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	Politics of Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The political system under which Canada operates, known as the Westminster system, was enshrined by the British Parliament in the Constitution Act, 1867 (also known as the British North America Act), but the federal model and division of powers were devised by Canadian politicians.
		Canadian politicians were unable to obtain consensus on a process for amending the constitution until 1982.
		Because the Canadian Conservative party was new, estimates were attempted based on the votes for the old Progressive Conservative Party of Canada and the Canadian Alliance party as the Conservative Party of Canada was a merger of the two parties.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canadian_politics (3926 words)

	Politics of the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Politics of the United States of America takes place in a framework of a federal presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of the United States is both head of state and head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system.
		State legislators began to enact tough laws that made it harder for minor political parties to run candidates for office by requiring a high number of petition signatures from citizens and decreasing the length of time that such a petition could legally be circulated.
		During the second half of the 20th century the overall political philosophy of both the Republican Party and the Democratic Party underwent a dramatic shift from their earlier philosophies.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_the_United_States (5362 words)

	Compulsory voting in Australian national elections
		To repeat, though, the political impact of the abolition of compulsory voting would be uncertain, not least because of the long gap since Australians last voted under a voluntary regime, as well as changes over time in the underlying party allegiances/voting patterns of Australians.
		The majority of Australians endorse compulsory voting and could be said to consent to the obligation to vote, not merely because they feel bound to obey the laws of a relatively just society, but because they apparently regard this particular law and its entailed obligations as a reasonable imposition on personal autonomy.
		One defence made by Australian non-voters has been that if none of the candidates on the ballot paper attracts the voter, the voter may prefer not to vote at all. The problem, though, is that this is not a defence that the courts have been prepared to countenance.
	www.aph.gov.au /library/pubs/RB/2005-06/06rb06.htm (10491 words)

	Free Votes in Australian and some Overseas Parliaments
		This paper surveys past and present practice in Australian political parties in allowing free votes in the Commonwealth Parliament, the practice in some overseas parliaments, and the conditions under which free votes are allowed.
		It is common for Australian commentators to confuse the concepts of free votes and crossing the floor because both actions involve the notion of voting according to conscience.
		However, a Canadian political scientist has suggested that one compelling reason for not increasing the number of free votes is the impact this would have on the Westminster system of government.
	www.aph.gov.au /library/pubs/cib/2002-03/03cib01.htm (7596 words)

	baynews9.com - Business News : Japanese Shun U.S. Beef, Eat Australian
		Australian beef was once viewed as tough and tasteless compared to its U.S. counterpart, but that stereotype is vanishing on quality upgrades by switching feed to grain, instead of just grass, to cater to the Japanese palate.
		There's no doubt the Australian beef industry has been the biggest beneficiary from the serious troubles U.S. beef is facing in regaining consumer acceptance in Japan _ the world's second largest economy and once a $1.4 billion export market for American beef.
		Australian beef shipments to Japan surged 45 percent to 412,000 tons last year from 284,000 tons in 2003.
	www.baynews9.com /content/9/2006/3/27/150714.html (971 words)

	Australian, British and American Political Systems Compared
		The provisions of the Australian and U.S. constitutional statutes are entrenched, i.e.
		This is a worry, since the United States is the chief source of global warming, the most influential model of an unsustainable way of life, the most powerful negotiator in trade deals, the country with the most powerful armaments, and in various ways the main locus of the most serious problems facing the human race.
		The chief defect of the US political system is that the terms of office of Congress and President are absolutely fixed, so that the executive government cannot call Congressional opponents to account by dissolving the Congress and (except by impeachment) the Congress cannot call the executive government to account--i.e.
	www.humanities.mq.edu.au /Ockham/y67xan1.html (1214 words)

	Association for Canadian Studies in the United States
		ACSUS coordinates programs and further research in Canadian studies and works closely with academics, business executives, and government officials in striving for an improved understanding of issues affecting the Canada-U.S. bilateral relationship.
		ACSUS also works as a liaison with regional Canadian studies associations as well as the International Council for Canadian Studies (ICCS) in order to provide ACSUS members with a broad base of information, research, and networking opportunities to draw upon.
		There are now Canadian studies programs throughout the United States, with approximately 50 formally established programs (compared with 20 in 1983).
	www.apsanet.org /content_7911.cfm (488 words)

	Australian Republic Unplugged - Full Text (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-11)
		Additionally, a further aspect of the Australian system or form of government is the establishment of, what might best be described as, a dependent circle of control with the connecting of the appointments of the Governor-General and the Prime Minister.
		That said, repeal or amendment of the Australia Act (and the Statute of Westminster) may occur by an Act of the Parliament of the Commonwealth passed at the request or with the concurrence of the Parliaments of all the States and, subject to subsection (3) of the Australia Act, only in that manner.
		Clearly, there is a nexus between the Australian Constitution and The Australia Act relating to the changing of the Australian Constitution and the rôle of the Crown in it when taking State matters into account.
	www.statusquo.org /taru_doc.html (7725 words)

	Israeli Politics
		The Canadian Press reports that the National Post, a conservative newspaper in Canada, announced Wednesday that the story, which stirred memories of the Holocaust, was wrong.
		The political test for Israeli academics builds on a tradition established by Senator Joseph McCarthy in the USA and by the anti-Semitic purges in Communist Eastern Europe in the 1960s.
		Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) seeks nominations for the 2006 CJFE International Press Freedom Awards and the Tara Singh Hayer Memorial Award, which honour journalists who demonstrate courage in defending press freedom.
	almagor.blogspot.com (16039 words)

	March 2004, Part 3 - Jim Miller on Politics
		Now one might say that the fact that nearly all political observers took this as a vote against cooperation with the United States (or for surrender to terror, from another point of view) is important in itself.
		Canadians will find it easier to think well of themselves and their nation if they now think that Canada was right not to help in the liberation of Iraq.
		If, like me, you think that portrait more accurate than the one that Canadians are receiving, then you think that Canadians would disagree less with their American and British cousins — if they were as well informed as we are.
	www.seanet.com /~jimxc/Politics/March2004_3.html (9822 words)

	The Belmont Club: By Other Means (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-11)
		The absolute numbers of fatalities are roughly comparable though the number wounded is down from the same period in 2004.
		Karl von Clauswitz famously said "War is nothing but a continuation of politics with the admixture of other means." The US military has provided most of the "other means"; it now remains to be seen whether the remainder of its society can provide the rest.
		Domestic politics may weaken our offense, but our defense will not be let down again as far as it was in the '90's or '70's.
	fallbackbelmont.blogspot.com /2005/06/by-other-means.html (7492 words)

	Regular Canadian Churchgoers Oppose Gay "Marriage", Nominal Christians Don't
		The discrepancy enlarges even more when evangelical Protestants and Roman Catholics who are active in their church are compared to those who are less involved.
		Differences are pronounced between people who are actively involved in religious groups and others: 74% of those who attend services less than once a month indicate their acceptance of homosexuality, compared to 43% of those who are more active.
		As would be expected, Canadians who say they have "No Religion" are more likely than people who claim religious ties to give the green light to gay marriage.
	www.lifesite.net /ldn/2004/dec/04122008.html (370 words)

	Politics - Kaedrin Weblog Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-11)
		Politics - These I avoid for the simple reason that artists often make fools of themselves, and begin to produce bad art, when they decide to get political.
		Bear with a generalization for a moment: people who are left of center politically tend not to be quite as analytical as the general population.
		Stern's show, which could be considered indecent is not very widely available, when you compare it to Limbaugh's show which is available in virtually every single corner of the country, and yet a comparable number of people seem to want to tune in to both shows.
	kaedrin.com /weblog/archive/cat_politics.html (15123 words)

	Australian Politics - Prime Minister criticizes Muslims - WhitePage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-11)
		Written by The Australian's team of journalists and commentators, The Howard Factor - a decade that changed the nation will be published on February 27 and launched by the Prime Minister on March 2.
		The president of the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils, Ameer Ali, said the conservative Muslims about whom Mr Howard was talking represented only a "tiny fraction".
		Mr Howard's latest observations on Muslim culture are not in the same category, because they do not suggest the rate of Muslim immigration should be slowed down in the interests of social cohesion.
	www.whitepage.com.au /libertas/10157 (1141 words)

	The Australian Federal Constitution: Net Resources (Discussion #5)
		Political parties and individual members are only too well aware of the possible political consequences of losing a seat at a by-election and thus try to ensure that by-elections occur only in relatively safe seats."
		Yet there was enough memory of the political connection to prompt the father of Australian federation, Sir Henry Parkes, Premier of New South Wales, in 1889 to insist that New Zealand be invited to participate in the Federation Conventions.
		By Lorna Lloyd, given at a workshop conference ("The Dominion Concept: Inter-state and Domestic Politics in the British Empire") at the University of Warwick, England, in July 1998.
	www-personal.edfac.usyd.edu.au /staff/souters/constitution/others.html (11833 words)

	The Australian Republic Issue: A Guide (Issues and Opinions)
		Compares the present situation with regard to the Governor-General and the one proposed for the so-called Bipartisan Model voted on at the Convention with the practices of several other countries, such as Ireland and the United States.
		Compares trends over several previous polls in three areas: whether in favour or against a republic, the preferred method of choosing a president, and whether they preferred the head of state to be or not be a politician.
		At the Australian Bureau of Statistics site, which in turn was a "reproduction of the summary report, under the same title, of the Republic Advisory Committee, subject to minor changes in presentation for the Year Book".
	www-personal.edfac.usyd.edu.au /staff/souters/republic1.html (12761 words)

	Native Claims and Political Development: A Comparative Analysis (Footnotes)
		This report, known as the "Nielsen report," proposes that negotiations of comprehensive native claims be suspended until the government resolves the issue of native political rights, or "until the government position on native self-government is determined and implementation is well underway" (1985: 246).
		Albinski (1973:120) conveys an official Canadian and Australian perspective on the problems of aboriginal peoples in the late 1960s and early 1970s: "The attack on native backwardness and underintegration is being carried forth on the socioeconomic and political fronts.
		Concerning the emphasis on "constitutional development," examples of Canadian government documents are Drury (1979) and Task Force to Review Comprehensive Claims Policy (1985); of a participant’s views, Nunavut Constitutional Forum (1983); and of observers’ comments, Abele (1985) and Whittington (1985).
	www.alaskool.org /PROJECTS/ancsa/international/TMWRSA2.html (933 words)

	Bloomberg.com: Japan
		July 6 (Bloomberg) -- Australian beef exports to Japan, the world's second-largest buyer of the meat, surged 70 percent to a record in June as Aeon Co. and other Japanese retailers increased orders to plug a shortage caused by bans on U.S. beef.
		Increased demand for Australian beef and a drought-induced drop in livestock numbers have pushed cattle prices to the highest in more than two years.
		The U.S. is the world's largest importer of beef by volume, according to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
	quote.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000101&sid=ahMco2GB0TY8&refer=japan (688 words)

	AAS Biographical Memoirs - John Gatenby Bolton 1922-1998
		Matthews, who was the Canadian in the group, obtained a position for the radio source that beautifully fitted a 16th magnitude star.
		The telescope was commissioned in late 1961 and Bolton took charge as Director of the Australian National Radio Astronomy Observatory (ANRAO) to begin a third and equally spectacular phase of his career.
		In his final letter to the President he wrote: 'I have a very strong feeling that scientists or scientific bodies should keep out of politics except for those occasions when there is a concrete objective to be gained and when their expertise will be respected'.
	www.asap.unimelb.edu.au /bsparcs/aasmemoirs/bolton.htm (4915 words)

	References (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-11)
		Justice For Aboriginal Australians Report of the World Council of Churches team visit to the Aborigines June 15 to July 3, 1981 Sydney: Australian Council of Churches.
		Dagmar, H. (1978) ‘Marginal Australians: A Prelude to Political Involvement’, in M.C. Howard, ed.
		Public Opinion on Politics, Politicians and the Parties: An Historical Perspective’, in D. Burchell and A. Leigh, eds.
	www.pol.mq.edu.au /publications/papers3.htm (3788 words)

	WJLA - Japanese Shun U.S. Beef, Eat Australian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-11)
		There's no doubt the Australian beef industry has been the biggest beneficiary from the serious troubles U.S. beef is facing in regaining consumer acceptance in Japan — the world's second largest economy and once a $1.4 billion export market for American beef.
		Raising grain-fed cows — something American cattle owners were doing for years — is a relatively new discovery for the Australians.
		Department is sending a team led by Acting Undersecretary Chuck Lambert to Tokyo for talks.
	www.wjla.com /headlines/0306/313770.html (962 words)

	Greatest Hits Request Of The Week (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-11)
		“Clearly, the short-term profits of the fossil fuel companies count for more in Canberra than the long-term health and welfare of ordinary Australians,” says Clive Hamilton of the Australia Institute, disregarding the fact that the “long-term health and welfare” that ordinary Australians enjoy is not unconnected to fossil fuels.
		In environmental politics, the short-term interests of the eco-establishment count for more than the long-term health and welfare of ordinary Australians, or New Zealanders, or indeed Indians and Nigerians.
		Emerging from a bushwalk through the Tarkine forest in northwest Tasmania, Environment Minister Ian Campbell told The Australian that argument about the causes and impact of global warming had effectively ended… ‘I think the Australian Government owes it to the public to tell it like it is.
	www.steynonline.com /index2.cfm?edit_id=29 (2945 words)

	Free Republic \| latest articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-11)
		Congressional race heating up Tuesday, July 25, 2006 July is not known as a hot month for local politics, so some recent developments in the 12th Congressional District race are so much more unusual.
		They manipulate the political system to get insider deals, government guarantees, fixed prices and other benefits, paid for by taxpayers and consumers.
		Commanders and rank-and-file officers understood the fact that compared to the alternatives, Bush was the right man to serve as Commander-in-Chief in wartime.
	www.freerepublic.com (5277 words)

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