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This paper describes the state of development of Quebec Studies in English Canada. It considers the object of study and the indicators that permit one to measure the vitality of Quebec Studies. While Quebec Studies appear under-developed, this conclusion is perhaps misleading given that many universities have Canadian Studies or French Canadian Studies centres. As a result, the development of Quebec Studies must take into account the presence and the activities of these centres. The article concludes by identifying factors likely to favour the development of Quebec Studies.
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On December 15th, 2011, Canada caught everyone by surprise by denouncing the Kyoto Protocol. The withdrawal of Canada from the Kyoto Protocol was conducted legally: the Protocol not only laid the grounds for it, but the way Canada behaved does not lead to the conclusion that there was right abuse. Therefore, Canada is no longer bound by its obligations since December 15th, 2012. However, it remains true that denunciation produces its effects only in the future and Canada cannot use its withdrawal as technical alibi to justify or overshadow its inaction over the last years. On the contrary, its withdrawal points to its inaction which constitutes a violation of the obligation of result, constituting an internationally wrongful conduct. For this reason, most of the states that are part of the Protocol, can denounce Canada international responsibility. The theory of the international responsibility will serve best through the application of the international legality.
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This paper deals with the problems and delays that have occurred in the implementation of Jordan's Principle within the Government of Canada. The paper first provides an overview of the allegations of discrimination made by the Assembly of First Nations and the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society in their human rights complaint against Canada regarding the jurisdictional disputes and lack of coordination between the various levels of government and between government departments and the harmful impact they have on First Nations children. It then summarizes the initial decision of the Canadian Human Rights Commission [CHRC] in January 2016 concerning Jordan's Principle. The problems and delays associated with implementation of the CHRC decision are examined, and the May 2017 CHRC order compelling Canada to take concrete measures to comply with its initial decision is reviewed in detail. The final part of the paper advances the position that in order to genuinely ensure substantive equality in Canadian society, Canada must be more proactive in identifying and remedying its discriminatory practices. In this case, putting the Spirit Bear Plan into effect within the Canadian government offers a promising way forward for ending injustices in the delivery of public services for First Nations children.
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SUMMARYTwo fundamental changes have influenced family demographics in both France and Canada over the past 25 years: the rise in the number of births to unmarried parents and the rapid growth in the proportion of children separated from one parent or another before they reach adulthood. The impact of these changes on the family life of children must, however, be seen in perspective. Parents not married at the time of the child's birth nevertheless tend to live together. As well, the separation of birth parents allows for the formation of new families, giving the child a stepmother or stepfather and step-siblings. International or interregional comparisons give a further dimension to these phenomena; for example, Quebec, France and the rest of Canada rank in that order for the frequency of births outside marriage, while Quebec and the rest of Canada come ahead of France with a higher frequency of separations.
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AbstractBuilding on the notion of strategic culture, this article substantiates the existence of a historical tension between Europeanism, continentalism and internationalism in Canadian foreign policy. We explore this basic tension at the conceptual level, but also through the positions taken by governments and political parties since World War ii. We note that, by aligning itself on Washington, the Conservative government of Stephen Harper (2006-2009) is the first to privilege continentalism exclusively and at the expense of other perspectives. While the decline of Europeanism seems inevitable, the anticipated resilience of Canada' s strategic culture leads us to question this attempt at transforming Canadian foreign policy.
Keywords: politique étrangère canadienne, relations transatlantiques, Europe, Canadian foreign policy, transatlantic relations, Europe