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URBAN NATION

Why We Need to Give Power Back to the Cities to Make Canada Strong

Jon Linton

Alan Broadbent, HarperCollins
Toronto, 2008
ISBN: 978-0-00-200883-9

The subtitle says it all – we need to recognize cities as the engines of economic growth and give them the power and financial base to enable them to pursue their destinies. Alan Broadbent, long a commentator on Canadian urban affairs, is the chairman and CEO of Avana Capital Corporation, a private investment holding company. He also heads up the Maytree Foundation, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to reducing poverty and social inequality in Canada. From this dual capacity of entrepreneur and social activist, he is a very astute commentator on economic and urban affairs. This is his first book, and it’s articulate and to the point.

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Flags - Canadian / Provincial / International – Flags are made of long-lasting polyester, screened with UV resistant dyes to eliminate fading and fraying. Great for inside or outside use. All sizes available with grommet header.

Election Supplies – Is your municipality holding a municipal election this year? Order your election supplies early!

Voting Booths – Item 1353 - made of heavy duty die-cut and prescored corrugated board which unfolds in a jiffy to make a perfect voting booth for complete privacy. 20 1/2" high, 10" deep with three panels each 17" wide.

Ballot Boxes – Item 1349 - 14 1/4" long; 8 3/4" wide and 20" deep, with slot for ballot insertion measuring 10" x ˝"

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When things are “good,” we get complacent and begin to feel a sense of entitlement to what we have – that it must not change because it’s good. And when it does change, we feel betrayed. And, when things are bad? We latch onto the ludicrous idea that it’ll never get better. – Peter de Jager, Speaker, Management Consultant.

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Feature Profile

Meet Denis Chamberland – in the Procurement Zone

Denis Chamberland is a commercial lawyer with almost 20 years of experience dealing with commercial issues related to municipal procurement, such as public works projects, including water and wastewater, solid waste collection and recycling, and design-build-operate project for organic waste processing plants, among others. He also advises on the public procurement of goods and services, drafts RFPs and other competitive documents, develops procurement by-laws and he provides strategic advice on a variety of legal, regulatory and public policy issues, such as municipal conflicts of interest, lobbying, codes of conduct. Denis works well with municipally elected officials on the larger and/or complex procurement projects.

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Run and Win: A Guide to Succeeding in Municipal Elections – Item 0020

This book is written specifically to prepare you to "Run and Win" a successful election campaign, with chapters on how to easily recruit volunteers, work effectively with media, learn the issues, develop your own positions, and a host of other vital topics. All this is written in a positive, motivational style to start you on a journey where you will learn to act, think and live at a new level, and contribute to your community in a unique and exciting way: as a successful politician ... more

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