The shifting terrain : non-profit policy advocacy in Canada / edited by Nick J. Mulé and Gloria C. Desantis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mulé, Nick J., editor.

DeSantis, Gloria, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nonprofit organizations--Political activity--Canada.

Nonprofit organizations.

Social advocacy--Canada.

Social advocacy.

Nonprofit organizations--Political activity.

Canada.

Physical Description:

xviii, 345 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Montreal, Quebec : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2017]

Summary:

"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."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Advocacy : a contested yet enduring concept in the Canadian landscape / Gloria C. DeSantis and Nick J. Mulé

Shifting legal terrain : legal and regulatory restrictions on political advocacy by charities / Adam Parachin

Advocates anonymous : a study of advocacy coalitions in Ontario / Anna Burrowes and Rachel Laforest

The changing face of the non-profit sector : social enterprise legislation in British Columbia / Carol Liao

Saskatchewan Disability Income Support Coalition : advocacy for a new disability benefit program / Kathleen Thompson and Bonnie Morton

Who is minding the First Nations during the flood? Failing advocacy at every policy turn during a human/environmental crisis / Myrle Ballard

Poverty free Ontario : cross-community advocacy for social justice / Christa Freiler and Peter Clutterbuck

The Québec Act to combat poverty and social exclusion : a case of democratic co-construction of public policy / Yves Vaillancourt and François Aubry

Reinventing democracy through public advocacy : the case of the anti-shale gas movement in New Brunswick / Suzanne Dudziak and Mark D'arcy

Canada's northern communications policies : the role of aboriginal organizations / Rob McMahon, Heather E. Hudson, and Lyle Fabian

A "political activity" : the inherent politicization of advocacy / Nick J. Mulé and Gloria C. DeSantis.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Shifting terrain.

ISBN:

9780773548657

9780773548640

0773548645

0773548653

OCLC:

964331902

Publisher Number:

99976170111