scholarly journals Alberta's Resources Negotiations and Bannf and Jasper National Parks

2008 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Gainor
Keyword(s):  
National Parks ◽  
Wildlife Management ◽  
Water Rights ◽  
Resource Development ◽  
Resource Extraction ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Background ◽  
The Government ◽  
Government Of Canada ◽  
Crown Lands

The Government of Canada retained control of Crown lands and mineral and water rights in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba until 1930 when they were transferred to the three provincial governments as a result of agreements reached in 1929. In the case of Alberta, the agreement also settled the boundaries for Banff and Jasper national parks. The national parks discussions helped establish the principle that resource extraction would not take place in national parks anywhere in Canada. This paper examines the political background to the discussions over national parks and the process for setting the boundaries of these parks, with an emphasis on a report on park boundaries that addressed resource development and wildlife management in and near the parks, issues that parks administrators continue to face today.

scholarly journals The War Against Public Forgetfulness:Commemorating 1812 in Canada

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Eamon
Keyword(s):  
War Of 1812 ◽  
The Political ◽  
Critical Perspective ◽  
Departure Point ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Government ◽  
Government Of Canada ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Political Battle

In October 2011, the Government of Canada began a two-year, nation-wide celebration of the bicentenary of the War of 1812. The widely-criticized initiative returned the public eye to a traditional ‘interpretive tableau’ of war heroes, namely Isaac Brock, Tecumseh, Charles de Salaberry and Laura Secord. While the scope and expense of the federal government’s efforts have been unprecedented, the political battle to maintain certain memories of the War is one that is not new. A struggle against the forgetfulness of Canadians, and particularly young Canadians, has animated commemorations of the War for almost two centuries. Looking at a selection of past commemorative efforts this essay explores how the inertia of a traditional tableau of heroes has tended to overshadow other narratives and newer interpretations. Yet all is not lost. Using the example of the author’s exhibition, Faces of 1812, it is suggested that publicly-constructed histories can be employed as a useful departure point for the public historian and provide a foundation from which the public can obtain a broader, more critical perspective on both the commemorated events and history writ large.

The Making of the 1976 Canada Cup: Power Plays, Hockey Diplomacy, and the Rise of Alan Eagleson

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-29
Author(s):  
Jay Scherer
Keyword(s):  
Cold War ◽  
Soviet Union ◽  
Ice Hockey ◽  
National Hockey League ◽  
The Political ◽  
The North ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
The Government ◽  
Government Of Canada ◽  
The Cold War

In 1976, amidst a period of détente in the Cold War, the Government of Canada officially hosted an inaugural open-play invitational ice hockey tournament. A detailed narration of these events, pieced together from archival sources, allows scholars to understand the negotiations to prepare the political terrain for the event, including efforts to secure the official endorsement of the International Ice Hockey Federation for a tournament sponsored by the Government of Canada in exchange for Canada’s return to international competition in 1977; the participation of various countries and their respective hockey governing bodies, especially the Soviet Union, in an international tournament featuring professional players; and an agreement with the North American professional hockey cartels, especially the National Hockey League, to allow star players to participate in the event. The success of the 1976 Canada Cup accelerated the commodification and commercialization of hockey both in North America and globally—a process that was increasingly driven by the interests and aspirations of the National Hockey League. At the center of this history is one increasingly powerful—and avaricious—character: Alan Eagleson.

The Duty to Consult and Accommodate Aboriginal Peoples: A Primer for Ontario Surveyors Working in Resources Development

GEOMATICA ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.W. Roger Townshend ◽  
Michael McClurg
Keyword(s):  
Resource Development ◽  
Aboriginal Peoples ◽  
Resource Extraction ◽  
Government Decision ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Government ◽  
Aboriginal Law ◽  
Natural Resource Development ◽  
Common Understanding

Aboriginal law has developed to require Aboriginal peoples to be “consulted and accommodated” if their rights may be impacted by a government decision, including a government permit or approval of a project of a private proponent. For example, hunting rights often exist throughout a First Nation’s treaty or traditional territory (i.e. far beyond the limits of reserves), and the duty to consult and accommodate can be triggered by mining and other resource development. Contrary to the common understanding of some of those unfamiliar with this area of law, this duty applies not only to activities undertaken under federal authorization, but also to those under provincial authorization. The Crown’s “duty to consult and accommodate” Aboriginal peoples has become a central theme in the discussion of natural resource development in Canada. In response to various decisions of Canadian courts, the Government of Ontario significantly overhauled its Mining Act in 2009 to provide for some consultation with Aboriginal communities. Those changes came in to effect in the spring of 2013. This paper will describe the constitutional duty to consult as it has been described and elaborated on by courts in Canada and some of the implications it has for resource extraction in Ontario. It will then undertake a case study discussing Ontario’s attempt to respond to its duty to consult by amending the Mining Act regime. Finally, the paper will consider the flaws in the Mining Act and the reasons that exploration companies and surveyors working for them should be prudent and pro-active when undertaking intrusive activities in the traditional territories of Aboriginal peoples.

scholarly journals New Look in Indonesia

Oryx ◽  
1979 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Blower
Keyword(s):  
Nature Conservation ◽  
National Parks ◽  
Wildlife Management ◽  
Human Population ◽  
Nature Reserves ◽  
Timber Production ◽  
Conservation Programme ◽  
Management Plans ◽  
Management Project ◽  
The Government

Indonesia, a land of forests, is still rich in wildlife, with tigers, rhinos, orang-utans and even elephants still surviving despite the enormous pressures of human population. But saving the wildlife means preserving large areas of forest, and timber is Indonesia's second largest export. However, the Government has now committed itself to a conservation programme that includes the promise of 100,000 sq km of nature reserves by 1984. Since 1974 John Blower has been in charge of a UNDP/FAO Nature Conservation and Wildlife Management Project, selecting areas for conservation in national parks and other reserves, and drafting legislation and management plans. WWF has promised $1 million to support the schemes. The author has high hopes that Indonesia/s foresters are coming to realise that conservation and sustained-yield timber production can be combined to the benefit of both.

scholarly journals The Role of the President in the Context of the Political Changes in Slovakia

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Horváth
Keyword(s):  
Political Development ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Executive Power ◽  
The Political ◽  
Constitutional Order ◽  
Direct Election ◽  
Head Of State ◽  
Political Background ◽  
The Government

Abstract The aim of the article is to introduce a number of determinants that influence the activities of the office of the President of the Slovak Republic. They caused numerous transformations, which were implemented into our constitutional order over the time. The relations between president and government within the executive power is the most common theme of amendments to the Constitution of the Slovak Republic. Even the introduction of the institute of direct election for the head of state in 1999 arose as the result of strained relations between the same power entities. Therefore, there is a clear tendency that only if both components of the executive power come from the same political background, they carry out their activities in a positive way. This statement can be demonstrated by the political development in Slovakia after the year 2010 - throughout the government of Iveta Radičová, as well as Robert Fico.

The Historical and Political Background to the Proposals for Local Commissioning of Primary Dental Care by Primary Care Trusts

2005 ◽  
Vol os12 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Batchelor
Keyword(s):  
Oral Care ◽  
Healthcare Delivery ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
The Political ◽  
Cultural Setting ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Reform Programme ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
Political Background ◽  
The Government

This paper provides a background to the changes that are about to occur in the system for primary oral healthcare delivery in the NHS. This is part of a far wider reform programme involving all public sector services. The challenges that the Government faces are not unique: all countries are striving to alter their care systems to address the changing expectations of the electorate while attempting to control both the costs and inequalities. What is unique to the United Kingdom is the historical legacy of the NHS and its political importance, which should not be underestimated. An overview of the agenda for change in all parts of the health sector is presented. This is followed by a more detailed analysis of the proposals for future delivery of primary oral care in the NHS and the subsequent issues arising. A consistent theme running throughout the Government's agenda is devolution. Indeed, the detailed programme discussed in this paper applies only to England and Wales. The fact that Scotland has different plans highlights the importance of the political and cultural setting to any reform programme.

scholarly journals Justice Denied: Why Was There No Public Inquiry into the Lac-Mégantic Disaster?

2018 ◽  
Vol 48 ◽  
pp. 131-154
Author(s):  
Mark Winfield
Keyword(s):  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Institutional Factors ◽  
Transportation Safety ◽  
The Political ◽  
Public Inquiry ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Government ◽  
Government Of Canada

This paper examines the reasons why, despite the magnitude and significance of the Lac-Mégantic disaster, no formal public inquiry was called into the tragedy. In doing so it explores the substantive and political rationales for establishing public inquiries in circumstances like Lac-Mégantic, and the reasons why the various investigations that have been undertaken by the Transportation Safety Board and others into the disaster do not constitute an adequate substitute for a formal inquiry. The paper then employs a modified institutional-ideological analytical framework to examine the landscape, ideational, societal, and institutional factors that have worked against the calling of an inquiry. The paper concludes that the concept of a formal inquiry likely faced major opposition at the political and official levels within the Government of Canada, as well as major non-governmental actors in the transportation and fossil fuel sectors. Finally, the paper discusses the implications of the decision not to call an inquiry in the Lac-Mégantic case for the role of inquiries in similar circumstances in the future.

scholarly journals Rhinos—and other Problems—in Nepal

Oryx ◽  
1973 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 270-280
Author(s):  
John Blower
Keyword(s):  
National Parks ◽  
Wildlife Management ◽  
Human Population ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Development Programme ◽  
Small Country ◽  
Assistance Programme ◽  
The World ◽  
The Government ◽  
Nations Development

Ten million cattle and 4½ million sheep and goats, all increasing by nearly 2 per cent every year, combined with a rapidly increasing human population, pose severe problems for good land management in Nepal. But this small country, not much larger than England but with a dramatic and unique range of habitats, from low-lying swamps to the highest mountains in the world, has now embarked on a conservation programme aided by the United Nations Development Programme and the World Wildlife Fund. Plans have been drawn up for four new national parks, covering over 1000 square miles—one including Everest has been approved by the Government—and four new wildlife reserves. Between them these would ensure the survival of most of Nepal's endangered species, including Indian rhino and elephant, tiger, gaur, and both snow and clouded leopards. The author, well known for his conservation work in Africa, has been since 1970 FAO Adviser to the Nepal Government on national parks and wildlife management, under the UN Technical Assistance Programme.

scholarly journals The Covid-19 Pandemic: Limited Water Access and the Precarity of Women Fishers at Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe

2022 ◽  
pp. 002190962110696
Author(s):  
Tamuka Nhiwatiwa ◽  
Joshua Matanzima
Keyword(s):  
National Parks ◽  
Wildlife Management ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Hydroelectric Power ◽  
Water Access ◽  
Lake Kariba ◽  
The People ◽  
Multiple Uses ◽  
The Government ◽  
Hydroelectric Power Generation

Man-made reservoirs are constructed to meet certain purposes and Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe, was designed for hydroelectric power generation. However, it has developed other multiple uses, and the growth of fisheries on the lake has had a significant impact on the livelihoods of local communities. The declaration of Covid-19 as a pandemic in Zimbabwe in March 2020 was quickly followed by the imposition of national lockdowns with varying levels of severity up to the present day. This was done to curtail the spread of the disease, meanwhile enhancing the nation’s capacity in terms of acquiring testing kits, constructing more admission and quarantine centres as well as educating the people about ways to keep safe. In response to the calls by the government to monitor the movement of people and compliance of the lockdown rules, the Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZNPWMA), the governing body of the Lake Kariba fisheries, imposed rules that have significantly impacted the fishing communities at Lake Kariba. Both gillnet fishers and rod and line fishers have been impacted, but our focus here is on women rod and line fishers. Using the precarious livelihoods conceptual frameworks, we show how the changes in water management during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns has generated high levels of precariousness on the livelihoods of women at Kariba. We define precariousness as the condition of uncertainties brought to the women fishers by changes in water restrictions. The precarity of women was induced by several factors. For instance, the women fishers reported that restrictions to accessing fish in areas with high catches impacted them. They are also now obliged to pay exorbitant fishing fees in a way to discourage them to fish; they were frequently chased away from the Lake by ZNPWMA officers; they had limited amount of time to fish due to curfews; and failure to comply results in heavy fines imposed on them among other challenges. We show how these challenges interact with the current Zimbabwe socio-economic crisis to worsen the precariousness and vulnerability of women fishers at Lake Kariba. Data presented in this manuscript are based on participant observation and interviews with women fishers at Lake Kariba.

scholarly journals Une contribution positive à la protection des droits individuels : l'institution de l'ombudsman au Canada

2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 525-538
Author(s):  
André Tremblay
Keyword(s):  
Judicial Review ◽  
Political System ◽  
Judicial System ◽  
The Political ◽  
The Government ◽  
Government Of Canada

Canada and Quebec have been actively involved in the trend which has resulted in the existence, within the political system, of a new institution : the Ombudsman. While the Government of Canada hesitated for some time before establishing the institution for federal purposes, the Quebec Public Protector has existed for somewhat more than 10 years, and the new institution has been recognized a proper remedy to the weaknesses of the judicial system. This article enumerates some of the weaknesses of judicial review and attempts to demonstrate that citizens are better protected by the Ombudsman because of the simplicity of the available remedies and the efficiency of settlement procedures. The new institution could not be introduced next to the judicial system without creating some problems. This article considers the respective domains which fall within the jurisdiction of the courts and of Ombudsmen, and the conflicts which could arise. Finally, the operation of the courts and of the Ombudsman will be considered, as well as the advantages and deficiencies of both institutions.

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