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In 1980 the Quebec legislator passed Article 659 of the Quebec Civil Code which recognizes the personal relationship between grandparents and grandchildren. For this first time, such relationship is legally protected. Article 659 of the Quebec Civil Code is a literal transcription of the French Civil Code. Since the introduction of this provision, the courts have looked into the delicate question of the balance of rights of the child, those of its parents and those of the grandparents. This research analyzes the basis and breath of this new enactment in light of French and Belgian law.
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In this article, social work is presented as a practice of relational help and support, a profession of compassion. The concept of compassion was developed over the centuries, carried by the Catholic Church in the Middle Ages and taken up in the 18th century by philosophers and writers who brought humanity to reflect on social ties and solidarity. These reflections shaped the conceptualization of society.
Keywords: Travail social, compassion, lien social, solidarité, Social Work, Compassion, Social Cohesion, Solidarity, trabajo social, compasión, lazo social, solidaridad
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The Author briefly reviews the historical developments that have led to the present cultural-linguistic situation in Québec business. He then proceeds to a realistic description of Canadian and even international markets for more and more Quebec-based secondary-manufacturing firms, stressing the need for working bilingualism and greater mobility of French-Canadian employees. In such a context, French-Canadians would get greater opportunities, and both sides would gradually abandon prejudice in favour of equity and efficiency.
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AbstractIn the past half-century, the historical profession in Canada has broadened its attention significantly beyond the political, diplomatic, and military concerns that were dominant as recently as the 1950s. This came about in particular by three challenges: from Marxists who insisted on the study of history from the bottom up and on the importance of class and class conflict; from feminists, who focussed attention on the history of women and gender relations; and from scholars who shifted the historical study of politics from political systems to political cultures. Other methodological innovations also helped broaden the study of history, most noticeably the use of statistics in historical analysis.This "opening" of the profession has, however, made it more sectarian and fractious. Moreover, the attention of historians continues to be paid to the western world and is now largely focussed on the last two-and-a-half centuries. A longer and much wider view of human history is necessary. Accordingly, the paper briefly discusses examples drawn from daily life - paper, food, flowers, and the environment - as evidence of the global nature of history and of the importance of the longue durée in it. The paper concludes by arguing that it is essential for historians to enlargen their conception of the past, for by examining much earlier times and very different cultures, we may come to recognize what is distinctive or peculiar about ourselves as well as others. Such imaginative travels through space and time provide a deeply humanizing and liberating experience.
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