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Petition

Dear Colleagues

As president of the Canadian Studies Network, I strongly encourage you to sign this petition:

Comme président du Réseau d’études canadiennes, je vous encourage fortement à signer cette pétition.

http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/against-the-elimination-of-the-understanding-canada-p.html

Colin M. Coates

President, Canadian Studies Network – Président, Réseau d’études canadiennes

Director, Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies


Cuts to Canadian Studies

Dear York University supporters of Canadian Studies,

As president of the Canadian Studies Network – Réseau d’études canadiennes, I am distressed to learn of the decision to cut funding to the ‘Understanding Canada’ programme aimed at assisting our Canadian Studies colleagues outside the country. I believe that this is a very short-sighted policy change, and that it fails to recognise the important work that our international colleagues do in advancing the knowledge of Canada. Studies for the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade have shown how effective the Canadian funds have been in fostering a high profile for Canadianist research and teaching, and how the well-targeted funds have been consistently matched and surpassed by investments in those countries.

Over the next few days, we will have to consider how to respond to this government decision, and I hope we can count on your support to encourage the government to reverse this decision.

This decision represents a serious loss for Canada.
Chers collègues canadianistes à l’université York,

En tant que président du Réseau d’études canadiennes – Canadian Studies Network, je vous envoie ce message. Le gouvernement canadien vient d’annoncer la fermeture du programme ‘Comprendre le Canada’ qui avait pour but de promouvoir l’étude de notre pays à l’étranger. Il s’agit un changement de politique très néfaste pour notre pays. Le gouvernement ne reconnaît pas les contributions importantes que font nos collègues partout au monde pour avancer la compréhension du Canada. Selon des études du Ministère des affaires étrangères et commerce international, l’argent canadien a réussi à créer un profil impressionnant pour l’enseignement et la recherche sur le Canada dans plusieurs pays. En effet, l’argent a été très bien ciblé, et les autres pays ont contribué même davantage aux coûts des associations et des centre d’études canadiennes.

Dans les jours qui suivent, nous devons considérer comment répondre à cette décision gouvernementale, et j’espère que nous pouvons compter sur votre appui pour renverser cette décision.

Cette politique ne sert point les intérêts de notre pays.

Colin M. Coates

President, Canadian Studies Network – Président, Réseau d’études canadiennes

Director, Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies



Transforming Canada: Histories of Environmental Change

This lecture series reconsiders the transformation of the northern half of the continent through time as a foundation for sensible engagement with the environmental challenges facing Canadian society in the twenty-first century.

We have two  talks:

Tina Loo, History, University of British Columbia
“High modernism and the nature of Canada”

Monday March 5, 2012, 1-3 pm, 305 York Lanes

Julie Cruikshank, Anthropology, University of British Columbia
“Indigenous knowledge and its transformations: An environmental narrative”

Monday March 12, 2012, 2-4 pm, 305 York Lanes

This series is run in conjunction with a series at Green College, UBC. Additional support for this series comes from NiCHE (Network in Canadian Studies and the Environment) and the UBC Canadian Studies Programme.


New Issue of Canada Watch: “India: The Most Fragile of Democracies”

The Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies is pleased to announce our Winter 2012 issue of Canada Watch, “India: The Most Fragile of Democracies: Defying the Odds,” is now available.

The Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies is located on the 7th floor of the York Research Tower. For further information please explore this website or contact Laura Taman (llt@yorku.ca).