"Elizabeth II." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 04 Apr. 2011.
"Monarchy of Canada." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 04 Apr. 2011.
"Politics of Canada." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 04 Apr. 2011.
"Democracy | Define Democracy at Dictionary.com." Dictionary.com | Free Online Dictionary for English Definitions. Web. 06 Apr. 2011.
A definition. It will do for now, but its not the same one as the one used in my phrase. Oh god, this idea was so stupid. couldn't I just have taken, you know, a boring, easy assignment? Thankfully the brokered by institutions part is really easy. I just have to explain how it works to prove it. Government websites here I come!
They. Have. A list. Of All Positions. In The Entire Government. With Links. That Lead. To PDFs. Or More Links. Wonderful. All the information is always too much information. But I've now learned about bills. So government types spend their everyday writing and reading these pdfs, eh? No wonder they're all insane. Also, they're always printed. Wonder if that'll change if the green party takes the house? Probably not. Save the tr- I mean, some trees. Save some trees! Or wait, perhaps they'd use that excuse to buy iPads for everyone in the House of Commons. Like Oprah. Everyone likes Oprah, so why not? I don't know how to cite that page! It's called Legisinfo. Boring. A faq page. I didn't know where else to start.
Shah, Anup. "WTO Protests in Seattle, 1999 — Global Issues." Global Issues : Social, Political, Economic and Environmental Issues That Affect Us All — Global Issues. 18 Feb. 2001. Web. 09 Apr. 2011.
Moffat, Charles. "Privatization in Canada: Education, Electrity, Two-Tier Healthcare and Water Safety - The Canada EZine." The Lilith Gallery of Toronto. Feb. 2008. Web. 10 Apr. 2011.
Ugh. An magazine aimed at women and men, in that order, means that it's targets are women, but they don't want to alienate men. Dunno if this is true in english but in french, "le masculin l'emporte" and thus, they are alienating me anyway. Still, the author's critique, though not cited, seems well informed enough. Not that I'm going to cite him or anything...
Levenson, Eugenia. "As Nike Goes Green, Can It Improve Working Conditions? - Nov. 17, 2008." Business, Financial, Personal Finance News - CNNMoney.com. 17 Nov. 2008. Web. 11 Apr. 2011.
Campbell, Elizabeth, Nicola Mayhaff, Dwight Stewart, and Monique Trepanier. "Canada's Approach to Battling Police Corruption." Aug. 2004. Web. 10 Apr. 2011.
Goodman, Amy, and Juan Gonzalez. "Globalizing Democracy: Manifesto for a New World Order." Democracy Now! The War and Peace Report. 30 Apr. 2004. Web. 11 Apr. 2011.
This is an interview between Georges Monbiot and some journalists, talking about the nonsensical nature of the WTO's decision system in the past years, and how recently, poorer states are challenging what he refers to as "The Quad" Can, Jap, EU and USA in their decisions. It then goes on about issues and ideas that Monbiot talked about in his book. Obviously "les enjeux" are dated to the pre-Obama time period, but still fairly current seeing as nothing moves quickly in politics.
P.S.: I may have used backwards logic in several occasions while collecting this information, using examples of which I have heard of/researched previously and simply needed something to refresh/back me up for this paper. The objectivity of this tactic may be questionable, but hey, it's a blog.
Vinter, Hannah. "Brazil to Impose Trade Sanctions on US | The Argentina Independent." The Argentina Independent. 10 Mar. 2010. Web. 10 Apr. 2011.
"Declaration of War." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 11 Apr. 2011. Specifically a note given to this much more formal, and much less accessible government publication;
"Waging war: Parliament’s role and responsibility" House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution; 27 Jul. 2006. Web. 10 Apr. 2011
For the purpose of this sentence in particular: "developments in international law since 1945, notably the United Nations Charter, including its prohibition on the threat or use of force in international relations, may well have made the declaration of war redundant as a formal international legal instrument." Answering my question that no, Declarations of War can no longer be issued as a threat in many nations, likely also Canada, though a decision made in 1945 on the British constitution would not have affected us.
Backwards logic is intrinsic to good research practice. Even if it's a bit sleazy sometimes. You know where it is and can--if called on it--or if you care to do so--do a better job of filling in the gaps.
ReplyDeleteSuggestion (this if for life, not this project). See if you can find a copy of the UN Charter & the Declaration of Human Rights and read them. They're not long. And quite interesting. They embed certain significant power relations--ie they are anything but neutral documents. This aspect alone is fascinating. Another suggestion: Read the little collection of Kant (yes the philosopher Immanuel)'s essays published under the title Perpetual Peace. Written in the late 18th Century, you'll see that they set out principles that are (somewhat) echoed in the UN Charter. Some of the provisions Kant calls for--you shall not bankrupt the nation in going to war; you shall not incur debt in order to wage war, or indebt future generations in order to wage war--we have yet to take seriously. Though of all of the principles he enunciates, these may be among the most pressing now.