{"product_id":"the-social-safety-net-canada-in-decline-book-one-paperback","title":"The Social Safety Net: Canada in Decline Book One - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNora Loreto\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCanada's social safety net is fraying. Why does it feel like everything is collapsing?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCanada is at a crossroad. Neoliberalism has hollowed out and sold off the social services Canadians rely on now more than ever, and has brought into stark relief the dissonance among colonial, Indigenous, and some of Canada's most at-risk groups.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Social Safety Net\u003c\/i\u003e tracks the forty-year attack on Canada's social safety net. As neoliberalism has matured in Canada, Canadians are seeing the impact of these attacks: unreliable health services, crises in education and social services, and a society that feels like it is losing cohesion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first volume in a series by activist, author, and journalist Nora Loreto, the Canada in Decline series is 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 as well as the possible paths forward to fix all that is crumbling around us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNora Loreto\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance writer and editor at the Canadian Association of Labour Media. She co-hosts the popular political podcast \u003cem\u003eSandy and Nora Talk Politics\u003c\/em\u003e. The author of four books, Nora lives in Quebec City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 10, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42726034833471,"sku":"9781459753105","price":28.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/27a8c1fc33cb41fefcb4fe3d1cdce606.webp?v=1765108978","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-social-safety-net-canada-in-decline-book-one-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}