Awards

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A Legacy of Exploitation

Early Capitalism in the Red River Colony, 1763–1821

A Legacy of Exploitation recasts the Hudson’s Bay Company’s experiment at Red River as a reaction to Indigenous peoples’ autonomy, challenging collective historical fantasies of Canada as a glorious nation of adventurers.

Awards

2023, Winner - Clio Prize (The Prairies), Canadian Historical Association

  • Copyright year: 2022
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Screening Out

HIV Testing and the Canadian Immigration Experience

A critical, compassionate, and highly readable narrative-driven analysis, this is the first-ever inquiry into how the Canadian immigration medical program works in practice to screen out people with HIV.

Awards

2023, Commended -

Canadian Sociology Book Award, Canadian Sociological Association

2023, Winner - Best Book Award, Canadian Studies Network

  • Copyright year: 2022
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The Heart of Toronto

Corporate Power, Civic Activism, and the Remaking of Downtown Yonge Street

From the sidewalk to City Hall, in the corporate boardroom, and around the kitchen table, The Heart of Toronto traces the power dynamics and projects that have transformed downtown Toronto.

Awards

2023, Winner - Heritage Toronto Book Award

  • Copyright year: 2022
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Reconciling Truths

Reimagining Public Inquiries in Canada

Reconciling Truths is a forthright examination of commissions of inquiry that demonstrates the need for astute leadership and an engaging process if they are to lead to meaningful change.

Awards

2022, Shortlisted - Balsillie Prize for Public Policy

  • Copyright year: 2022
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Beyond Rights

The Nisg̱a’a Final Agreement and the Challenges of Modern Treaty Relationships

Beyond Rights examines the legal, political, and cultural implications of the groundbreaking process of negotiating the Nisga’a treaty.

Awards

2023, Shortlisted - George Ryga Award for Social Awareness in Literature

  • Copyright year: 2021
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A Long Way to Paradise

A New History of British Columbia Politics

A Long Way to Paradise is a lively account of the personalities and ideas that shaped the first hundred years of BC politics and created one of Canada’s most fractious and dynamic political scenes.

Awards

2022, Winner - Clio Prize (British Columbia), Canadian Historical Association

  • Copyright year: 2021
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