The truth about Canada : some important, some astonishing, and some truly appalling things all Canadians should know about our country
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- ISBN: 0771041659
- ISBN: 9780771041655
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xii, 396 pages - Publisher Toronto : McClelland & Stewart, [2008]
- Copyright ©2008
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| General Note: | "A Douglas Gibson book." |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-396) and Internet addresses. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 34.99 |
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The Truth about Canada : Some Important, Some Astonishing, and Some Truly Appalling Things All Canadians Should Know about Our Country
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Table of Contents
The Truth about Canada : Some Important, Some Astonishing, and Some Truly Appalling Things All Canadians Should Know about Our Country
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Acknowledgements | p. viii | |
| Preface | p. ix | |
| Part 1 | ||
| 1 | Health Care in Canada and Our Tragic, Inexcusable Shortage of Doctors | p. 2 |
| 2 | Poverty in Canada | p. 22 |
| Part 2 | ||
| 3 | Aboriginal Peoples in Canada | p. 36 |
| 4 | Canadian Social Policy | p. 40 |
| 5 | Employment and Unemployment in Canada | p. 46 |
| 6 | Ottawa's UI/EI Cash Cow | p. 51 |
| 7 | Welfare in Canada | p. 54 |
| 8 | Immigration and Emigration | p. 63 |
| Part 3 | ||
| 9 | Wages in Canada | p. 72 |
| 10 | The Distribution of Income in Canada | p. 79 |
| 11 | The Distribution of Wealth in Canada | p. 84 |
| 12 | Big-Business Bellyaching and Actual Corporate Profits in Canada | p. 86 |
| Part 4 | ||
| 13 | Big-Business Investment in Canada | p. 90 |
| 14 | Research and Development | p. 96 |
| 15 | Productivity in Canada | p. 100 |
| 16 | Manufacturing in Canada | p. 107 |
| 17 | Cars, Trucks, and Auto Parts | p. 109 |
| 18 | Corporate Taxes in Canada | p. 114 |
| 19 | Personal Taxes | p. 126 |
| 20 | How Competitive Is Canada? | p. 136 |
| Part 5 | ||
| 21 | Education in Canada | p. 140 |
| 22 | Culture in Canada | p. 150 |
| 23 | The Media in Canada | p. 163 |
| Part 6 | ||
| 24 | Foreign Investment, Foreign Ownership, Foreign Control | p. 178 |
| 25 | Foreign Takeovers | p. 200 |
| 26 | Canadian Investment Abroad | p. 209 |
| 27 | The Free Trade Agreement | p. 213 |
| 28 | NAFTA | p. 221 |
| 29 | Trade in Goods and Services | p. 233 |
| 30 | Globalization | p. 242 |
| Part 7 | ||
| 31 | Foreign Aid | p. 250 |
| 32 | Defence, the Military, the Arms Trade, Peacekeeping, and the Arctic | p. 260 |
| Part 8 | ||
| 33 | Government in Canada | p. 274 |
| 34 | Decentralization | p. 283 |
| 35 | Energy Policy in Canada | p. 289 |
| 36 | Water | p. 307 |
| 37 | Gross Domestic Product | p. 313 |
| 38 | Standard of Living and the Quality of Life | p. 315 |
| Part 9 | ||
| 39 | Reforming Our Dysfunctional Electoral System | p. 324 |
| 40 | Women in Canada | p. 342 |
| Conclusion | p. 349 | |
| Glossary | p. 358 | |
| Appendices | ||
| Appendix 1 | Health Care | p. 364 |
| Category Breakdown of Total Health-Care Expenditures in Canada | p. 364 | |
| Provincial and Territorial Health-Care Spending | p. 365 | |
| Public and Private Health-Care Costs | p. 365 | |
| Health Care in the United States | p. 366 | |
| Some Sample American Surgical Costs in U.S. Dollars | p. 370 | |
| Appendix 2 | Poverty | p. 371 |
| Measuring Poverty | p. 371 | |
| Some Notes About Poverty in the United States | p. 372 | |
| Notes | p. 375 |
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