LEADER 05716nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910824221403321 005 20240516120725.0 010 $a1-280-49741-6 010 $a9786613592644 010 $a90-272-7408-8 035 $a(CKB)2670000000151246 035 $a(EBL)861541 035 $a(OCoLC)777375674 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000815893 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11450021 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000815893 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10820562 035 $a(PQKB)10820793 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC861541 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL861541 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10534221 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000151246 100 $a19910520d1991 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCanada on the threshold of the 21st century$b[electronic resource] $eEuropean reflections upon the future of Canada : selected papers of the first All-European Canadian studies conference, The Hague, The Netherlands, October 24-27, 1990 /$fedited by C.H.W. Remie, J.-M. Lacroix 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAmsterdam $cJohn Benjamins Pub. Co.$d1991 215 $a1 online resource (585 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-55619-124-3 311 $a90-272-2088-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCANADA ON THE THRESHOLD OF THE 21ST CENTURY European Reflections upon the Future of Canada; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Acknowledgements / Remerciements; Preface / Pre?face; Foreword / Avant-propos; Keynote Addresses Discours principaux; Canada on the Threshold of the 21st Century; I.; II.; III.; IV.; European Reflections upon the Future of Canada; Introduction; Demography; Human settlement; Environmental challenges; Economic Transformations; Domestic Politics; Aboriginal issues; Identity; International relations; Concluding remarks 327 $aThe Future of Canadian-European Relations seen from a European Community PerspectiveThe Future of Canadian-European Relations; Trade relations; Foreign investment; Cooperation with Eastern countries; Political Dialogue; GATT; Conclusion; Demographic Challenges to the Canadian Society; Demographic Challenges: An Introduction; Introduction; Demographic change; Demographic distribution; Cultural and Ethnic Composition; Demographic and economic futures; Conclusion; Note; References; Demographic Challenges to the Canadian Society; Introduction; Background; The situation; Conclusion; References 327 $aLooking to the Year 2000: Challenges for Labour Market Policy in CanadaIntroduction; Changes in the labour market and their implications for the future of labour market policy; Development and Direction of Canadian Labour Market Policy During Recent Years; Possible future prospects; Notes; The Changing Canadian Labour Force; Introduction; Changes in the working population in Canada; The labour force and participation rates; Future size of the Canadian labour force; Employment; Part-time working; Unemployment; Conclusion; References; Health and Demography; Introduction; Methodological problems 327 $aMedicine determines demographyDemography determines medicine and health care; Concluding statements; Notes; References; Changing Ethnic Patterns in the Canadian Population 1970-2000; Towards the future.; The Economic Consequences of Demographic Change: An Overview; Introduction; Potential economic growth; Dependency and economic dependency ratios; Enrolments and expenditures on education; Effect on housing; The effect on the justice system; The effect on promotion possibilities; The economic effects on demographic variables; References; Environmental Challenges to the Canadian Society 327 $aIntroductionEnvironmental Challenges to the Canadian Society; Introduction; Environmental problems affecting Canada; Concluding remarks; Will the Forestry Sector in Canada be able to pass the Threshold of the 21st Century?; Introduction; The importance of the forests in the national economy; Canada as a producer of wood products; Forest management and wood production; The forest and the public; Conclusions; References; Le droit des de?chets dangereux au Canada et en Europe; Introduction; Une re?partition diffe?rente des compe?tences juridiques en matie?re de gestion des de?chets dangereux 327 $aUn renforcement des politiques fe?de?rales et communautaires de contro?le des de?chets dangereux 330 $aThis collection contains a selection of papers presented a the very First All-European Canandian Studies Conference that took place in The Hague, October 24-27, 1990. This unique meeting took place for the first time in the history of Canadian Studies. The focus of the papers is on the future rather than the past and it took place at a moment in time when Canada went through major crises that raised serious doubts about the country's future. The papers of this volume explore the main issues and problems that Canada faces. The volume contains sections on demography, environmental problems, econ 517 3 $aCanada on the threshold of the twenty-first century 517 1 $aLe Canada au seuil du 2le?me siecle 607 $aCanada$xCivilization$y1945-$vCongresses 607 $aCanada$xForecasting$vCongresses 676 $a971.064 701 $aRemie$b C. H. W$g(Cornelius H. W.)$01712350 701 $aLacroix$b Jean-Michel$0469965 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910824221403321 996 $aCanada on the threshold of the 21st century$94104417 997 $aUNINA