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Canada's role in NATO and European security is almost unknown by its European allies. This article tries to offset this deficiency by laying out Canadian initiatives in arms control, setting up of confidence building measures and in the implementation of the cooperative security concept to Europe between 1987 and 1997. The article shows the evolution of the Canadian government position toward the European security. The first part of the article considers the rele played by Canada in arms control between 1987 and 1992, more specifically during the Conventional Forces in Europe reduction treaty (OEE) negotiations and in the implementation of the « Open Skies » regime. The second part of the article looks at the evolution of the Canadian approach toward European security and at the emphasis put on cooperative security. Canada's goal being to allow NATO to play the political role provided by article 2 of the Washington Treaty. The article shows nonetheless that the flimsiness of Canada's politics concerning NATO had weakened its position towards its allies and its future role in the Alliance.
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In order to successfully modernize the Official Languages Act, we must first define the aim of such an undertaking. This requires that we have a clear understanding of the Act's purpose. Then, we must determine whether the shortcomings of the current system flow from the Act itself or rather stem from its implementation on a regulatory and administrative level. At the present time, the main failings are found at the level of implementation and not that of the legislative framework. There are serious challenges with respect to access to services and the language of work, but these can be met without making substantial changes to the Act. There are nevertheless certain issues in respect of which the Act should be amended, including the duty to make an active offer, Part VII and the principles of interpretation.
Keywords: droits linguistiques, Loi sur les langues officielles, mise en oeuvre des droits linguistiques, interprétation des droits linguistiques, language rights, Official Languages Act, part VII of Official languages act, implementation of linguistic rights, interpretation of linguistic rights
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This paper presents new estimates of unionization and collective bargaining coverage for Canada from a special Statistics Canada household survey conducted in December 1984. The new estimates are comparee with the old estimates.
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The Canadian population is characterised by a pluralism which clearly has a territorial basis and constitutes a key fact of Canadian geography. This situation lies at the heart of the Canadian identity/unity crisis.
Keywords: Pluralisme, Canada anglais, Québec, francophonie canadienne, Premières nations, Canada, Pluralism, English Canada, Quebec, Canadian francophonie, First Nations, Canada
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Canada has historically relied on a system of ad hoc committees for ethical guidance on public health and science policy, unlike the more centralized approach of more than 140 countries worldwide. Here, drawing on interviews with leaders across the country, we offer a perspective on the imperative and a strategy for a coordinated, Bioethics Council for Canada structured to ensure proactive thinking, provide rapid responses, and engage the public on urgent bioethics matters concerning the health and well-being of Canadians.
Keywords: bioethics, health policy, national bioethics council, bioéthique, politique de santé, conseil national de bioéthique
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During the decade in which Stephen Harper's conservative government was in power, its environmental practices were heavily criticized. In this article we look at this period in relation to earlier periods, beginning in 1971 when Environment Canada was created, focusing on the ways in which the environment came to be understood and managed as a public issue that required government action. We start by showing how, under successive governments, the environment and its protection have been understood and progressively modified or readapted as part of public policy. We then compare political speech and concrete implementation of environmental policies under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA), the principal federal law regarding the environment. In conclusion, we look at the changes as well as the tension and paradoxes that have been at the heart of public pro-environmental action to see what these sometimes contradictory actions tell us about the motives and direction of Canadian governments in the last 45 years.
Keywords: Loi canadienne sur la protection de l'environnement (LCPE), Environnement Canada, problèmes environnementaux, politique publique, relations internationales, Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA), Environment Canada, Environmental problems, public policy, international relations, Ley canadiense sobre la protección del medioambiente (LCPE), Environnement Canada, problemas ambientales, políticas públicas, relaciones internacionales