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Petitions, Protests, And Policy: The Influence Of The American Colonies On Quebec, 1760-1776, Mary Ann Fenton
Petitions, Protests, And Policy: The Influence Of The American Colonies On Quebec, 1760-1776, Mary Ann Fenton
Doctoral Dissertations
The beginning years of British rule in Quebec are examined from a new perspective: the influence of the American colonies on Quebec. Three major issues were selected as the basis of the study: the impact of the American immigrant merchants on the internal life of the province; the role of the American colonies on British policy as it affected Quebec; and the failed American invasion of Quebec in 1775-76. Several long-held beliefs with respect to the mercantile community, the American component of that community, and the support of the merchants for the American revolutionaries during the invasion are challenged. The …
Mechanisms For Ensuring Police Accountability In Ontario And Police Attitudes Towards Them., Lisa Ann. Bruvelaitis
Mechanisms For Ensuring Police Accountability In Ontario And Police Attitudes Towards Them., Lisa Ann. Bruvelaitis
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This study examines the mechanisms which have been introduced in Ontario to increase accountability within policing and the attitudes of police management personnel towards them. The study assesses the relationship between the police and the provincial government through a study of police morale with respect to external review and interest group behaviour. This is accomplished through a review of the literature on policing and the results of elite interviews with police management personnel. In Chapter One, models of interest group behaviour are examined with respect to police organizational behaviour. This chapter also identifies the prevailing literature on policing and its …
Human Rights In The Canada-China Relationship: The Impact Of The Tiananmen Square Massacre., Paul. Gecelovsky
Human Rights In The Canada-China Relationship: The Impact Of The Tiananmen Square Massacre., Paul. Gecelovsky
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this study is to examine human rights as a factor in Canada-China relations, especially in the context of the Tiananmen Square massacre of June 1989. Chapter One explores differing Canadian and Chinese perspectives on human rights and discusses the concept of "first priority rights" as a basis for formulating Canada's human rights policies towards China and other countries. Chapter Two traces the development of Canada-China relations, especially from 1970 to 1989, and discusses the evolution of the theme of human rights in Canadian foreign policy. Chapter Three explores the specifics of the Canadian response to the Tiananmen …
Awakening The Leviathan: The Politics Of The Bcni And The Canadian State., John Alexander. Lockwood
Awakening The Leviathan: The Politics Of The Bcni And The Canadian State., John Alexander. Lockwood
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
The Business Council on National Issues has been the subject of recent scrutiny provided by David Langille, Linda McQuaig, Maude Barlow. While emanating from diverse experiences, (the first, an academic; the second, a member of media; and the latter, claiming to represent the nationalist voice), their hypotheses are quite similar. That is, the Business Council wields extraordinary ability to influence the direction of Canadian macroeconomic strategy. Recent initiatives, such as bilateral free trade with the United States, competition policy reform and fiscal restraint are portrayed as the sole product of the BCNI influence. The Canadian state, in this regard, is …
A Comparative Study Of Chinese Foreign Policy Restructuring., Lizhu. Zhang
A Comparative Study Of Chinese Foreign Policy Restructuring., Lizhu. Zhang
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This thesis focuses on foreign policy changes over the forty-five year history of the People's Republic of China, attempts to explain these changes, and explores a model that analyzes China's foreign policy and predicts tendencies for further transition. The analytic framework incorporates Kal J. Holsti's foreign policy restructuring model, focusing on a particular type of foreign policy change--restructuring. This is the dramatic, wholesale alteration of a nation's pattern of external relations. Holsti believes that the impetus for foreign policy restructuring is often a response to a threat--but not always a military threat. The threats of the modern era contain cultural, …
Can A Local Government Ensure That Development Within Its Conurbation Area Is Financially Beneficial To Its Ratepayer?, Gabriel P. Dekel
Can A Local Government Ensure That Development Within Its Conurbation Area Is Financially Beneficial To Its Ratepayer?, Gabriel P. Dekel
Digitized Theses
The purpose of this thesis is to show that unchecked local development policies do not necessarily secure financial benefits to the local ratepayer and that they can pose a threat to the long-term well-being of communities. Yet local policy-makers are often unaware of this or unwilling to accept it. The theoretical review tries to explain the divorce between policy analysis and political behaviour. It shows how local government is constrained by political structures and processes which often result in an indiscriminate and costly approach to development policies as well as a deficient practice of fiscal impact analysis. An empirical study …
'Exhilaration And Anxiety': The Contemporary Peacekeeping Debate In Canada., Brian. Falck
'Exhilaration And Anxiety': The Contemporary Peacekeeping Debate In Canada., Brian. Falck
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This thesis seeks primarily to analyze the views expressed on peacekeeping from March 1, 1992 to March 31, 1993 by Canadian elites, the press, Members of Parliament and government officials. After a brief introduction of the topic in Chapter One, Chapter Two examines the literature on peacekeeping from 1948 to 1992. This investigation reveals that the peacekeeping debate during this time period was narrowly focused on a limited range of peacekeeping subjects. As well, this chapter shows how major peacekeeping events spurred a change in opinion of informed servers on the utility of peacekeeping. Chapter Three discusses the methodology (content …
Organized Women's Groups, Divisions In The Constitutional Lobby: One Interest Or Many?, Joyce. Zuk
Organized Women's Groups, Divisions In The Constitutional Lobby: One Interest Or Many?, Joyce. Zuk
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
With the advent of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, came a new era in Canadian constitutional politics. The Charter empowered various organized interests in Canadian society by granting fundamental rights to a number of groups. Given that historically, women have experienced discrimination by the courts, political institutions and decision makers, the combination of sections 15 and 28 of the Charter were considered by many as a victory for women's equality. For women's groups in English Canada the Meech Lake Accord in 1987 represented a serious threat to these equality provisions. Women's groups became divided over the "distinct society" provision …
The United Nations In Cambodia And El Salvador: Promoter Of Peace Or Accessory To Revolution?, J. Taylor. Wentges
The United Nations In Cambodia And El Salvador: Promoter Of Peace Or Accessory To Revolution?, J. Taylor. Wentges
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Under the right conditions, flawed U.N. interventions can actually help to increase the potential for revolution. Looking at relatively homogeneous nation-states in particular, this revolutionary potential is highest when there is a conjuncture of the following elements: crisis of state resources, elite alienation and division, mass mobilization potential and an effective revolutionary movement. In countries with rigid and underdeveloped political and economic institutions, fundamental and rapid forces of change can accelerate the society toward this revolutionary situation (i.e. conjuncture of elements). The findings of this thesis suggest that a large-scale U.N. peacekeeping operation, improperly conceived and implemented, can become such …