditions at the Leclerc prison suggest that women's imprisonment resists significant change despite studies and governmental inquiries since the middle of the&nbsp; nineteenth century documenting the dire situation, and the specific needs of imprisoned women in Canada. This book proposes a critical rereading of women's penal history in Canada and argues that policies and practices regarding women's prisoning are&nbsp; path-dependent and tend to follow a locked-in trajectory.

Too Few to Matter: Institutional Inertia in the Prisoning of Women in Québec and Canada

Martel, Joane

Legal Theory & Systems

Alliances and Treaties with Indigenous Peoples of Quebec: The History of the Wolastoqiyik First Nation

Girard, Camil

Brisson, Carl

Americas

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