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Beyond the Impasse
Efforts to reform the Canadian constitution have only resulted in a serious impasse fostered by demands for change from Quebec and reticence from English Canada. This book looks at the potential for achieving reconciliation through a new partnership between Quebec and Canada in a series of papers that examine the stakes for both Canada and Quebec in opting for a modified relationship that is neither the status quo nor complete separation. Two papers in part 1 lay the conceptual groundwork concerning the constituent elements of partnership. Papers in part 2 deal with the economic union in the context of a renewed partnership. Four papers in part 3 examine issues concerning rights, recognition, and citizenship in a Quebec-Canada partnership. Part 5 broadens the discussion to the international arena and includes a comparative international scan of partnership models. The final part distils the two editors' separate conclusions on how to move beyond the impasse based on the studies presented.
The Transformation of Canada's Pacific Metropolis
This volume documents the economic and socio-cultural transformation of Vancouver over the last decade, analyzing the city's distinctive growth trajectory. It describes how Vancouver has undergone a complex series of demographic, economic, and socio-cultural changes that have given the city a radically different profile as a gateway to the Pacific, a multi-cultural metropolis, a preferred destination for Asian immigrants, and an integral part of new regional entities such as the Cascadia ecological and economic zone. In addition to Vancouver's deepening engagement with Asia-Pacific markets and societies, the chapters examine the restructuring of the city's economy and labour force, the formation of new external linkages, the changes in class, community and metropolitan structures, and the patterns of urban reconstruction. The final chapter discusses the implications of the Vancouver experience for structural change and the post-industrial city/region.
Protecting Multiculturalism
In a post-9/11 sea of social and political discord, one state stands apart. As an increasingly powerful anti-Islamic social movement rises in the West, Canada alone remains a viable multicultural state. Employing survey and statistical data as well as a series of interviews conducted with religious leaders and policy officials, Protecting Multiculturalism explores public safety and security concerns, while pointing out the successes, pitfalls, and sometimes countervailing effects of government measures on Muslims in Canada. Engaging with debates surrounding the cultural accommodation of diverse communities, John McCoy focuses on two inter-related themes at the heart of the crisis of multicul...
Media, Elections, And Democracy: Royal Commission on Electoral Reform
Media, Elections and Democracy examines campaign communication in selected industrial democracies. Klaus Schoenbach, Karen Siune, Doris Graber and a host of authors around the world contribute critical overviews of the systems in their countries. The studies deal with a wide range of issues in modern communication, including the principles and practices of news and public affairs coverage and the impact of new technologies.
The State of Education in Canada
How good are Canadian schools? What measurements should we use to evaluate the state of Canadian education? This book discusses the state of schools in Canada in comparison to other countries as well as province-to-province. It looks at the crucial elements in any educational system, ranging from the family environment to the quality of teaching to the effectiveness of school bureaucracy. It also stresses the importance of education in creating a well-trained and efficient workforce and suggests that a high level of numeracy and literacy generates significant income premiums for Canadian workers.
Maintaining a Competitive Workforce
"Just how important is employer-based training to Canada's competitive position globally? How do we rank among other industrialized nations? On what basis should we calculate the returns to education and training, and how should the calculations be used in the development of government policy?" "Canada has a delivery system of education that permits its citizens to acquire some of the best skills on earth. But have we become too complacent? Should we begin to recognize that employer-based training rather than traditional education is appropriate? The reader will appreciate that this is far from an academic debate. There are likely to be federally initiated changes to the public funding of higher education during the next few years, and this will have implications for the education and training right across the country." "This monograph will be required reading for anyone interested in Canada's competitive position, the state of Canadian education and the readiness of Canadian workers for the economy of tomorrow."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Immigrant Integration in Federal Countries
A comparison of immigrant integration policies in seven federal countries in light of constitutional structures, ethno-cultural composition and political trends.
How Ottawa Spends, 2011–2012
Continuing its tradition of timely and exemplary scholarship, the 2011–2012 edition ofHow Ottawa Spendsexamines national politics, priorities, and policies, with an emphasis on the austerity measures and budget-cutting strategy of the Harper Conservative government; it also includes an analysis of the outcome of the federal election in May 2011. Leading scholars from across Canada examine a new era of "life under the knife" in the context of the Harper agenda after five years in power, the partisan calculus of a minority Parliament, and a deep global recession still in crisis mode. Given the budget-related pressure for an election, the book poses questions about the degree to which the bud...
Pour Une Démocratie Électorale Renouvelée : Rapport Final
This document discusses the objectives of electoral democracy, the democratic rights of voters, access to elected office, equality and efficacy of the vote, political parties as primary political organizations, fairness in the electoral process, and strengthening public confidence in the integrity of the electoral process. It also addresses the registration of voters, the voting process, administering the vote, a register of voters, aboriginal constituencies, applying the regulatory framework for election expenses and the reporting of political finance, communication issues, election law enforcement, and direct democracy in the electoral process.
