This book analyzes Canada’s political, economic, and diplomatic relations with the Far East during the year 1940, in the context of rising tensions leading to World War II. Written under the Institute of Pacific Relations Inquiry Series, it examines Canada’s strategic interests, trade connections, and evolving foreign policy toward East Asian nations. The work provides historical insight in…
This book presents a collection of papers from the First Indonesia–Canada Conference, held in Sanur, Bali, in February 1985. It explores the evolving roles of middle powers in the Pacific region, focusing particularly on Indonesia–Canada relations and their strategic outlook towards the year 2000. The discussions address political cooperation, economic engagement, regional security, and the…
This book was compiled to celebrate fifty years of bilateral relations between Indonesia and Canada. Through photographs, diplomatic documentation, and historical narratives, the book depicts the journey of the two countries in establishing cooperation in the political, economic, social, cultural, and development sectors. Published by the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Ottawa, this boo…
Asia Pacific Face-Off is the thirteenth in the Canada Among Nations series published by The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs. In recognition of the government's designation of 1997 as Canada's Year of Asia Pacific, the volume focuses on aspects of Canada's relations with the countries in this region. During 1997 Canada will host the annual Leaders Meeting of the Asia Pacific Econ…
From all of us, at the Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, to all of you in Canada and Vietnam, many thanks for your generous, heartfelt friendship in a human space that knows no borders. And our prayers that the spirit of our common humanity will be with us always, Vietnamese and Canadians together-build a better world for our children and all the generations yet to come.
In Getting Back in the Game, Heinbecker presents his compelling vision for the future of Canadian foreign policy, a future in which Canada can work both with the United Nations and apart from it; in which our government can take a stand and effect change on issues of the day from climate change to the Middle East; in which this country has a key role to play in the rehabilitation of global gove…
A Part of the Peace addresses three areas in international affairs which are of particular concern to Canadian foreign policy makers: Multilateralism, regionalism and peacekeeping. The authors consider Canada's continuing involvement within various multilateral institutions, in particular the United Nations and the GATT.
This collection of original essay is a comprehensive introduction to the study of Canadian government and politics. In addition to including those topic most frequently covered in a introduction survey course-the constitution, federal-provincial relations, the prime minister and cabinet, parties, bureaucracy, Canada's regions-the book also contains the chapters on foreign policy, local governme…
Is it all over for Canada? There are a number of thoughtful people who think so. Mel Hurtig, however, believes there is still a chance to reassert Canadian independence. But first, Canadians need to understand how much has been lost. Our politicians are not telling us. Our business leaders certainly are not telling us. And our media definitely are not telling us. The border dividing Canada and …
The boundary between Canada and the United States is famously described as the world's longest undefended border. It was not always so. In The Struggle for the Border, renowned journalist and popular historian Bruce Hutchison tells the little-known story of how that border was established-a story of frontier war, Fenian raids, the burning of Washington, and diplomatic intrigues.