Canadian Failures

Canadian Failures
Author: Alex Benay
Publisher: Dundurn
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2017-10-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1459740440

Ten Canadians make one powerful argument: we cannot shy away from failure if we hope to succeed. Canadian Failures gathers experts at the top of their field, all of whom have grappled with failure, including astronaut Robert Thirsk; Olympic gold medalist, wrestler Erica Wiebe; and Tom Jenkins of OpenText Corporation.

Colossal Canadian Failures 2

Colossal Canadian Failures 2
Author: Randy Richmond
Publisher: Dundurn
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2006-04
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1550026186

This second entertaining collection offers more evidence that Canada could adopt as its national slogan ?If we don't laugh, we'll cry.”

Colossal Canadian Failures 2

Colossal Canadian Failures 2
Author: Randy Richmond
Publisher: Dundurn
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2006-04-01
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1459718216

Sure, Canada was built on dreams and hard work, but it was also built on failure - mix-ups, mistakes, screw-ups, and boondoggles. Failing at things, and laughing about them, has long been a characteristic of our citizens. Where else but in Canada would governments send farmers to land that couldn't be farmed? Where else would an argument over the metric system almost result in the death of hundreds? Who else but Canadians would march against non-existent enemies? Where else would lumberjacks be used to defend the borders? Are there politicians better than ours at spending millions, against all odds and good advice, on things that just won't work? Is there any nation better at re-electing those politicians no matter what they do? What other country should adopt as its national slogan "If we don't laugh, we'll cry"? Here are more of the things that seemed like a good idea at the time.

The Subjugation of Canadian Wildlife

The Subjugation of Canadian Wildlife
Author: Max Foran
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Total Pages: 440
Release: 2018-04-10
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0773554289

Hardly a day goes by without news of the extinction or endangerment of yet another animal species, followed by urgent but largely unheeded calls for action. An eloquent denunciation of the failures of Canada's government and society to protect wildlife from human exploitation, Max Foran's The Subjugation of Canadian Wildlife argues that a root cause of wildlife depletions and habitat loss is the culturally ingrained beliefs that underpin management practices and policies. Tracing the evolution of the highly contestable assumptions that define the human–wildlife relationship, Foran stresses the price wild animals pay for human self-interest. Using several examples of government oversight at the federal, provincial, and territorial levels, from the Species at Risk Act to the Biodiversity Strategy, Protected Areas Network, and provincial management plans, this volume shows that wildlife policies are as much – or more – about human needs, priorities, and profit as they are about preservation. Challenging established concepts including ecological integrity, adaptive management, sport hunting as conservation, and the flawed belief that wildlife is a renewable resource, the author compels us to recognize animals as sentient individuals and as integral components of complex ecological systems. A passionate critique of contemporary wildlife policy, The Subjugation of Canadian Wildlife calls for belief-change as the best hope for an ecologically healthy, wildlife-rich Canada.