{"product_id":"the-social-safety-net-canada-in-decline-book-one-paperback","title":"The Social Safety Net: Canada in Decline Book One - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNora Loreto\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE HILL TIMES TOP 100 BOOKS OF 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCanada's social safety net is fraying. Why does it feel like everything is collapsing?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCanada is at a crossroads. Social services and politics have been transformed to serve market economies, while Canadians struggle to pay rent, buy food, and find a stable job that pays well enough to cover daily costs. Everywhere we look, things are falling apart, but there's still time to reverse the decline. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Social Safety Net\u003c\/i\u003e, the first book in the Canada in Decline series, tracks the forty-year attack on Canada's welfare state. As neoliberalism has matured, Canadians have seen the impact of these attacks: unreliable healthcare, crises in education and social services, and a society that feels like it is losing cohesion. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This series tells the story of Canada's untenable status quo and the forces that have led us to where we are today. It outlines the choices we need to make to fix all that is crumbling around us as well as the possible paths forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNora Loreto\u003c\/b\u003e is an activist, author, and journalist. She is the editor at the Canadian Association of Labour Media and co-hosts the popular political podcast \u003ci\u003eSandy and Nora Talk Politics\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Québec City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 10, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47459890593970,"sku":"9781459753105","price":24.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/iSoBBgCwP09781459753105.webp?v=1782991139","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-social-safety-net-canada-in-decline-book-one-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}