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The Legitimacy Clash
In the coming decade, we may see the advent of multinational federalism on an international scale. As great powers and international organizations become increasingly uncomfortable with the creation of new states, multinational federalism is now an important avenue to explore, and in recent decades, the experiences of Canada and Quebec have had a key influence on the approaches taken to manage national and community diversity around the world. Drawing on comparative scholarship and several key case studies (including Scotland and the United Kingdom, Catalonia and Spain, and the Quebec-Canada dynamic, along with relations between Indigenous peoples and various levels of government), The Legitimacy Clash takes a fresh look at the relationship between majorities and minorities while exploring theoretical advances in both federal studies and contemporary nationalisms. Alain-G. Gagnon critically examines the prospects and potential for a multinational federal state, specifically for nations seeking affirmation in a hostile context. The Legitimacy Clash reflects on the importance of legitimacy over legality in assessing the conflicts of claims.
Canadian Multiculturalism and the Far Right
Canadian Multiculturalism and the Far Right examines a neglected aspect of the history of 20th century Canadian multiculturalism and the far right to illuminate the ideological foundations of the concept of ‘third force’. Focusing on the particular thought of ultra-conservative Ukrainian Canadian Walter J. Bossy during his time in Montreal (1931–1970s), this book demonstrates that the idea that Canada was composed of three equally important groups emerged from a context defined by reactionary ideas on ethnic diversity and integration. Two broad questions shape this research: first, what the meaning originally attached to the idea of a ‘third force’ was, and what the intentions behind the conceptualization of a trichotomic Canada were; and second, whether Bossy’s understanding of the ‘third force’ precedes, or is related in any way to, postwar debates on liberal multiculturalism at the core of which was the existence of a ‘third force’. This book will be of interest to students and researchers of multiculturalism, radical-right ideology and the far right, and Canadian history and politics.
The Fate of Canada
From 1963 until 1971, a group of distinguished Canadians wrestled with the language conflict that ran the risk of tearing the country apart. Among their ranks, F.R. Scott – a poet, intellectual, constitutional expert, human rights activist, and law professor – kept diaries that recounted the meetings of one of Canada’s most significant royal commissions. The Fate of Canada introduces readers to Scott’s biography, puts his diary entries into the political context of the time, and identifies the people he met and the places he visited during the hearings of the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism. Scott’s journal entries recording the earliest meetings convey optimism ...
Contemporary Federalist Thought in Quebec
Quebec’s most recent attempts to assert its distinctiveness within Canada have relied on unilateral constitutional means to strengthen its French and secular character, suggesting that an important change of political culture has taken place in Quebec. With its diverse team of researchers, Contemporary Federalist Thought in Quebec considers the recent history of the debate that once threatened Canada with disjunction, exploring the federalist thought that continues to shape constitutional debate in Quebec. Examining historical perspectives from 1950 to the present day, the volume draws portraits of the key actors in the federalist movement – including political leaders, intellectuals, ac...
In Translation
Since the late 1960s Sheila Fischman has worked tirelessly at making the best works of Québécois literature available to English-language readers. Anglophones who have read works by Michel Tremblay, Jacques Poulin, Yves Beauchemin, François Gravel, Anne Hébert, Roch Carrier, and Marie-Claire Blais most likely know these works only through Fischman's subtly and faithfully crafted translations. In Translation celebrates Fischman's more than 150 book-length translations from French to English. It combines essays on the friendships created through translation with essays on the art of translation and on the changing context of literary translation in Canada. Distinguished contributors include Alberto Manguel, Commissioner of Official Languages Graham Fraser, authors Gaétan Soucy, Lise Bissonnette, and Louise Desjardins, and fellow-translators Lori Saint Martin, Michael Henry Heim, Luise von Flotow, and Kathy Mezei. The volume also includes interviews with Fischman and a selection of her prose. A fitting tribute to an outstanding career, In Translation illuminates the artistry behind a difficult craft by considering the work of one of its finest practitioners.
La Confédération et la dualité canadienne
Portée par les intellectuels canadiens-français au tournant du xxe siècle, l’idée de dualité nationale a été débattue au fil des ans. Elle a nourri les rêves d’un Canada français pouvant s’épanouir d’un océan à l’autre et a été brandie par les communautés francophones vivant en milieu minoritaire pour justifier leurs droits. Elle a aussi été niée et critiquée par certains, désireux de créer un Canada one nation ou jugeant qu’elle était trop limitée, en négligeant les voix et en excluant la représentation des Premiers Peuples. Cet ouvrage revisite l’idée de dualité autant dans les débats intellectuels que dans ses représentations institutionnelles. ...
La pensée éducative et les intellectuels au Québec
Après un premier ouvrage sur la pensée éducative de quelques figures intellectuelles nées entre 1915 et 1930, ce deuxième tome s’intéresse aux intellectuels nés entre 1900 et 1915. Parmi les grandes figures de cet ouvrage, on trouvera Georges-Henri Lévesque, André Laurendeau et Jean-Charles Falardeau.
De constitutionnalisme et de diversité.
L’objectif principal de cet ouvrage est d’offrir certaines clés interprétatives pour mieux comprendre et critiquer les conditions dans lesquelles les communautés nationales minoritaires du Québec, de la Catalogne, de la Flandre et dut Tyrol du Sud sont traitées dans le cadre de l’architecture constitutionnelle de l’État souverain où elles évoluent.
La dimension oubliée des années 1968
De la fin des années 1960 au début des années 1980, les « années 68 » sont marquées par le militantisme intense et le changement culturel rapide. Un aspect demeure mal compris : les revendications collectives des minorités nationales. Pour celles-ci, on observe la naissance de mouvements politiques qui luttent pour l’épanouissement de leurs communautés. Ce recueil se concentre sur les répercussions des « années 68 » sur les peuples francophones du Canada et des États-Unis. Il s’intéresse aussi aux minorités nationales évoquées plus rarement par la littérature scientifique francophone, notamment les Chicanos du sud-ouest des États-Unis et les peuples autochtones de la Colombie-Britannique. Ainsi, en proposant des regards croisés sur différents mouvements nationalitaires, ce recueil offre une perspective originale sur une période marquante de l’histoire du monde contemporain.
Le Québec anglophone distinct du reste du Canada?
Chantal Lacasse se penche ici sur l’une des formes historiques et culturelles de l’hétérogénéité au Canada en procédant à l’analyse minutieuse de contenu des éditoriaux de The Gazette et du Globe and Mail pour la période allant de 1976 à 1982.
