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In Canada, the presence of two official languages is recognized. Outside of Quebec, Francophone minority communities accounted for 22.8 % of the population in 2016. For this population, access to French-language library services and collections is crucial. And to support this work, networking between libraries and librarians is essential. Yet, since the end of the Association canadienne des bibliothécaires de langue française (ACBLF) in the early 1970s, librarians have worked in isolation. In 2019, as part of its obligations under the Official Languages Act, Library and Archives Canada established the Network of Official Language Minority Libraries (OLMC). After a review of the historical context of the creation of this network, from the ACBLF to the present day, we will present its characteristics and achievements, whether in terms of information sharing, the May 2021 National Conference or research. A short review will follow, focusing on its contribution to the challenges faced by librarians working in Francophone minority communities.

Le vieillissement de la population dans les pays membres de l'Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques (OCDE) constitue un sujet de plus en plus préoccupant. Ce phénomène comprend de nombreuses questions sur la constitution de la population active et la viabilité des systèmes de retraite. L'une des solutions apportées par le gouvernement du Québec a été la mise en place de mécanismes de retraite progressive. Ce mémoire a voulu comprendre la construction de ces mécanismes par l'analyse des politiques publiques de retraite progressive. La littérature portant sur la retraite progressive montre très clairement que le contexte démographique est à la base de l'élaboration de mécanismes de retraite progressive. Malgré les nombreuses études descriptives et normatives, aucune d'entre elles n'analyse l'implication des acteurs sociaux dans …

In recent years in Québec, the renewal of development policies has had tangible effects on the ability of territories to support and develop economic activity, but also to stimulate the dynamism of local stakeholders, even though at the core of this new territorial momentum, the profession of development officer remains relatively unknown. Yet the development professions have continued to evolve with the territorialization of local and regional development policies. Not only are there more of these officers working in the territories, but their duties have become considerably more complex in response to the broadening of the mandates given to the development organizations. The evolution and subsequent transformation of the territorial development occupations in Québec are at the focus of this article. Based on data gathered from people working in local and regional development, this paper examines the four basic skill sets necessary for the territorial development professions, namely territorial analysis, local activity leadership, technical expertise and community guidance.

Using citizenship as a lens, this article aims to determine the conditions that result in the inclusion or exclusion of ethno-cultural and religious minorities in Quebec. It is also interested in models of governance that examine how the type of governance practiced by the state is reflected in the policies put forward and the consequences on the participation of ethno-cultural and religious minorities in the public realm. This research is innovative since it proposes to examine the positions put forward by ethno-cultural and religious minorities, a perspective that has been, for the most part, overlooked in the literature. In Quebec, numerous events concerning the accommodation of ethnocultural and religious differences have marked the social and political climate. The creation, by the Quebec government in February 2007, of the Bouchard-Taylor Commission, culminated in a society-wide re-evaluation of the models of integration, of citizenship and of the role of ethno-cultural and religious minorities in Quebec society. This article seeks to illustrate the variety of positions put forward by ethno-cultural and religious minorities, and the challenges vis-à-vis various models of governance.

This article analyses the consequences of government regulations in the care home sector, in particular for the 29.3% of care homes that are part of the social and solidarity economy (SSE). The article is based on a survey conducted in the Loire region and a review of government and independent reports. Founded on market principles, government regulations have introduced competition among care homes and the standardisation of their practices as they increasingly provide medicalised health care. These developments undermine the finances of SSE care homes and run counter to their traditional practices and values. SSE organisations have been driven to incorporate strategies from the private sector and even private finance. As a result, they have been forced into a process of consolidation and financialization.

AbstractThe Inter-American Development Bank (idb) is the largest source of multilateral financing for social and economic development projects in Latin America and the Caribbean. This study examines the current efforts of the idb to promote sustainable economic growth and state modernization. The paper highlights the close links between these efforts and the bank's broader neo-liberal economic reform agenda in the region. Although such reforms have contributed to some economic growth there is little evidence of a corresponding decline in the region's poverty and inequality. The last section offers an alternate vision of the development process which stresses grassroots empowerment.