Canada first, not Canada alone : a history of Canadian foreign policy / Adam Chapnick and Asa McKercher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chapnick, Adam, 1976- author.

McKercher, Asa, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Canada--Foreign relations--20th century.

Canada.

Canada--Foreign relations--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (355 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]

Summary:

Three recent Canadian prime ministers, Paul Martin, Stephen Harper, and Justin Trudeau made the same claim shortly after forming a government: 'Canada is Back.' Martin promised to reinvest in world affairs. Harper was focused on the military. Trudeau meant more involvement at the UN. Each leader made foreign policy a part of their political brand because they recognised that in today's world, domestic and international politics are interconnected. Canada can no longer take care of its own interests if it ignores the world around it. This book traces the history of Canadian foreign policy from a time when positioning Canada First meant shunning international obligations to today. It highlights key decisions taken and not taken in Ottawa that have shaped Canadians' safety, security, and prosperity over the last one hundred years.

Contents:

Ideas and Antecedents

William Lyon Mackenzie King and the Evolution of Canada's Global Posture, 1935-1948

Case Studies: The Voyage of the MS St Louis, 1939

The Hyde Park Declaration, 1941

The Debate over Article 2 of the North Atlantic Treaty, 1947-1949

Granting the Great Powers a Veto in the United Nations Organization, 1945

Louis St. Laurent and the Expansion of the Canadian Foreign Policy Realm, 1948-1957

Case Studies: The Launch of the Colombo Plan for Cooperative Economic Development in South and Southeast Asia, 1950-1951

The Establishment of the Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line, 1953-1957

The Suez Crisis and the Hungarian Revolution, 1956

Attending the 10th Inter-American Conference of the Organization of American States (OAS) as an Observer, 1952-1954

John Diefenbaker and the Politics of Foreign Policy Decision-making, 1957-1963

Case Studies: The Establishment of the North American Air Defence Command (NORAD), 1957-1958

South Africa's Withdrawal from the Commonwealth, 1960-1961

Negotiations to Acquire Nuclear Weapons, 1957-1963

Responding to the White House's Decision to Move American NORAD forces tomDefence Condition (DEFCON) 3 without Consulting Ottawa during the Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962

Lester B. Pearson and the Domestic Implications of Canadian Foreign Policy, 1963-1968

Case Studies: The Promulgation of the Gérin-Lajoie Doctrine, 1965

Prime Minister Lester Pearson's Speech at Temple University, 1965

Managing the Impact of Split-run Magazines in Canada, 1964-1965

Pierre Elliott Trudeau and the Re'imagination of "Canada First," 1968-1984

Case Studies: Reconsidering Canada's Military Role in NATO, 1968-1969

The Voyages of the SS Manhattan through the Northwest Passage, 1968-1970

Joe Clark's Proposal to Move the Canadian Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, 1979-1980

The National Energy Program, 1980-1984

Recognizing the People's Republic of China (PRC), 1968-1970

Brian Mulroney and the Transformation of Canadian International Affairs, 1984-1993

Case Studies: Responding to Famine in Ethiopia, 1984-1986

The Origins of the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement, 1983-1989

Negotiating the Canada-United States Air Quality Agreement, 1991

Responding to Iraq's Invasion of Kuwait, 1990-1991

Jean Chrétien, Frugality, and Boldness, 1993-2001

Case Studies: The Turbot War, 1994-1995

The International Campaign to Ban Anti-personnel Landmines, 1994-1997

NATO's Military Intervention in Kosovo, 1998-1999

Conflict Diamonds in Angola and UN Security Council Sanctions Reform, 1999-2000

Jean Chrétien, Paul Martin, and the Aftermath of 9/11, 2000-2006

Case Studies: The Kyoto Protocol, 1997-2002

Canada's Response to the American Decision to Invade Iraq, 2002-2003

Deploying to Kandahar Province, 2003-2005

Participating in the United States Ballistic Missile Defense Program, 2003-2006

Stephen Harper's Conservative Values on the World Stage, 2006-2015

Case Studies: Affirming Support for the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), 2007-2010

The Muskoka Initiative on Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health, 2009-2010

Canada's Response to the Euromaidan, 2013-2015

Creating the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Development, 2013

Justin Trudeau and an Increasingly Dangerous World, 2015-

Case Studies: Selling Light Armoured Vehicles to Saudi Arabia, 2015-2019

Renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement, 2017-2018

China's Arbitrary Imprisonment of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, 2018-2021

Responding to a Dramatic Increase in Irregular Migration, 2017-2020

Conclusion: Canada First in the Future.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on June 21, 2024).

ISBN:

9780197653746

019765374X

9780197653722

0197653723

9780197653739

0197653731

OCLC:

1441210471