Political Science, Political Freedom & Security
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Tightrope
Balancing Duty with Courage and Conviction by Jennifer Hyland
How do you stay upright when the very system you swore to uphold begins to shake beneath your feet? In Tightrope, retired Deputy Chief Constable Jennifer Hyland offers a rare and unflinching look behind the badge. Through raw honesty and hard-won...
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Healing
Lynn's Story - Getting My-Self Back The Woman's Revolution by Jeanne Sarson and Linda MacDonald
In this their second book, feminist activists Jeanne Sarson and Linda MacDonald share the story of Lynn, one of many women they supported, who was able to heal from more than four years of spousal non-state torture, human trafficking, and...
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Scarlet to Green
A History of Intelligence in the Canadian Army 1903-1963 by Major S.R. Elliot
Scarlet to Green details the ‘boom and bust’ cycles of the Canadian Army’s intelligence organization from its inception in 1903 to 1963, the eve of the Integration of the Canadian Armed Forces. The book analyzes the role of intelligence in...
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210° Celsius
16 Ways the Truckers Ignited Canada for the Long Haul by Barry W. Bussey
From late January to mid February 2022, the eyes of Canada—and indeed, the world—were on Ottawa, Ontario as the Trucker Freedom Convoy converged from all parts of the nation. They were there to tell Prime Minister Trudeau that enough was enough,...
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Empowered By The Uniform
by Ismon Marroquin
A critical and timely commentary on police activity and the scourge of racism in society, Empowered by the Uniform is a shocking, heartbreaking, yet hopeful examination of the justice system as often experienced by new and Indigenous Canadians....
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The Book on Ending Homelessness
by Iain De Jong
The Book on Ending Homelessness provides insights for those in the industry, elected officials, policy makers, funders, public servants and the general public on the best ways to move from managing homelessness to ending homelessness. While...
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The Taxpayer Navy
by M. L. Berry
Tax dollars wasted on over-priced ships. Good ships decommissioned for no reason. Brand-new shore infrastructure shuttered or ill-maintained. U.S. naval history from 1950 to the present is rife with mismanagement, the consequences of which fall...
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The DNA of Executive Protection Site Security
by Tibi J. Roman
An in-depth read in relation to executive protection with a focus on site security, The DNA of Executive Protection - Site Security is essential for anyone new to executive protection or requiring advanced instruction on major event planning. If...
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Never Again
Why Human Rights Charters Fail to Fulfill Their Mandates by Donald L. Lang, PhD
Freedom. The Berber symbol adorns a monument outside the Museum of Slavery in The Gambia. It’s also an emblem of hope, that “never again” will such wrongheaded political mindsets cloud our judgment about “rights” and “freedoms,” now enshrined in...
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Women Unsilenced
Our Refusal to Let Torturer-Traffickers Win by Jeanne Sarson and Linda MacDonald
Women Unsilenced explores the impact of unthinkable violence committed against women and girls through multiple perspectives—women’s recall of life-threatening ordeals of torture, human trafficking, and organized crime, society’s failure to...
