FOCALPoint:
Canada's Spotlight on the Americas
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FOCALPoint: Canada's Spotlight on the Americas
Vol. 9, July - August 2010
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FOCAL Views: The path to stability
Honduran muddle: Elections and international mismanagement
John W. Graham
L’Amérique centrale et l’Union européenne scellent un Accord d’Association
Gabriel Coulombe
Central America seals association deal with EU
Gabriel Coulombe
Cuando los
torturados gobiernan
Alberto Vergara
When torture victims govern
Alberto Vergara
Biotechnology to combat climate change
Stephanie Batchelor
Vers des sommets nord-américains plus inclusifs?
Christine Fréchette
Toward more inclusive North American summits?
Christine Fréchette
Citizen democracy for renewed
multilateralism
Gabriel Murillo
Report from Haiti: Urgent need for tangible signs of progress
Johanna Mendelson Forman
FOCALPoint: Canada's Spotlight on the Americas
Vol. 9, June 2010, Focus on Education
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FOCAL Views: Regional challenges in education
Latin America’s education challenges call for concrete action
Tamara Ortega Goodspeed
Maestro: agente central en el sistema educativo
Cesar Guadalupe
Teachers as primary agents of educational systems
Cesar Guadalupe
Bolivia: Descentralización y calidad de la educación
María Cristina Mejía
Bolivia: Decentralization and quality of education
María Cristina Mejía
Redefining success in Aboriginal learning in Canada
Jarrett Laughlin and Dilys Leman
Redéfinir la réussite de l’apprentissage chez les Autochtones au Canada
Jarrett Laughlin et Dilys Leman
Inserción laboral de jóvenes en Venezuela
Daniel Mogollón Muñoz
Youth entry into workforce in Venezuela
Daniel Mogollón Muñoz
FOCALPoint: Canada's Spotlight on the Americas
Vol. 9, May 2010, Focus on Canada-Mexico
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FOCAL Views: Setting the bilateral table
Canada and Mexico: Strategic partners
Francisco Barrio-Terrazas
Taking the Initiative: Canada and Mexico at a crossroads
Agustín Barrios Gómez
The Canada-Mexico relationship: A view from inside the Beltway
Armand Peschard-Sverdrup
Canada and Mexico strengthen sub-national diplomacy
David Parks
México-Canadá: Construyendo la arquitectura de seguridad de América del Norte
Raúl Benítez Manaut
Mexico-Canada: Building North America’s security framework
Raúl Benítez Manaut
Knowledge transfer to tackle childhood obesity in Mexico
Ian Janssen and Juan López Taylor
FOCALPoint: Canada's Spotlight on the Americas
Vol. 9, April 2010
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FOCAL Views: A corporate accountability bill of no avail
Latin America and Caribbean states create new regional bloc
José Antonio Zabalgoitia
Les États latino-américains et caribéens créent leur bloc régional
José Antonio Zabalgoitia
Still invisible: Persons with disabilities in post-quake Haiti
Cassandra Phillips, Steven Estey and Mary Ennis
Pensar la relación México-Canadá
Olga Abizaid
Thinking through the Canada-Mexico relationship
Olga Abizaid
Advancing the agriculture for development agenda
Luc Lapointe
Cuba in the 2010s: Creative reform or geriatric paralysis?
Archibald R. M. Ritter
El siguiente nivel del conflicto colombiano
Juan Camilo Clavijo Martín
The next level in the Colombian conflict
Juan Camilo Clavijo Martín
FOCALPoint: Canada's Spotlight on the Americas
Vol. 9, March 2010, Focus on Haiti
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FOCAL Views: Thinking through Haiti
Obama and the Haitian earthquake
Daniel P. Erikson
Entre stabilisation et reconstruction: L’Amérique latine au chevet d’Haïti
David Morin
Between stabilization and reconstruction: Latin America at Haiti’s side
David Morin
Haiti’s educational moment
Jeffrey Puryear and Michael Lisman
Taking direction from the grassroots
Jenny Petrow
Haiti’s other side: The diaspora’s solidarity and realism
Manuel Orozco
Building big in Haiti
Yves Savain
Aide et reconstruction durables en Haïti
Melina Schoenborn et Myriam Fehmiu
Aid and sustainable reconstruction in Haiti
Melina Schoenborn and Myriam Fehmiu
La diaspora haïtienne : conscience et moteur économique
Kerlande Mibel
The Haitian diaspora: Conscience and economic engine
Kerlande Mibel
FOCALPoint: Canada's Spotlight on the Americas
Vol. 9, February 2010
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FOCAL Views: Election monitoring in the Americas
Canada in Haiti: Beyond anything we have attempted before
Carlo Dade
Drought aggravates food insecurity in Honduras and Guatemala
Christian Smets
Segunda victoria consecutiva: Todos los ojos sobre Evo Morales
Ronald Rojas y Tandy Shephard
Second time around: All eyes on Evo Morales
Ronald Rojas and Tandy Shephard
Une industrie qui mine les relations canado-mexicaines?
Christine Fréchette et Daviken Studnicki-Gizbert
Mining: High stakes for Canada-Mexico relations
Christine Fréchette and Daviken Studnicki-Gizbert
Andean glaciers vanish, add socio-economic strains
Dirk Hoffmann
La Marche mondiale des femmes : 10 ans de solidarité globale
Pascale Dufour et Isabelle Giraud
World March of Women: 10 years of global solidarity
Pascale Dufour and Isabelle Giraud
FOCALPoint: Canada's Spotlight on the Americas
Vol. 8, Focus on Gender, December 2009
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Note from the Editors - Living Up to Reproductive Health Commitments
Madeleine Bélanger Dumontier and Kate McInturff
Americas Need Canadian Commitment to Sexual and Reproductive Health
Carmen Barroso
Mexican Pro-Choice Groups Fight Pro-Life Reforms
Émilie Béland
Des groupes pro-choix combattent les réformes pro-vie au Mexique
Émilie Béland
Fighting the Rise of HIV-AIDS Among Haitian Women
Anne Marie Mercie Thimothé Robert
Contrer la féminisation du VIH/SIDA en Haïti
Anne Marie Mercie Thimothé Robert
Bolivia: Education to Improve Reproductive Health in Indigenous Communities
Erika Silva de la Vega
Bolivia: Educación para mejorar la salud reproductiva en comunidades indígenas
Erika Silva de la Vega
Challenging the Polarized Abortion Debate in Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Nicaragua
Claudia Dides
Cuestionando la polarización sobre el aborto en Brasil, Chile, México y Nicaragua
Claudia Dides
Sexual and Reproductive Rights Promotion in Guatemala
Christine Butt
FOCALPoint: Canada's Spotlight on the Americas
Vol. 8, November 2009
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Note from the Editor - The Political Divide in Uruguay, Bolivia and Honduras
Madeleine Bélanger Dumontier
Anti-Union Violence Drops in Colombia
Daniel Mejía
Disminución de la violencia antisindical en Colombia
Daniel Mejía
Fighting Impunity in Guatemala: What is the International Commission’s Role?
Marc-André Anzueto
Contrer l’impunité au Guatemala : Quel rôle pour la Commission internationale?
Marc-André Anzueto
From Colombia: Ideas to Save the Summit of the Americas
Lesley Burns
Desde Colombia: ideas para salvar la Cumbre de las Américas
Lesley Burns
Environment Key to Rebuild Haiti
Amiel Blajchman
Toward a Bolivian National Policy for Child Friendly Municipalities
Claudio Santibáñez
FOCALPoint: Canada's Spotlight on the Americas
Vol. 8, Focus on Health, October 2009
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Note from the Guest Editor - Reviewing Health Reform in the Americas
Ronald Rojas
Colombian Indigenous Health Promoting Enterprises: A Power Shift?
Javier Mignone
Public Health Insurance in Bolivia and Gaps Between Rural and Urban Areas
Rory Narváez
El Aseguramiento Público en Salud en Bolivia y las Brechas Urbano Rurales
Rory Narváez
The Persistence of Health Inequities in Colombia
Francisco J. Yepes
Capacity Development for Health Research
Victor R. Neufeld
How Scientific Evidence Can Inform Health Policy and Decision-making in the Americas
Nathan Mendes Souza
Improving Health from Cradle to Grave in Canada and Latin America
Claire de Oliveira
FOCALPoint: Canada's Spotlight on the Americas
Vol. 8, September 2009
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Note from the Editor - Welcome Back, Multilateralism
Peter Moore
Canadian Foreign Policy and the Coming Elections
Carlo Dade
La Política Exterior Canadiense y las Próximas Elecciones
Carlo Dade
Haiti Strives to Tackle its Democratic Shortfalls
James R. Morrell
Haïti tente de s'attaquer à ses insuffisances démocratique
James R. Morrell
The Obama Challenge: Multilateralism in the Americas
Thomas Legler and Anabel López
Colombia-U.S. Military Cooperation Agreement Attracts UNASUR Attention
Freddy Osorio-Ramirez
Cuba’s Bloggers: Is Cuba Relaxing Restrictions on Freedom of Expression?
Archibald Ritter
Think Tank Initiative to Boost Canada-Mexico Relationship
Olga Abizaid
FOCALPoint: Canada's Spotlight on the Americas
Vol. 8, June-July 2009, Focus on Bolivia
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Note from the Guest Editor - Bolivia Must Discuss Economic Policies to Generate Social Benefits and Development
Ronald Rojas
The Impact of the International Crisis on Bolivia
Rubén Ferrufino
Natural Gas and Poverty in Bolivia
Mauricio Medinaceli Monrroy
Gas Natural y Pobreza en Bolivia
Mauricio Medinaceli Monrroy
We Want Partners, Not Bosses: Returning Oil, Gas to State Control
Susan Spronk
Bolivia’s Teachers, Quality of Education and the New Constitution
Maria C. Mejia
Maestros de Bolivia: La Calidad de la Educación y la Nueva Constitución
Maria C. Mejia
Indigenous Universities: A New Vision of Higher Education in a Plurinational State
Diego Pary Rodríguez
Universidades Indígenas: Una Nueva Visión de Educación Superior en un Estado Plurinacional
Diego Pary Rodríguez
Social Public Policy in Bolivia: Are Demand-side Interventions Enough?
Ernesto Pérez de Rada
Políticas Públicas Sociales en Bolivia: ¿Es Suficiente con Intervenciones de Incentivo a la Demanda?
Ernesto Pérez de Rada
Boom or a Boomerang: Social Policy in Bolivia
Natasha Morales Escoffier
FOCALPoint: Canada's Spotlight on the Americas
Vol. 8, May 2009
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Note from the Editor - Summit Must Be Relevant, Open, Responsive
Peter Moore
Caribbean Faces Economic Challenges After the Fifth Summit of the Americas
José Raúl Perales
Information, Participation, Implementation: Three Concepts Missing from the Fifth Summit
Andrea Sanhueza
Información, Participación e Implementación: Tres Conceptos Ausentes de la Quinta Cumbre
Andrea Sanhueza
Uncertainty and Scarce Results at Fifth Summit
Francine Jacomé
Una Cumbre de Incertidumbre y Escasos Resultados
Francine Jacomé
Private Sector Looking for Summit Follow-Up
Debbie Mohammed
¡Hola Canadá! Spanish Is Third Most Spoken Language
Jack Jedwab and Victor Armony
The PRI and Mexico’s July 5 Mid-Term Congress and Senate Elections
Joy Langston
Canadian Innovation Boosts Lawyer Competency
Hugh A. Robertson, Q.C.
FOCALPoint: Canada's Spotlight on the Americas
Special Edition on Domestic Labour Mobility
Vol. 8, April 2009
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Note from the Guest Editor - Excluded Workers, Excluded Women: Challenging the Marginality of Domestic Work in Latin America
Barbara MacLaren
Feminization of Migration in
Latin America: Domestic Workers
Irma Arriagada
Feminización de la Migración en América Latina
Irma Arriagada
Women from Latin America and the Caribbean Cross Borders to Work in the Domestic Sector
Gloria Moreno-Fontes Chammartin
Latinoamericanas y Caribeñas Atravesando Fronteras para Trabajar en el Sector Doméstico
Gloria Moreno-Fontes Chammartin
‘Exporting’ Human Capital Has Unexpected Costs for the Philippines
Ashifa Kassam
The Case of Domestic Workers in Costa Rica
Berta Fernández Alfaro and Rosita Acosta
El Caso de las Trabajadoras Domésticas en Costa Rica
Berta Fernández Alfaro and Rosita Acosta
Toward a New Understanding of Labour and Domestic Service
Marcelina Bautista
Hacia una Nueva Concepción del Trabajo y del Servicio Doméstico
Marcelina Bautista
Chile: Labour Insertion Opens Doors to Citizenship
P. Algacir Munhak
Inserción Laboral para Abrir las Puertas a la Ciudadanía: El Caso de Santiago de Chile
P. Algacir Munhak
FOCALPoint: Canada's Spotlight on the Americas
Vol. 8, No. 3, April 2009
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Note from the Editor - We Need Data to Make the Invisible Visible
Peter Moore
PAN Mid-term Election Loss Could Cripple Calderón
Pamela Starr
Alternation or Alternative in
El Salvador?
Celia Medrano
¿Alternancia o Alternativa en El Salvador?
Celia Medrano
Ethnic/Racial Variables Matter in Census Systems
Marcelo Paixão
A Importância da Variável Étnico-Racial nos Sistemas Censitários
Marcelo Paixão
Data Collection and Health Research on Indigenous People in Latin America
Eduardo Vides and Kim Bulger
Refugee Claims Based on Sexual Orientation Discrimination
Sulaimon Giwa
FOCALPoint: Canada's Spotlight on the Americas
Vol. 8, No. 2, March 2009
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Note from the Guest Editor — Haiti Needs Jobs To Be Sustainable
Carlo Dade
Haiti’s Economic Prospects ‘Hopeful’
Carlo Dade interviews Paul Collier
Read the Paul Collier Report, Haiti: From Natural Catastrophe to Economic Security.
Paul Collier’s Report on Economic Security in Haiti
Robert Maguire
Le Rapport de Paul Collier sur la sécurité économique en Haïti
Robert Maguire
Ignoring rural Haiti is a recipe for failure
Yasmine Shamsie
On court à l’échec si le monde rural en Haïti est ignoré
Yasmine Shamsie
Reforming the Haitian National Police
Timothy Donais
Haitians Building Democratic Culture
Nicholas Galletti and Lauren Ravon
FOCALPoint: Canada's Spotlight on the Americas
Vol. 8, No. 1, February 2009
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Note from the Editor - How Will Obama Transform the Americas?
Peter Moore
Obama’s Americas Policy Could Bring Opportunity for Canada
Anatol von Hahn
Obama’s engagement promise to the Americas
Carlo Dade
Can Obama End the "Cuba Wars"?
Daniel P. Erikson
Should Obama and Harper Talk About the Americas?
John Graham
Common Partners, Common Interests: Why We Must Develop a Social Agenda for Latin America
Barry S. Featherman, Esq.
Plummeting Oil Prices and Indefinite Re-Election Referendum Put Pressure on Venezuelan Democracy
Lesley Burns
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