James Lorimer & Company

06/06/2024

In D-Day, author Tom Douglas chronicles the bravery, heroism, and sheer dumb luck of the more than 14,000 Canadians who stormed the beaches of Normandy, changing the course of WWII and world history. In commemorating , learn about Canada's role in this incredible event and check out the book at the link below.

https://formaclorimerbooks.ca/product/d-day/

02/07/2023

Bruce Campbell and Jason MacLean will be speaking about Canada's attempt to meet UN Climate Targets during a webinar hosted by Group of 78 tomorrow.

Get your tickets here👇

Bruce Campbell & Jason MacLean speak about how Big Oil's use of Regulatory Capture is failing Canada's attempt to meet UN Climate Targets

09/28/2022

Read Bruce Campbell's fascinating piece on railway regulation in
The Tyee

Bruce's book, Corporate Rules explores the world of business regulation in Canada in a variety of industries. Available now at your local bookstore or online!

The current system is outdated, allowing corporations to skirt accountability for industrial workplace tragedies.

09/27/2022

"...From Layton to Singh offers important lessons for Canada’s major party on the left for when it’s time might arise again."

Check out the review of Matt Fodor's From Layton to Singh in rabble.ca! Available October 18.

Matt Fodor analyzes the evolution the NDP has undergone through the course of three leaders, and one generation.

07/27/2022

Happy birthday Jim! The entire team at Formac and Lorimer wish you the best for another happy and healthy year🎂🎉

07/14/2022

"Mining Country provides a compelling synthesis of Canada’s mining history, accessible for the general reader and useful for scholars."

A wonderful review of Mining Country in NiCHE! Read the full review below:

https://niche-canada.org/2022/07/14/review-of-sandlos-and-keeling-mining-country/

07/14/2022

"Mining Country provides a compelling synthesis of Canada’s mining history, accessible for the general reader and useful for scholars."

A wonderful review of Mining Country in NiCHE! Read the full review below:

Mining Country is not a particularly cheery take on the mining industry.

06/29/2022

"It's a fascinating book...I recommend the police read this book...Mr. Sewell is certainly not against the police. He's all about accountability and trying to do things where we can improve our society."

John Sewell chats with Ottawa Life Magazine about the real problems in Canada's Policing and the steps that need to be taken to create a safer, more effective police force.

https://ottawa-life.captivate.fm/

The Ottawa Life Podcast is the voice of Canada's Capital. A part of Ottawa Life Magazine, this podcast brings the same provocative, informative, and entertaining content to Canadians to inform them of the happenings of Canada's capital.

06/02/2022

Editor of Corporate Rules, Bruce Campbell talks about the risks private interests pose to public safety in The Conversation.

To explore more about regulatory capture in Canada, Corporate Rules in available now at Chapters Indigo, online and in store!

https://theconversation.com/to-prevent-disasters-like-lac-megantic-private-interests-cannot-be-allowed-to-affect-regulations-182750

Industries have blocked or delayed new regulations and pushed to remove or dilute existing regulations by framing regulations as detrimental to creating jobs and wealth.

05/25/2022

Join authors John Sandlos and Arn Keeling at the Thunder Bay Museum on May 30 at 7:30PM to chat about how mining in northern Ontario fits into the larger scope of Canadian mining history. Register at the link below:

https://thunderbaymuseum1.wildapricot.org/event-4837411

Join the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society on May 30th, for a presentation and book signing from authors John Sandlos and Arn Keeling, in partnership with the the Lakehead University Department of Geography and the Environment and the James Lorimer & Co Ltd. This will be an in-person and virtual event.
For more information and to register visit:
https://thunderbaymuseum1.wildapricot.org/event-4837411

05/19/2022

Tick numbers are on the rise in Canada! Brian Owens explains how to keep you and your loved ones safe from tick bites and potential illness in Lyme Disease in Canada.

Order online at Indigo.ca!
https://globalnews.ca/news/8841547/nova-scotia-highest-tick-to-human-ratio/

According to a tick researcher, Nova Scotia's climate is ideal for attracting the parasite.

05/17/2022

Bruce Campbell talks to the Globe and Mail about the Lac-Megantic disaster of 2013. His new book, Corporate Rules, takes an in-depth look at the failures of regulatory bodies in Canada in multiple industries.

Available now at Indigo, online and in store!

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-lac-megantic-disaster-rail-bypass-debate/

Almost nine years after the rail disaster, Ottawa is expected to begin construction on a controversial rail bypass – sparking bitter debate in a tightly woven community hoping to heal

04/28/2022

Check out the panel discussion on new book Corporate Rules: The Real World of Business Regulation in Canada. Editor Bruce Campbell and contributors Jason MacLean, Theresa McClenaghan and Jennifer Quaid chat with moderator Jim Turk about corporate capture in different industries in Canada.

https://cfe.ryerson.ca/key-resources/podcasts/corporate-rules-real-world-business-regulation-canada

04/27/2022

BOOK LAUNCH:

Join the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change and the Sustainable Energy Initiative for the launch webinar of EUC Adjunct Professor Bruce Campbell's new book Corporate Rules: The Real World of Business Regulation in Canada!

Our panel of contributing authors will focus on the environmental, health and safety regulation of Big Energy in Canada, including climate change policy, Alberta and the tar sands, and nuclear energy. SEI Co-Chair Mark Winfield will moderate the discussion.

The webinar will take place on Wednesday, May 11 at 12:30PM EDT.

All are welcome but registration is required.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/yorkus-euc-and-sei-present-corporate-rules-and-big-energy-tickets-326765483357

Join SEI to launch EUC Adjunct Professor Bruce Campbell’s new book Corporate Rules: The Real World of Business Regulation in Canada

04/27/2022

Authors of Mining Country John Sandlos and Arn Keeling talk to The Walrus about the toxic legacy of Giant Mine in Yellowknife.

Mining Country is available now at Indigo, online and in store!

https://thewalrus.ca/giant-mine/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=%23ICYMI%3A+Arsenic+and+Gold%3A+My+Family+s+Role+in+the+Poisonous+Legacy+of+Giant+Mine&utm_campaign=April+24+-+Weekly+Newsletter+%28AB+test+of+content%29

Could my grandfather have done more to stop the dangerous dust that spewed from the mine for decades?

04/26/2022

Hi there - we are looking for a Sudbury based videographer to record an event at the Sudbury Public Library on May 24.

Please email [email protected] to discuss further details!

03/28/2022

Make sure to tune into the virtual book launch of Corporate Rules: The Real World of Business Regulation in Canada! A panel of experts will discuss how our public regulators have been captured by the very corporations they regulate. Link below!

03/07/2022

Did you miss Cutting through the Spin: Russia’s Invasion, NATO’s Provocation and Canada’s Complicity on the weekend? Watch it here: https://youtube.com/watch?v=7D5GsIvK0ZA

John Foster, author of Oil and World Politics, chats with a panel of experts on the Russian Ukrainian War.

Watch our webinar on Russia’s invasion, NATO’s provocation and Canada’s complicity. Hear from Ukrainian-Canadians, anti-war activists and experts who have be...