The World in Canada : Diaspora, Demography, and Domestic Politics

Just as Canada is increasingly at home in the world, the world is increasingly finding a home in Canada. The World in Canada confronts three questions: What are the implications of the dramatic and sustained shift in the Canadian ethnic mosaic for foreign policy? In what ways do diasporas influence Canadian foreign policy? What impact will and should Canada's demographic changes have on Canadian foreign policy in the long term? Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1 A Question of Degree: The Prime Minister, Political Leadership, and Canadian Foreign Policy 2 Assessing the Impact of Recent Immigration Trends on Canadian Foreign Policy 3 Jamaica, Haiti, and the Role of Diasporas 4 Multiculturalism and Canadian Foreign Policy 5 The Parizeau-Chrétien Version: Ethnicity and Canadian Grand Strategy 6 Muslim Communities: The Pitfalls of Decision-Making in Canadian Foreign Policy 7 Just How Liberal and Democratic Is Canadian Foreign Policy? 8 Public Perceptions of Canada-us Relations: Regionalism and Diversity 9 Defense Policy Distorted by the Sovereignist Prism? The Bloc Québécois on Security and Defense Questions (1990–2005) 10 Interpreting Quebec’s International Relations: Whim or Necessity? Conclusion: Putting Canada’s Diversity into Canadian Foreign Policy Bibliography Contributors Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y In response to these questions, contributors trace changes in Canada's demographic make-up, explore the relationship between domestic politics and Canadian foreign policy across the fields of diplomacy, development, defense and security, and immigration, and determine the extent to which Quebec's sensibilities to international issues differ from those of the rest of the country. The World in Canada argues that, under certain conditions, the motivation to pursue certain policy choices arises as much from domestic considerations as from the international conditions associated with them. Tracing changes in Canada's demographic make-up, this book explores relationship between domestic politics and Canadian foreign policy across the fields of diplomacy, development, defense and security, and immigration, and determines the extent to which Quebec's sensibilities to international issues differ from those of the rest of the country.