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2. Canadian Liberalism, Party Politics and the Chretien Legacy.
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Patten, Steve
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POLITICAL change , *POLITICAL parties , *POLITICAL leadership ,CANADIAN prime ministers - Abstract
This paper traces the Chretien legacy by examining key policy debates and changes within the Canadian party system during the 10 years Chretien was prime minister and the 13 years he was Liberal leader. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2005
3. What price the Mulroney papers?
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Gibson, Will
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ARCHIVES , *FINANCE ,CANADA. National Archives ,CANADIAN prime ministers - Abstract
Probes allegations that documents exist authorizing the Canadian National Archives to buy former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney's letters, memos and notes for $1.3 million. Frenzied hunt for the alleged documents; Denial from government officials of an agreement to buy the Mulroney papers; Report by Arthur Drache, publisher of `Canadian Taxpayer'; His comments on the story.
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- 1993
4. Do (Some) Canadian Voters Punish a Prime Minister for Calling a Snap Election?
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Blais, André, Gidengil, Elisabeth, Neil Nevitte, and Nadeau, Richard
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VOTING ,ELECTIONS ,POLITICAL campaigns ,CANADIAN prime ministers ,CANADIAN politics & government - Abstract
Are voters willing to punish a prime minister for calling an ‘unnecessary’ snap election for purely opportunistic reasons? This paper examines voters’ reactions to the Canadian prime minister's decision to call a snap election in November 2000. The decision provoked limited resentment, and that resentment was strongest among partisans of the opposition parties and among those who follow politics closely. Those who do not keep up with politics, it seems, either did not realize that the election was precipitous or simply did not care. The paper shows that resentment about the election call was a consideration in vote choice, but it was a decisive consideration for a very small group of voters. We estimate that the electoral cost to the incumbent Liberal Party was one percentage point. Some voters are prepared to punish prime ministers for opportunistically calling a snap election, but in this case the electoral penalty was small. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
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5. Spending on Political Staffers and the Revealed Preferences of Cabinet: Examining a New Data Source on Federal Political Staff in Canada.
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ROBSON, JENNIFER
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PUBLIC administration ,POLITICAL consultants ,CANADIAN federal government ,PUBLIC spending ,CIVIL service ,CANADIAN prime ministers ,CABINET officers ,TWENTY-first century ,HISTORY ,FINANCE - Abstract
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- 2015
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6. Strains on Canadian Confederation.
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Stevenson, J. A.
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CANADIAN prime ministers ,ECONOMIC recovery ,TAXATION ,FISCAL year ,WHEAT - Abstract
Focuses on the political situation in Canada. Efforts made by Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King to promote the economic recovery of Europe and to restore Canada's best market; Information on increased taxation at the end of the fiscal year; Report that Conservative party leader Arthur Meighen, is admittedly the ablest and most experienced figure in Canadian public life; Information that export trade figures are artificially buoyed up by the high price of wheat and the demand of American paper for Canadian newsprint and pulpwood.
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- 1925
7. The media message.
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MASS media ,POLITICAL candidates ,PUBLIC opinion ,ELECTIONS ,PREJUDICES ,CANADIAN prime ministers - Abstract
This article focuses on how the Canadian media portrayed the different political candidates in the 2006 elections for Prime Minister. This year, Maclean's, in partnership with McGill University, put the assumption that facts are filtered through political bias to the test. Throughout the election campaign, McGill's Observatory on Media and Public Policy has monitored coverage in seven of the country's biggest and most influential papers. Most of the major papers dealt with news stories in the same relatively balanced way.
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- 2006
8. Ideas, Executive Federalism and Institutional Change: Explaining Territorial Inclusion in Canadian First Ministers' Conferences.
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Alcantara, Christopher
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CANADIAN prime ministers ,CANADIAN provinces ,CANADIAN politics & government, 1980- ,CANADIAN federal government ,POLITICIANS ,NON-self-governing territories ,CONFERENCES & conventions ,HISTORY ,CANADIAN politics & government - Abstract
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- 2013
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9. Combining the Hazards of Ministerial Appointment AND Ministerial Exit in the Canadian Federal Cabinet.
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Kerby, Matthew
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LEGISLATIVE bodies ,CANADIAN prime ministers ,CANADIAN politics & government ,CABINET officers ,ELECTIONS - Abstract
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- 2011
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10. The 1939 British and Canadian 'Empire Air Training Scheme' Negotiations.
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Stewart, Andrew
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CANADIAN prime ministers ,CABINET officers ,FLIGHT training ,NEGOTIATION - Abstract
This article focuses on events surrounding the Ottawa mission led by Lord Riverdale. Between October and December 1939 the mission met the Canadian Prime Minister William Mackenzie King, his Cabinet and a number of Dominion representatives, its goal to agree on arrangements for the British Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS). This plan would ultimately play a vital role in the British and Dominion war effort, training over 100 000 men for air duties in a variety of theatres of conflict. But, although the negotiations were hailed at their conclusion as having been a great success, the reality was that they were dominated by considerable tensions not just among those present but also between elements within Whitehall and the Canadian leadership. On repeated occasions it appeared that the talks might even collapse and at one stage a constitutional crisis loomed. Far from the success that has since been portrayed to have been the case, the negotiations in fact demonstrated that considerable potential problems existed with regard to the wartime Anglo-Dominion relationship. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
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11. Consolidating cabinet portfolios: Australian lessons for Canada.
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Aucoin, Peter and Bakvis, Herman
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EXECUTIVE department reorganization ,CABINET system ,CABINET officers ,COST effectiveness ,GOVERNMENT policy ,CANADIAN prime ministers ,POLITICAL change - Abstract
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- 1993
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12. 'Peace, Order and Effective Government:' the governor general's choice of a prime minister under a minority House.
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Desserud, Don
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REPRESENTATIVE government , *CONSTITUTIONAL law ,CANADIAN politics & government ,CANADIAN prime ministers - Abstract
The rules governing the choice of Canada's prime minister are obscure; it would seem that the prime minister is simply the leader who holds the most seats in the House of Commons. However, the constitutionality of the choice of prime minister is actually much more complicated, and involves principles such as the rule of law, responsible and representative government, and the need for effective government. Although rarely ever called upon to exercise such judgement, ultimately (and theoretically) the choice is made by Canada's governor general. This paper outlines the constitutional rules governing the choice of prime minister, in particular those that apply when no one party holds a majority in the House of Commons. The paper raises several issues as to whether the current configuration of the office of governor general provides the appropriate political authority for choosing a prime minuster were there ever to be a challenge or uncertainty as to who should be chosen. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
13. Does Size Matter?: International Policy and Minority Governments.
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Hogg, William
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POLICY sciences , *DECISION making , *INTERNATIONAL relations , *BUDGET laws ,CANADIAN prime ministers ,CANADIAN politics & government - Abstract
In June of 2004, Prime Minister Paul Martin was returned to Parliament with a minority government. In order to survive, his Liberals would have to rely on the support of their political rivals. This reliance on rival support should have a modifying impact on the formation of the government?s policy agenda, on policy-making, and on decisions taken. International policy seems to be case in point. The first piece of legislation to fall under Martin?s new government dealt with the separation of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. There was a distinctly conservative bent to the April 2005 International Policy and Defence Policy Statements. The Layton-Martin budgetary pact had an impact on Canada?s Official Development Assistance envelope. This is not the first time a Canadian prime minister has faced the challenge of managing a minority government while acting abroad. John Diefenbaker (1957-1958 and 1962-1963), Lester B. Pearson (1963-1965 and 1966-1968), Pierre Elliot Trudeau (1972-1974) and Joe Clark (1979-1980) all carried pluralities short of majorities in the House of Commons. This paper examines the degree to which minority governments have had effects on the formation of international policy (defence, diplomacy, development and commerce) by examining spending patterns, policy statements and policy outcomes from these six periods. It is argued that, while minority governments cause short term fluctuations in funding and outputs, they do not differ greatly from longer term patterns in Canada?s international policies. One has to look elsewhere to explain foreign and defence policy change. This paper will also offer a brief comparative overview of other developed democracies and the effects of parliamentary structure on foreign and defence policy. ..PAT.-Conference Proceeding [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2006
14. "Calculated Diplomacy": John Diefenbaker and the Origins of Canada's Cuba Policy.
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Molinaro, Dennis
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INTERNATIONAL relations ,CANADIAN prime ministers ,CANADIAN foreign relations - Abstract
This paper will revisit the Prime Minister John Diefenbaker era and the origins of the Canadian Cuba policy. Recently declassified documents form the basis for this new reading of Diefenbaker. These documents reveal a different Diefenbaker, one that contradicts the traditional view of him as a "rebel" that took a stand against the U.S. with Canada's Cuba policy. Diefenbaker had little choice but to follow the U.S. lead on Cuba, whether this meant maintaining trade relations under Eisenhower or ignoring John F. Kennedy's strong arm tactics to join the U.S. embargo. Both Eisenhower and Kennedy had a greater hand in shaping Canada's Cuba policy than previously believed. Even as a Canadian nationalist, Diefenbaker's Cuba policy was influenced and in many ways constrained by the United States. Canada's Cuba policy derived initially from the idea of an allied North American front against the Soviets. But by the 1960s it became a symbol of Canada's independence in foreign policy. By revisiting the nationalist myth of Diefenbaker, Canada's Cuba policy appears to be more dynamic, evolving and self-serving than previously thought. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
15. "Viva el Pueblo Cubana": Pierre Trudeauâs Distant Cuba, 1968-78.
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Donaghy, Greg and Halloran, Mary
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CANADIAN prime ministers ,CANADIAN foreign relations - Abstract
With his election as prime minister in the spring of 1968, Pierre Trudeau deliberately set out to challenge the relatively narrow orientation of Canadaâs post-war foreign policy with its emphasis on relations on Western Europe and the United States. His e ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
16. Trudeau, the Department of External Affairs and the Conduct of International Relations.
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Hilliker, John, Donaghy, Greg, and Halloran, Mary
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INTERNATIONAL relations ,CANADIAN prime ministers ,CANADIAN foreign relations - Abstract
Unlike many others who have served as prime minister, Pierre Elliott Trudeau assumed office with a clear idea of what he wanted to accomplish in the realm of Canadian external relations. Shortly after his election in June 1968, he set in train a policy re ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
17. Separating the myths from Manning senior.
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Serres, Christopher
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RELIGION & politics , *TWENTIETH century , *HISTORY ,ALBERTA politics & government ,CANADIAN prime ministers ,BIOGRAPHIES - Abstract
Provides information on former Alberta Premier Ernest Charles Manning, who led the province more by example than by decree for 25 years. Papers released from Alberta provincial archives; Manning papers an open challenge to common fallacy that religious politicians are intrusive busybodies; Manning's Christianity smoothed the rough edges of ruling Social Credit party; His concern with the Quiet Revolution in Quebec; Economy of leadership. INSET: Small was beautiful, by C.S..
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- 1993
18. William Lyon Mackenzie King, planning advocate.
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Gordon, David L.A.
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URBAN planning ,CANADIAN prime ministers - Abstract
The article discusses the direct influence of Canada's longest-serving Prime Minister on town planning and the development of the national capital in the first half of the twentieth century. King flirted with the settlement house movement, interning Jane Addams at Hull House while a graduate student. He later included town planning and garden cities as a component of a broader programme of social reform. The article considers King's connection to four broad traditions in early North American planning: Social Planning, the Parks Movement, the City Scientific and the City Beautiful. King's greatest impact was as the political champion for the planning and development of Canada's national capital, much of which was completed in the two decades after his death. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2002
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19. From Noblesse Oblige to Nationalism: Elite Involvement in Planning Canada's Capital.
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Gordon, David L. A.
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GOVERNORS ,CANADIAN prime ministers ,CAPITAL cities ,URBAN planning - Abstract
Examines the role and motivation of the governors-general and prime ministers in planning Canada's capital from 1850-1950. Authority and attributes of the British monarchy's governor-general or governor in Canada; Factors that influenced the choice of a capital for Canada; Argument in favor of Ottawa as the capital.
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- 2001
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20. The Scent of Defeat.
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Mansbridge, Peter
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POLITICAL campaigns ,CANADIAN prime ministers ,CANADIAN politics & government, 1980- - Abstract
This article discusses Canadian prime minister Paul Martin's standing in his campaign for re-election as of June 2004. There was a moment in Paul Martin's news conference the other day in Vancouver when he paused and grabbed a paper clip that had held together his tightly scripted message. He twirled it in his fingers, pondering questions about a faltering campaign, then pushed aside his text and launched into a passionate declaration about using" every waking moment" in the remainder of the campaign to fight for what he believes to be right. There's irony in this because while Jean Charest, Dalton McGuinty and Gordon Campbell may campaign for Martin, deep down they're probably thinking their futures look better with a Conservative government to bash.Paul Martin's abyss moment may have arrived. The numbers are far from encouraging; some advisers look shell-shocked; and the media is questioning each move. But remember that oft-quoted Harold Wilson statement: "A week in politics is a long time."
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- 2004
21. Role of international politics on agri‐food trade: Evidence from US–Canada bilateral relations.
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Afesorgbor, Sylvanus Kwaku and Beaulieu, Eugene
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INTERNATIONAL economic relations ,TRADE regulation ,CANADIAN prime ministers ,PRESIDENTIAL administrations ,COMMERCIAL policy - Abstract
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- 2021
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22. THE COUNCIL OF CANADIANS AT 20.
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ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. , *CHIEF executive officers ,CANADIAN prime ministers - Abstract
This article informs presents an interview with Maude Barlow, a founder and national president of the Council of Canadians. In March 2005, the Council of Canadians will celebrate its twentieth anniversary. Howe Institute has a series of papers on the subject, the Canadian Council of Chief Executives is lobbying for it and, now, former deputy prime minister John Manley is co-chairing an American-based Council on Foreign Relations task force on North American integration. An international campaign through the Council's Blue Planet Project to have water recognized as a human right through a United Nations treaty, and a national campaign to prevent the bulk export of Canada's water, stop the privatization of water systems and secure a new National Water Act. INSET: The Council at a Glance.
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- 2005
23. Men of an age.
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McCall, Christina
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CANADIAN prime ministers ,CANADIAN politics & government - Abstract
Focuses on Lester Bowles Pearson, the 14th prime minister of Canada and John Diefenbaker, Conservative prime minister who preceded Pearson. Author's reaction to the paper called `Lester Pearson and John Diefenbaker: Two Not Dissimilar Men'; How the people of old Anglo-Canadian middle class regard the two; How the author's parent looked on Pearson; Animosity between the two.
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- 1997
24. Canada to Extend Rent-Relief Program Into September, Globe Says.
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Balji, Divya
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CANADIAN prime ministers ,COVID-19 pandemic ,COMMERCIAL loans - Published
- 2020
25. Looking to Peace.
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CANADIAN prime ministers ,EXPORT credit ,TAXATION ,SECURITY systems ,PENSIONS - Abstract
The article reports on the legislative program for postwar security, proposed by Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King as of February 1944. Proposed amendments including taxation relief and guarantee of export credits are mentioned. It notes the planned establishment of a government Department of Veterans' Affairs. A national housing program, nationwide health insurance under federal-province arrangements, and larger contributory old age pensions are some of the other security measures.
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- 1944
26. Wanted: a Deal.
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CANADIAN prime ministers ,ANTI-inflationary policies ,LABOR - Abstract
The article reports on the plan of Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King on how to change its anti-inflation controls. The government may accept recommendations for concessions to labor, while economic advisors fight hard for a compromise that would limit wage increases and limit the pressure on ceiling prices. The country continues to experience shortages in manpower which affects a number of manufacturing lines. The National Selective Service has frozen more than 1 million farm workers and 1.5 million industrial workers.
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- 1943
27. My last days inside the PMO.
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Feschuk, Scott
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MOTORCADES ,CANADIAN prime ministers - Abstract
The article discusses the author's last days as a part of outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin's office. He mentions various pranks that the staff talked about pulling and reminisces about his first day on the job. He notes that you can tell a lot about a country by the natures of its motorcades.
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- 2006
28. Trudeau's balancing act: Economic nationalism--with continued U.S. ties.
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CANADIAN prime ministers ,NATIONAL character - Abstract
The article discusses efforts by Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau to develop a stronger national identity and reduce its traditional economic dependence on the U.S. Among these efforts are the restrictions on Canadian oil and gas exports to the U.S., assertion of rights to protect its northern coasts used by U.S. vessels, end of special tax status for the Canadian units of U.S. publications, and strengthening of trade relations with countries other than the U.S. The impact of Trudeau's policies on U.S.-Canadian relations are also discussed.
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- 1974
29. It's time to drop the safety net.
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Chase, Steven
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ELECTION forecasting , *SOCIAL policy , *POLITICAL attitudes ,CANADIAN prime ministers - Abstract
Speculates on the contention of Sunera Thobani, Nancy Riche and Robert Evans that release of Canadian Prime Minister Kim Campbell's government discussion paper, `Enabling Society,' will imperil the Tories' chances of re-election. Social policy consultants in Ottawa who have seen the paper will not reveal its contents for fear of reprisals; Indications of what is in store from former federal Health and Welfare Minister Benoit Bouchard.
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- 1993
30. The Canadian Selfie of 2015.
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POSNER, MICHAEL
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NIQAB (Islamic clothing) ,FREEDOM of religion ,CANADIAN prime ministers ,ELECTIONS ,ACTIONS & defenses (Law) - Abstract
The article discusses the case of Zunera Ishaq who affirmed her right to wear a niqab or a face-covering veil while taking the Canadian citizenship oath in 2015. Topics include Canada's commitment to openness and to social cohesion, the lack of transparency and the anti-women nature of the practice of wearing niqab, and the impact of the niqab issue on the loss of the Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to Liberal Party's Justin Trudeau in the October 2015 elections.
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- 2016
31. Politics of fear.
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Coyne, Andrew
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LEGISLATOR attitudes ,POLITICAL psychology ,CANADIAN prime ministers ,LEGISLATIVE bills - Abstract
The article discusses the actions and attitudes of legislators in Canada's Parliament and the actions and attitudes of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in 2010. In the article the author offers his opinions on the legislators and Harper and suggests that the reason more change and legislation is not seen in Canada is because there is a lack of communication between Harper and the legislators.
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- 2010
32. Jean Chrétien's Canada in the World: How Reliable this Partner Was? How Relaible this Partner Will Be?
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Michaud, Nelson
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INTERNATIONAL relations ,CANADIAN prime ministers ,CANADIAN politics & government - Abstract
Jean Chrétien came to power, in 1993, after a campaign during which he advocated that his foreign policy would be quite different from Brian Mulroneyâs. Indeed, under Chrétienâs leadership, Canadaâs role and influence declined sharply as tensions between Ottawa and Washington grew. When asked to support President Bushâs war against Iraq, Canada turned down the invitation although it had accepted to be involved in the solving of the Kosovo crisis. Why did the Chrétien government offer two different answers to these two international challenges? What role did the domestic values play in the framing of each of the answers given? What weight did international factors play? Was the government simply inconsistent or were the two answers reflecting a same logic that was applied to sharply different situations? Through the analysis of official responses given by key government spokespersons (Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and Minister of Foreign Affairs) we will be able to determine what were the key factors evoked and establish if Canadian foreign policy is based on continuity or if it is crafted on an ad hoc basis to answer each case it faces. The answer this research provides will help us predict if Canada is a reliable partner or if its stance varies to answer domestic political pressures. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
33. State-Defined Alternative Dispute Resolution: More Diverse Options or More of the Same Choices?
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Snyder, Anna
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SEX crimes ,CANADIAN politics & government ,CANADIAN prime ministers - Abstract
The Canadian government developed Indian Residential Schools in the 1800s to assimilate Aboriginal peoples and, according to Canada's first prime minister, John A. MacDonald, get rid of the "Indian problem." The negative impact of nearly 100 years of residential schooling on Aboriginal children and, through them, on Aboriginal communities was profound. Since the late 1990's, residential school survivors have filed approximately 13,000 lawsuits against the government claiming sexual and physical abuse at the hands of the personel hired by the government and churches to run the schools. In response, the Canadian government, in 2004, designed an alternative dispute resolution system (ADR) to address the large number of lawsuits with a faster, easier, more efficient alternative to the courts. Although ADR offers the residential school survivors more choices, I argue that the state-designed ADR has been co-opted to the extent that it offers no real alternative to the courts. Further, Sen's work raises questions as to whether the residential school survivors have the freedom to choose from a "diversity of options, and not via pre-selected models of rationality" (Viens, 2003). Analyzing the state-defined ADR using Sen's concept of freedom may contribute to understanding how the aftermath of mass violence can be addressed in a manner that contributes to the well-being of communities involved. ..PAT.-Conference Proceeding [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2006
34. It's simply untrue Old Age Security no longer sustainable.
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Townson, Monica
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OLD age pensions , *RETIREMENT income , *BABY boom generation ,CANADIAN prime ministers - Abstract
The article discusses the sustainability of Old Age Security (OAS), a retirement benefit program in Canada. It highlights the claims of Prime Minister Stephen Harper that OAS is unsustainable and that it will not be able to accommodate the retirement of the baby boom generation over the next 20 years. However, pension experts disagree with Harper's claim and cite the 2010 paper on Canada's pension system which revealed that Canada's public retirement income system is financially sustainable.
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- 2012
35. Outlook for 2005-06.
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Walsh, Gerard and Hodgkinson, Edith
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CANADIAN politics & government ,ECONOMIC forecasting ,POLITICAL corruption ,CANADIAN prime ministers - Abstract
Presents a political and economic policy outlook for Canada from 2005 through 2006. Public inquiry involving the misuse of federal funds by the previous Liberal government; Political and social issues to be considered by Prime Minister Paul Martin; Economic forecast.
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- 2005
36. The operating environment.
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ELECTIONS ,CANADIAN prime ministers ,ECONOMIC development ,FOREIGN exchange rates ,CANADIAN dollar ,FREE trade - Abstract
Covers political and economic issues in Canada as of January 2005. Promise of Prime Minister Paul Martin to call a federal election in 2006 after the completion of a report involving an alleged misuse of public funds conducted by John Gomery, a justice of the Quebec Superior Court; Improvements in the economy; Outlook for the exchange rate of Canadian dollar; Involvement of Canada in free trade agreements.
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- 2005
37. Outlook for 2004-05.
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CANADIAN prime ministers ,GROSS domestic product - Abstract
Presents an outlook for Canada for 2004-2005. Possible successor of Jean Chrétien as prime minister; Key rate of the Bank of Canada; Expectations on gross domestic product growth.
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- 2003
38. Elite Attitudes on the Centralization of Power in Canadian Political Executives: A Survey of Former Canadian Provincial and Federal Cabinet Ministers, 2000-2010.
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Lewis, J. P.
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EXECUTIVE power ,DECENTRALIZATION in government ,ELITE (Social sciences) -- Attitudes ,ATTITUDES of public officers ,CANADIAN officials & employees ,CANADIAN prime ministers - Abstract
Copyright of Canadian Journal of Political Science / Revue Canadienne de Science Politique is the property of Cambridge University Press and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2013
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39. Settler governmentality in Canada and the Algonquins of Barriere Lake.
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Crosby, Andrew and Monaghan, Jeffrey
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GOVERNMENTALITY ,ALGONQUIN philosophy ,IMPERIALISM ,POSTCOLONIALISM ,SOVEREIGNTY ,CANADIAN prime ministers - Abstract
In September 2009, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper declared to the global media that Canada had ‘no history of colonialism’. Such expressions of the post-colonial Canadian imaginary are common, despite Canada’s dubious legacy of settler colonialism. This article uses Canada’s Access to Information Act to examine how mechanisms of security are mobilized against members of the Algonquins of Barriere Lake (ABL), whose persistent calls for sovereign control of their land and customary governance system have been translated by Canadian authorities into a security threat to settler society. Contributing to the literature on postcolonialism, as well as works on critical security studies and colonial governmentality, this article suggests that distinct rationalities underline colonial activities in settler states. The authors contend that the term ‘settler governmentality’ is more appropriate for settler states such as Canada, and they present the case study of the ABL to argue that (in)security governance of indigenous groups in Canada incorporates techniques that are necessarily grounded in a logic of elimination. The authors detail how an analysis of the interventions in the traditional governance of the ABL contributes to understanding recent security trends regarding ‘Aboriginal extremism’ and indigenous ‘hot spot’ areas in Canada, which are often framed as matters of ‘national security’. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2012
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40. Political Photography, Journalism, and Framing in the Digital Age: The Management of Visual Media by the Prime Minister of Canada.
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Marland, Alex
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DIGITAL media research ,JOURNALISTS' attitudes ,CANADIAN prime ministers ,POLITICAL image ,POLITICAL attitudes - Abstract
In the digital age, journalists are becoming more susceptible to the packaged visuals of politicians that image handlers are pushing electronically in an attempt to circumvent and influence the mainstream media. These managed photos and videos communicate officialdom, voyeurism, and pseudo-events, ranging from routine government business to a personal side of political leaders. They are designed to frame the subject in a positive light and to promote a strategic image. This article submits that demand for digital handouts of visuals, or “image bytes,” is stimulated by economics and institutional accommodation, including the constant need for Web content and journalists’ eroding access to government officials. A profile of the image management of Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper illustrates the jockeying between politicians, PR staff, and journalists over news selection, pseudo-events, framing and gatekeeping. Insights from 32 interviews with Canadian journalists and Conservative party insiders suggests that a two-tier media system is emerging between the small news operations that welcome digital handouts and the mainstream journalists who are opposed. Theoretical themes for international research include examining the implications of political image bytes such as the possible priming effect on journalists who are exposed to constant visual e-communication pushed by political offices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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41. Style within the centre: Pierre Trudeau, the War Measures Act, and the nature of prime ministerial power.
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Munroe, H.D.
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CANADIAN prime ministers ,CANADIAN politics & government, 1945-1980 ,DICTATORSHIP ,DECENTRALIZATION in government ,DECISION making - Abstract
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- 2011
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42. Canada and Multinational Federalism: From the Spirit of 1982 to Stephen Harper's Open Federalism.
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Caron, Jean-Francois and Laforest, Guy
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CANADIAN foreign relations ,CANADIAN politics & government, 1980- ,INTERNATIONAL law ,MULTICULTURALISM ,CANADIAN federal government ,CANADIAN prime ministers - Abstract
Since the end of the Second World War, principles of diversity and multiculturalism have increasingly been codified in international law. The present article takes a closer look at the evolution of Canada's attitude towards the recognition of its multinational character over the past 25 years. The article shows that the more recent idea of “open federalism” put forward by Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government as a recognition of multinationalism closely resembles the monist idea of the state that was promoted by former Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau. Thus, contrary to what is being portrayed in political discourses, nothing much has changed over the last 25 years. Stephen Harper's “open federalism” remains largely inspired by philosophical elements of monism and does not contribute to making Canada a truly multinational state. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
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43. A middle Cenomanian euselachian assemblage from the Dunvegan Formation of northwestern Alberta.
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Cook, Todd D., Wilson, Mark V.H., and Murray, Alison M.
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ERHARD seminars training ,HYBODUS ,SPHERICAL astronomy ,GEOSPATIAL data ,HYBODONTIDAE ,CANADIANS ,GEOGRAPHICAL positions ,CANADIAN prime ministers - Abstract
A euselachian assemblage was recovered from the middle Cenomanian Dunvegan Formation situated in northwestern Alberta. This assemblage is the most northern described within the Western Interior Seaway and provides an important insight into the euselachian faunal diversity of this little-known region of the seaway. Despite its high paleolatitude, the assemblage contains a number of elasmobranch taxa, including Hybodus, Squalicorax, Archaeolamna, Cretodus, Dallasiella, and Cretoxyrhina. The Dunvegan assemblage also contains the first known reports from Canada of the odontaspid shark Johnlongia parvidens, the cretoxyrhinid shark Protolamna carteri, and the ray Pseudohypolophus mcnultyi. This assemblage extends the northern geographical range of all taxa. Preliminary comparisons with other middle Cenomanian Western Interior Seaway assemblages show that the core composition of the Dunvegan assemblage is remarkably similar to that of other time-equivalent assemblages; however, conspicuously absent are species that are exceedingly common in other localities situated farther south. We suggest that absence of these taxa from the Dunvegan localities may be caused by a temperature intolerance associated with latitude and sea-water circulation patterns, or by an inability to inhabit environments that exhibit salinity variation. Un assemblage euselachien a été récupéré dans la Formation de Dunvegan du Cénomanien moyen du nord-ouest de l’Alberta. Cet assemblage est le plus septentrionaux décrits à ce jour provenant des dépôts de la mer intérieure de l’Ouest et il jette un important éclairage sur la diversité faunique euselachienne dans cette région méconnue du bassin. Malgré sa haute paléolatitude, l’assemblage contient divers taxons d’élasmobranches, dont Hybodus, Squalicorax, Archaeolamna, Cretodus, Dallasiella et Cretoxyrhina. L’assemblage de Dunvegan contient également les premiers spécimens signalés au Canada du requin odontaspide Johnlongia parvidens, du requin crétoxyrhinide Protolamna carteri et de la raie Pseudohypolophus mcnultyi. L’assemblage repousse les limites septentrionales de la distribution géographique de tous ces taxons. Des comparaisons provisoires avec d’autres assemblages du Cénomanien moyen de la mer intérieure de l’Ouest démontrent que la composition de base de l’assemblage de Dunvegan et celles d’autres assemblages contemporains présentent une remarquable similitude; certaines espèces par ailleurs très répandues en d’autres lieux plus méridionaux brillent toutefois par leur absence. Il est postulé que l’absence de ces taxons dans l’assemblage de Dunvegan pourrait être le résultat d’une intolérance à la température associée à la latitude et aux courants marins, ou encore de l’incapacité de ces taxons à s’implanter dans des milieux présentant des variations de salinité. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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44. Love Among the Ruins: The King of Kingsmere.
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Duffy, Dennis
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LANDSCAPE architects ,LANDSCAPE design ,RUINS in art ,DWELLINGS ,CANADIAN prime ministers ,CULTURE - Abstract
The article explores the landscaping interests of former Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King, with reference to the artificial ruins that he had over many years arranged on his property at Kingsmere, Ottawa, Ontario. It is stated that more than a hobby, the Kingsmere property blossomed into the outward sign of King's inward and spiritual grace. According to the author, Kingsmere's ruins come burdened with a load of cultural and historical baggage. The author thinks that Mackenzie King's ties with Kingsmere originated in an act of love for his friend Bert Harper.
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- 2007
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45. Insisting on Traditional Ministerial Responsibility and the Constitutional Independence of the Public Service: The Gomery Inquiry and the Canadian Sponsorship Scandal.
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Wanna, John
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CANADIAN prime ministers ,LEGISLATIVE voting ,ELECTIONS ,MINISTERIAL responsibility - Abstract
The article comments on the Canadian Sponsorship Scandal under the minority government of the country's Liberal Prime Minister Paul Martin. The situation caused the defeat of the Canadian government in the general elections of 2004 as Martin step on his position following his predecessor Jean Chrétien. However, the government recovered and was able to participate in the 2005 election through the carrying out of a confidence vote.
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- 2006
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46. Demotion and Dissent in the Canadian Liberal Party.
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Kam, Christopher
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CANADIAN prime ministers ,LEGISLATORS ,HEADS of state ,CONSTITUTIONAL law - Abstract
The article discusses the powers of Prime Minister under the political system of Canada. The Canadian PM has the power to invoke the confidence convention and to dissolve the parliament. The power of the PM regarding the parliamentary career of members of parliament (MPs) is not unrestricted. The constitution provides that some MPs should be brought into the cabinet because they are too powerful and dangerous to leave on the backbench.
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- 2006
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47. Commonwealth Update.
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Ingram, Derek
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CANADIAN prime ministers ,ELECTIONS ,CRIME ,CORRUPTION - Abstract
New Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin scrapes home in the general election to form a minority government. Lee Kuan Yew's son becomes Singapore's third prime minister and Albert Rene hands over power in Seychelles after 27 years. Australia moves in a team of 300 to fight crime and corruption in Papua New Guinea. Tanzania launches a controversial project to draw water from Lake Victoria and stirs Egypt over treaties dating back to 1929. Unrest over constitutional change flares in the Maldives. The British High Commissioner causes a rumpus in Kenya over corruption. Mauritius contemplates leaving the Commonwealth over Diego Garcia. The UK hoists its development aid substantially. And Margaret Thatcher's son is arrested in South Africa as details emerge there and in Zimbabwe of a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
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48. TRUE BLUE.
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MCDONALD, MARCI
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AMBITION ,CANADIAN prime ministers ,POLITICAL parties - Abstract
The article focuses on whether Jason Kenney, Canadian Minister of Employment and Social Development and Minister for Multiculturalism, is positioning himself as leader of the Conservative Party. Topics discussed include the speculation regarding the ambition Kenney which started due to the notion that Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper may have outlived his life as leader, the speech of Kenney during a conference on New Industrial Revolution, and Kenney's early life and career.
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- 2014
49. PRIME MINISTER IN WAITING.
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GRAY, CHARLOTTE
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CANADIAN prime ministers ,POLITICAL candidates ,POLITICAL leadership ,LANGUAGE laws ,ELECTIONS - Abstract
The article profiles Thomas Mulcair, candidate for prime minister in Canada under the New Democratic Party (NDP). Mulcair has been a leader of the Official Opposition in Ottawa. He graduated from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec with degrees in common and civil law. He had a participation as a senior over the implementation of controversial language laws in Quebec and also served as the director of legal affairs for the Alliance Québec.
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- 2013
50. Born in the Burbs.
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GRAHAM, RON
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CANADIAN politics & government, 1980- ,LIBERALISM ,POLITICAL leadership ,CANADIAN prime ministers ,POWER (Social sciences) - Abstract
An essay on the politics and government in Canada is presented. The work of prime minister Stephen Harper and former prime ministers Brian Mulroney, John Turner and Joe Clark is discussed. The liberalism, political leadership and use of power by these ministers is discussed. Harper's political ideology is also examined.
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- 2013
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