Chapter 17 Weblinks, Articles, and Books

Canada in the World

Articles and Books

Momani, Bessma (2017). Canadian Foreign Policy from the Roaring 1990s. International Journal: Canada’s Journal of Global Policy Analysis 72 (2): 192-202. http://dx/doi.org/10.1177/0020702017709245

A reflection on changes in both Canadian Foreign Policy itself, as well as the academic study of Canadian Foreign Policy since the 1990s.

Carroll, Michael K. (2010). Pearson’s Peacekeepers: Canada and the United Nations Emergency Force, 1956-67. University of British Columbia Press: Vancouver.

A look at the role of Canadian PM Lester B. Pearson, the ‘chief architect’ of Canadian Foreign Policy post-WWII, in the creation of UN peacekeepings, as well as the role played by Canadians in the early days of peacekeeping in the Middle East and North Africa.

Recommended Websites

http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/politics/international-politics/international-politics.html

The CBC’s digital archive includes many stories on aspects of Canadian foreign policy and Canadian involvement in the world.

http://www.wilsoncenter.org/program/canada-institute

The website of the Canada Institute at the Woodrow Wilson Center includes publications and other resources.

https://www.international.gc.ca/gac-amc/index.aspx?lang=eng

This website of Global Affairs Canada includes links to Canadian embassies and consulates throughout the world.

http://www.globalresearch.ca/

Run by the Centre for Research on Globalization, an NGO based in Montreal, this site publishes news articles, commentary, background research and analysis on a broad range of issues, focusing on social, economic, strategic, and environmental processes.

http://www.imf.org/external/index.htm

This is the website for the International Monetary Fund which has several supranational programs focused on facilitating monetary support for states.

http://www.worldbank.org/

This is the website for the World Bank group which provides funding and credit for countries embarking on capital projects focused on development.

http://www.bankofcanada.ca/

This is the website for the Bank of Canada which is responsible for setting interest rate policy in Canada and managing the supply of money within Canada’s economy.

http://www.un.org/en/

This the home page for the United Nations, which accesses the various operations of the UN, including efforts at diplomacy, trade, and development.

https://www.ashtoncollege.ca/nafta-and-the-canadian-economy/
This website from Ashton College in Vancouver outlines the basic tenets of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the impacts this agreement has had on Canada.

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