Canada’s role on the world stage has increased dramatically since the middle of the twentieth century. Once an offshoot of England, we have grown to become a recognized voice internationally.
Canadian Foreign Policy: 1945-2000 is a collection of key documents and speeches tracing the evolution of Canadian foreign policy since 1945. It highlights Canada’s role in the great international events of the last century from the beginnings of the United Nations through the birth of NATO, the origins of Peacekeeping, Canada’s participation in the Korean War, and our involvement in the International Control Commissions in Indo-China.
The collection also shows Canada’s role and influence in the Far East, from the creation of the Colombo Plan, to the recognition of the People’s Republic of China, to our relations with Japan and the APEC countries. As well, the volume looks at disarmament, nuclear affairs, the growing influence of the provinces in foreign policy, relations with France, and the birth and impact of NAFTA. Canada’s participation in the founding of the G-20 group of nations and the effect on world economic trends in the twenty-first century round out the story.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-258) and index
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- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 327.71
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 21
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- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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- 9781459718869 0919614892
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- F1034.2
- LCCN Item number
- C323 2000eb
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- CaOTU
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- 1 electronic text (xviii, 262 p.)
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- Canada
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- (CaBNVSL)slc00232377 (OCoLC)842900419 (CaOOCEL)433244
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Table of Contents
- Cover -1
- Title 4
- Copyright 5
- Contents 8
- List of Documents 11
- Preface 14
- Acknowledgments 18
- List of Abbreviations 17
- Introduction 20
- From Pre-War Isolationism to Post-War International Commitment 20
- 1. The United Nations 32
- Establishment 32
- The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) 44
- Regional Conflicts 47
- Peacekeeping 57
- Atomic Energy 61
- Human Rights 63
- 2. Security and Peace: NATO 67
- NATO 68
- Defence 71
- Defence Reviews 77
- Arms Control and Disarmament 82
- Canada's Uranium Policy 93
- 3. Relations with the United States 96
- Defence Questions 96
- Economic Matters 104
- American Investments in Canada 107
- Automotive Products 116
- The Free Trade Agreement 122
- The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) 128
- Environment 130
- Fisheries 133
- Arctic Sovereignty 136
- St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Development 137
- 4. The Far East 138
- Japan 138
- Canadian-Japanese Relations 147
- China 159
- The "Tigers" 165
- 5. International Economic and Trade Policy 172
- Towards a Multilateral Trading System 172
- Tariff Negotiations and Reductions: The "Rounds" 176
- International Economic Policy 183
- The World Economic Summits 185
- Globalization: A 21st-Century Approach 187
- International Trade Policy 188
- Canada and the Commonwealth Caribbean 190
- 6. North–South Issues 192
- Development Assistance: The Colombo Plan 192
- From the External Aid Office to the Canadian International Development Agency 195
- The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) 201
- South Africa 206
- The Decline of the Commonwealth 213
- The Organization of American States (OAS) 214
- Drugs 215
- 7. The Environment 218
- Law of the Air 218
- Law of the Sea 223
- Overfishing 229
- Outer Space: Basic Policy—International Aspects 232
- Earth Summit Conferences 234
- 8. Immigration and Refugees 236
- Basic Immigration Policy 236
- Basic Refugee Policy 239
- 9. The Provinces and Foreign Policy 243
- Quebec's External Relations 245
- "Vive Ie Québec Libre" 252
- Canada, Quebec, and France 253
- Canada and La Francophonie 259
- Recent Policy Developments 265
- La Francophonie 269
- Alberta and OPEC 271
- Appendix: The Reorganization of the Department of External Affairs: 1982 274
- Suggested Reading 280
- Index 282
- A 282
- B 282
- C 282
- D 282
- E 283
- F 283
- G 283
- H 283
- I 283
- J 284
- K 284
- L 284
- M 284
- N 284
- O 284
- P 284
- Q 285
- R 285
- S 285
- T 285
- U 285
- V 285
- W 285
- Y 285
