Canadian-American Public Policy articles from September 2003

Canadian-American Public Policy archives from September 2003

To our readers.(Editorial)
September 1, 2003... Someone once said that periods of history exist only in books. What he meant is that the forces generating continuity and change are rarely self-evident in the stories of individuals or nations. Rather, scholars shape their chapters by making...

U.S.-Canada trade, defense and border issues since September 11: the view from Canada.
September 1, 2003... I. GENERAL ARGUMENT Closely interrelated public opinion on trade, border security, and defense issues has divided Canadians along predictable and traditional lines that reflect the persistence of certain continuities. As always, Canadians...

Strains between governments at the top, hands across the border at the base: the role of subnational governments during the Bush-Chretien era and beyond.
September 1, 2003... I. INTRODUCTION Although personal relationships between U.S. Presidents and Canadian prime ministers have often been cordial [e.g. Clinton-Chretien, Carter-Trudeau, G.H. Bush-Mulroney] and positively affected at least the atmosphere and...

Globalization and a unipolar world: Canada and U.S. relations at the beginning of the 21st century.
September 1, 2003... I. INTRODUCTION: CANADA'S LOSS OF INNOCENCE In preparing a short analytical study on Canada-United States relations within a specific and brief time frame, one cannot help but recall some of the stereotypical catch phrases often cited in...

The Canada-U.S. border: achieving an efficient inter-organizational policy coordination.
September 1, 2003... I. INTRODUCTION The September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States have triggered many questions concerning the security of the Canada-U.S. border. As events unfolded on that day, the actual border was closed for only a little...