Immigration remains a cornerstone of national policy, although it has undergone significant transformations across economic, family, and refugee admission streams in the past two decades. Reshaping the Mosaic offers an insightful exploration of Canada's immigration policy, ranging from its historical roots to contemporary developments.The book examines the growth in permanent and temporary immigration to Canada. It explores changes in selection criteria and evaluates their...

Both cats, Toulouse and his friend, Tommy, like to wander about Ontario listening to the local folklore. They like to travel, of course, but their primary goal is to study human behaviour through the confabulated memories of the elderly. Tommy, the stray,thinks humans are impossible to figure out but he wants to indulge his friends interests.More recently, Toulouse has spent some time in retirement facilities as a therapy/companion animal studying human behaviour at its best and wo...

Two stories, a short story, and a one-act play both about human behaviour and, more specifically, changing human behaviour. Is it possible?In the first story "The Caterpillar" a young university student is introduced to the drug subculture. In the beginning, the student starts as a slithering, worm-like creature but gradually transforms into a winged, royal messenger of hope.The second story, "Smells Fishy" concerns a small-town mayor who seems to have m...

This is a book of four stories, most previously published. The new story follows in the same vein as earlier works by Trebilcock. Human nature has many facets including: love, revenge, friendship and, sometimes transformation/change.

Immigration policy is a subject of intense political and public debate. In this second edition of the widely recognized and authoritative work The Making of the Mosaic, Ninette Kelley and Michael Trebilcock have thoroughly revised and updated their examination of the ideas, interests, institutions, and rhetoric that have shaped Canada's immigration history.Beginning their study in the pre-Confederation period, the authors interpret major episodes in the evolution of Canadi...

Drawing on a wide variety of classic and contemporary sources, respected authors Trebilcock and Howse here provide a critical analysis of the institutions and agreements that have shaped international trade rules. In light of the growing debate over globalization, they include special sections examinations of topics such as:* agriculture* services and trade-related intellectual property rights* labor rights* the environment* migration.*competition...

This book presents an accessible yet nuanced introduction to the basic structure and principles of international trade law. It explores the development of the international trade law regime, principally GATT and WTO law, and through clear and concise discussion of the many developments that have arisen, gives a streamlined overview of this notoriously complex area of legal study. Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social science...

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences and law, expertly written by some of the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.This book offers a concise and accessible introduction to the main themes and debates in the field of law and development. It unpacks the role of legal systems a...

This updated third edition of what has become a modern classic provides a succinct overview of the fundamental concepts of international trade law. Written by two leading scholars with 70 years of collective experience in the area, it discusses the basic structure and principles of trade law alongside specific GATT and WTO legal rules and institutions.Key Features:Presents accessible analytical summaries of trade lawConsiders key legal concepts in diverse hi...

Immigration remains a cornerstone of national policy, although it has undergone significant transformations across economic, family, and refugee admission streams in the past two decades. Reshaping the Mosaic offers an insightful exploration of Canada's immigration policy, ranging from its historical roots to contemporary developments.The book examines the growth in permanent and temporary immigration to Canada. It explores changes in selection criteria and evaluates their...

Whenever governments change policies--tax, expenditure, or regulatory policies, among others--there will typically be losers: people or groups who relied upon and invested in physical, financial, or human capital predicated on, or even deliberately induced by the pre-reform set of policies. The issue of whether and when to mitigate the costs associated with policy changes, either through explicit government compensation, grandfathering, phased or postponed implementation, is ubiquitous acr...

Inspired by real-world events, AN ABSENCE OF FAITH: A Tale of Afghanistan is a novel of the collapse of Afghanistan, seen through the eyes of two protagonists, Daniyal, an Afghan army private, and Colonel Trevanathan, a U.S. Army officer, assigned the Sisyphean task of ending Afghan government corruption.Daniyal is a university student in Kabul, who is forced into the Afghan army by a military press gang. He is starved, beaten, and watches his friends die from incompetent leadershi...