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Waterfowl in Winter
The emphasis in research on waterfowl has traditionally focused on breeding as opposed to migrant or wintering birds. Scientists have long been interested in courtship, nest sites, laying, and brood-rearing, and they have also been concerned about losses of eggs, young, nesting hens, and breeding habitats, especially as they have affected the goal of increasing populations. But lately there has been an upsurge of interest and research on the migratory and wintering phases, and this volume offers ample evidence of the knowledge gained._x000B_The authors - 105 waterfowl biologists - have contributed 47 chapters that range geographically from Alaska to northern South America, and from the Pacific Northwest to Nova Scotia and Florida. Their subjects include:_x000B_--distributional changes due to human influence_x000B_--population trends and concerns over less common species_x000B_--pairing and other behavior that occurs in the wintering areas and is vital to the success of the species_x000B_--feeding ecology and body condition during winter_x000B_--new habitats created by such activities as aquaculture and park development_x000B_--losses of habitat due to development and drainage for alternate uses_x000B_--lead poisoning and pollutants that are detrimental to waterfowl_x000B_--habitat management for maintenance of successful populations now and in the future_x000B_Also presented are reports of workshop discussions outlining current issues and future research needs._x000B_Preparation of this volume was assisted by an editorial board comprising Bruce J. J. Batt, Robert H. Chabreck, Leigh H. Fredrickson, and Dennis G. Raveling.
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The Campbell revolution? : power, politics, and policy in British Columbia
\"How are we to assess Gordon Campbell's decade-long premiership of British Columbia? While to many he was an ideologue set on revolutionizing provincial politics, he was a far more complex figure - polarizing and unpopular, but also a shrewd party manager and successful political operator. Beginning with a detailed account of Gordon Campbell's pre-Liberal Party political activities, The Campbell Revolution? then takes a broad look at the policy options open to him in the context of the neoliberal revolution that swept across Canada and elsewhere in the 1980s and 1990s. Contributors discuss the Campbell administration's reforms in social, environmental, and economic policies, focusing on tax system reform, the arts and culture sector, healthcare, and urban development in the context of the 2010 Winter Olympics. More than just a narrative of the career of an enigmatic public official, this book looks at specific public policy examples and asks whether Campbell led a revolution or simply rode a wave of change that had begun years before he came to power. A comprehensive examination of Gordon Campbell's leadership and governance style and the ideological underpinnings of BC's Liberal Party, The Camphell Revolution? examines how the Campbell administration attempted to transform politics in British Columbia in the twenty-first century.\"-- Provided by publisher.
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The Many Voyages of Arthur Wellington Clah
Drawing on a painstaking transcription of Clah's diaries, Peggy Brock offers a riveting portrait of a Tsimshian man and his encounters with colonialism.
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Brexit, interest groups and changes to the ‘logic of negotiation’: a research note
Did the Brexit lead to a decline in interest group influence in British government? This research note reports on a survey of 268 public affairs professionals and examines whether the ‘bandwidth’ taken up by Brexit diminished the areas of domestic policy that groups might seek to influence and whether groups found it harder to engage with government in the 3 years up to 2020. The figures indicate that Brexit significantly displaced other domestic issues but that government did not ‘freeze out’ interest groups in the period. Moreover, the evidence points to a growing role for groups post-Brexit.
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Our Republican Constitution
This new book by Adam Tomkins sets out a radical vision of the British constitution. It argues that despite its outwardly monarchic form the constitution is profoundly informed, and indeed shaped, by values and practices of republicanism. The republican reading of the constitution presented in this book places political accountability at the core of the constitutional order.
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Negotiating buck naked : Doukhobors, public policy, and conflict resolution
Soon after the arrival of Doukhobors to British Columbia, new immigrants clashed with the state over issues such as land ownership, the registration of births and deaths, and school attendance. As positions hardened, the conflict, often violent, intensified and continued unabated for the better part of a century, until an accord was finally negotiated in the mid-1980s.
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