The Shifting Terrain
eBook - ePub

The Shifting Terrain

Nonprofit Policy Advocacy in Canada

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eBook - ePub

The Shifting Terrain

Nonprofit Policy Advocacy in Canada

About this book

Canadian advocacy has evolved over the past few decades. A core function of the nonprofit sector, advocacy endures in an unsympathetic neoliberal landscape - one dominated by a rise in government surveillance, ongoing government funding cuts, and confusion over what activities are permissible.

Exploring the unpredictable and fluid nature of public policy advocacy work carried out by nonprofit organizations across Canada, The Shifting Terrain sheds light on the strictures and opportunities of this crucial aspect of the voluntary sector. Authors from diverse backgrounds, including academics, activists, practitioners, and legal experts, illustrate what the shifting course of advocacy means in philosophical, theoretical, political, and practical terms. Offering a critique of advocacy practices directed at the nonprofit-provincial/territorial government interface and beyond, this anthology outlines regulatory changes made by the Canada Revenue Agency, exposes the conflicted internal structures and processes of advocacy work, challenges "permissible advocacy activities," presents provocative thinking about alternative ways forward, and proposes recommendations for improvement.

A comparative historical study and a contemporary examination, The Shifting Terrain invites readers to contemplate the implications of advocacy for public participation, the shaping of public policy, and Canadian democracy.

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Yes, you can access The Shifting Terrain by Nick J. Mulé, Gloria C. Desantis, Nick J. Mulé,Gloria C. Desantis in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Politics & International Relations & Global Politics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Tables and Figures
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Foreword: The Insiders
  5. 1 Advocacy: A Contested yet Enduring Concept in the Canadian Landscape
  6. 2 Shifting Legal Terrain: Legal and Regulatory Restrictions on Political Advocacy by Charities
  7. 3 Advocates Anonymous: A Study of Advocacy Coalitions in Ontario
  8. 4 The Changing Face of the Non-profit Sector: Social Enterprise Legislation in British Columbia
  9. 5 Saskatchewan Disability Income Support Coalition: Advocacy for a New Disability Benefit Program
  10. 6 Who Is Minding the First Nations during the Flood? Failing Advocacy at Every Policy Turn during a Human/Environmental Crisis
  11. 7 Poverty Free Ontario: Cross-Community Advocacy for Social Justice
  12. 8 The Québec Act to Combat Poverty and Social Exclusion: A Case of Democratic Co-construction of Public Policy
  13. 9 Reinventing Democracy through Public Advocacy: The Case of the Anti-shale Gas Movement in New Brunswick
  14. 10 Canada’s Northern Communications Policies: The Role of Aboriginal Organizations
  15. 11 A “Political Activity”: The Inherent Politicization of Advocacy
  16. Contributors
  17. Index