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This paper discusses the use of the concept of 'work rage' in human resource management. 'Work rage' is a construct that serves a dual purpose in contemporary personnel management: first, as a means of control and individualization of workers through psychotherapeutic governance, and second, as a way to position human resource managers as providers of expertise on how to limit problems caused by troublesome laborers. The paper is based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted in Quebec and the eastern United States. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper investigates exchange rate pass-through (ERPT) in the presence of menu costs. Assuming exports prices are negotiated in the exporter’s currency, menu costs give rise to two thresholds around (within) which incomplete ERPT is (not) observed. An error correcting process is triggered from a deviation in the ERPT cointegrating relation only when the deviation is large enough in absolute value to fall outside of a band defined by symmetric thresholds. Threshold autoregressive (TAR) cointegration techniques are used to investigate Quebec and Ontario pork meat export prices in the US and Japanese markets. Through Monte Carlo simulations, we find that our Equilibrium-TAR tests have greater power than a standard unit root test. Our empirical application suggests that Canadian pork exporters exercise market power in the US market. The evidence of incomplete ERPT in the Japanese market is weaker and differs across provinces. Evidence of thresholds is reported for both destinations, thus indicating the existence of significant menu costs for Canadian pork exporters in these markets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The 1980s and early 1990s have been a tough time for Canada, and especially for English-speaking Canada. Recurring constitutional crises combined with victories for continental economic integration and the dismantling of the power of the Canadian state in the name of the "marketplace," have called into question the long-term independent existence of a separate country or countries to the north of the United States. The 1980s began with a referendum on whether the citizens of Quebec wanted to separate from Canada. By voting "no," a majority of Quebecers said yes to Canada and set off a series of constitutional changes. The separation of Quebec and the triumph of neo-liberalism threaten all or almost all of the characteristics that differentiate English-speaking Canada from the United States. This paper examines the basis of English-Canadian nationality; proposes a new foundation for a relationship with Quebec and assesses the long-term prospects for Canada as an independent country.

This opinion paper explains the unique and favourable terms of dental health insurance coverage available to residents (both permanent and temporary) of the Province of Québec, Canada. In comparison, the United States and British Canada are the poor stepchildren of government-mediated provision of dental health coverage. The differences in dental healthcare provision between these regions are a question of culture - more specifically, of differing socio-political cultures and different perspectives on the importance of dental care. Lawmakers in the United States can learn from this policy of government-administered dental insurance that appears to work well in Québec. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Information about several papers discussed at a symposium held at Cleveland, Ohio from April 14-16, 2011 on the renewable energy and the electricity grid shared by the U.S. and Canada. The focus of the Department of Energy of the U.S. is on the enhancement of energy sources and the national security of the country. Information on the Surplus energy and surplus hydro power in the Quebec is also presented.

Historians have traced the mass migration of French Canadians from the St. Lawrence River valley to the United States between the Civil War era and the Great Depression; to a lesser extent, scholars have also studied outmigration in the 1840s and 1850s. Closer scrutiny of available evidence suggests, however, that the roots of Lower Canada's great demographic hemorrhage lie in the early decades of the nineteenth century. As cross-border infrastructure and commerce developed, French Canadians explored new opportunities in the northeastern United States and Great Lakes region. Demographic estimates, signs of an agricultural crisis, and contemporary sources all point to a migratory pattern that anticipated the grande saignée. Further research of this kind stands to change how scholars view not only French-Canadian mobility, but the extent of continental integration prior to the advent of railways. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This section offers news briefs related to injury prevention as of December 2013. Efforts are being taken in Scotland to protect children from ingestion of washing detergent Liquitab which looks like candies. Quebec's efforts to obtain the province's gun registry data is being supported by the Coalition for Gun Control in Canada. Brazil has released a graphic mass media campaign against drinking and driving as part of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Road Safety Programme.

Borderlands on either side of undefended and easily crossed boundaries are now commoner than ever. Economic pacts and political change in North America (in this case particularly the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement), in Europe and in Africa have changed dramatically the character of the boundaries and borderlands of three continents. The aim of this paper is to examine the current impact of the increasingly open boundary between Quebec and the United States on the borderlands on the Quebec side, and thus to throw some light on a newly-emerging aspect of regional geography.There are a number of special geographical features in Quebec explained by the presence of the boundary. The most important economically are the decline of the retail sector and the threat to the forestry sector. Environmentally, the boundary has undoubtedly retarded the development of environmental policy, especially through making the administration of the border lakes, Champlain and Mephremagog, cumbersome to the point where agreements have been very difficult to reach and enforce; this contrasts unfavourably with more vigorous activity by provincial, state and federal governments away from the boundary. Culturally, the daily cross-boundary exchange gives a special character to the borderlands.The boundary between Quebec and the United States is both a barrier and a link. These twin characteristics give a special flavour to the geography of the borderlands. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article presents abstracts of various research papers on medical sciences including patients with early-stage breast cancer, use of antidepressants during pregnancy and similar reoperation rates of the pressure used to irrigate open wound fractures.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses electronic resource management, library schools, and continuing education.

Potential loss of group distinctiveness can represent a threat to the existence of a group. Across three studies ( Ns = 42, 60, 94), a mediated-moderation model was tested in which the interactive effects of group identification and potential ingroup distinctiveness loss predicts the desire to engage in ingroup protective action to the extent that collective angst (i.e., concern for the ingroup's future vitality) is aroused. It was hypothesized that the threat of potential distinctiveness loss would result in collective angst and subsequent support for protective action among high, but not necessarily low, identified group members. Results provided support for this model within the context of French Canadian distinctiveness from English Canada (Experiment 1, where the outcome measure was the desire for a sovereign Quebec) and Canadian distinctiveness from the United States (Experiments 2 and 3, where the outcome was support for action to protect Canadian sovereignty and rejection of a North American Union respectively). When and why collective angst facilitates ingroup protective action is discussed. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In contrast with Mexico, a consistent pattern of anti-Americanism has never been present in Quebec, but there has been an ostensible upsurge in anti-American sentiment recently. This article asks whether Quebec has become a “northern Mexico” with respect to societal attitudes displayed toward the United States. To answer this, we first explore the argument that Mexico is effectively an axiomatically anti-American land. We then examine public opinion in Quebec, with a view to contrasting it with Mexican views, especially on the all-important question of the use of force in international politics. We argue that Quebeckers show themselves to be more supportive than Mexicans of the idea that the “international community” in certain instances does have both a right and a duty to intervene in the domestic affairs of states. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article focuses on the acceptance of French culture in the comparative American studies. It states that though there has been a significant expansion in the field of American literature, the French speaking cultures in Québec, Francophone areas of Canada and the Caribbean remain marginalized. Contemporary francophone theorists are said to be actively participanting in comparative American Studies thus providing a welcome accent to the transcultural process.

Reports that Intertape Polymer Group of Montreal, Quebec, has signed a deal to purchase certain assets relating to the masking tape and duct tape operations of Tesa Tape of Bradenton, Florida, and a three-year agreement to supply tape products to Tesa worldwide.

In the past few years, much attention has been accorded to the evident spread of anti-American sentiment throughout large parts of the world. In particular, there has been a focus upon what some have termed 'friendly fire' anti-Americanism, associated with opposition to American policy within the transatlantic community, made up as it is of US allies and friends. Within that community, anti-American orientations have of late appeared especially pronounced in a part of North America once regarded as being decidedly pro-American, namely the Canadian province of Quebec. The apparent emergence of 'lite' anti-Americanism within Quebec society poses some interesting questions, none perhaps of more salience for transatlantic studies than the potential creation of a transnational epistemic community linking France and Quebec. This article seeks to determine whether, and to what extent, the recent change in Quebeckers' attitudes toward the United States might testify to the existence of a 'French connection'. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Focuses on the complexities and controversies in the cultural relationship between Quebec and the United States. Analysis on the socioeconomic interrelation between cultures; Overview on the creative cultural processes in Quebec society; Observations on the diverse cultural productions in Quebec.

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The article previews several events and activities in the computer music industry in 2007. The 80th birthday of Max Mathews, a Bell Laboratories scientist, will be celebrated with MaxFest: Celebrating Max Mathews and the 50th Anniversary of Computer Music, and a performance of the Stanford Symphony Orchestra in the U.S. An International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Music will coincide with the Twentieth International Joint Conference in India. The music department of Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec will present the 15th Électroacoustiques université Concordia University Electroacoustics.

This section offers news briefs on injury prevention as of June 2016. It announces that contributor Andrea C. Gielen has received the 2016 Elizabeth Fries Health Education Award. It informs about the advocacy of the health officer of British Columbia for decreased speed limit in cities and a zero-tolerance alcohol policy for drivers under the age of 25 and reports the police trial of saliva-based devices to detect driver drug impairment in Canada.

This section offers world news briefs related to medicine as of October 2015. A coroner in Queensland has recommended that children should be prohibited from riding adult-sized quad bikes in Australia. The Seattle city council in Washington is considering charging the gun industry for gun victims' medical care. The Quebec government's tentative moves to make bike helmets mandatory was mocked by journalist Fabien Deglise in Canada.