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PO331: Topics in Comparative Government - Canada and Quebec May 15th - 27th, 2000: Ottawa, Montreal, and Quebec City Instructor: Prof. Sean Duffy Check this page periodically, I will update it. Check out: CANADIANA: The Canadian Resource Page Course Description View Photos from 2000 Trip Read Canadian News Course Text:Saywell, John (1999). Canada: Pathways to the Present, Revised Edition. "How Canadians Govern Themselves," 4th ed. First Stop:  Ottawa -- May 15 - 18 Canadian Federal Government Houses of Parliament Prime Minister Jean Chrétien Rideau Hall (Governor General) Supreme Court of Canada National Archives of Canada Government of Canada Canadian Foreign Policy & U.S.-Canada Relations  Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) U.S. Embassy History & Culture  Museum of Civilization & Canoe Excursions Second Stop:  Montreal -- May 19th - 22nd History & Culture of the Region Chateau Ramezay Museum Stewart Museum at the Fort, Ile Sainte Hélène Montreal History & Culture Old Montreal Mont Royal/Mount Royal Montreal Neighborhoods along the Boul. Saint-Laurent French & English culture, heritage, and current policies Third Stop:  Quebec City -- May 23rd - 26th Québec politics: (see Premier's page for more on Quebec Politics) Assemblée nationale (visit and tour) Québec policy vis à vis Canada Québec's external relations Culture & History Tour of old Quebec City -- upper & lower cities Musée le l'Amérique Française Plains of Abraham Battlefield Park Other area museums

This two-week, intensive course will be offered in May of 2000, between the Spring Semester and the first Summer Session. We will travel to Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec City while investigating Canadian history, culture and politics. A primary focus of the course will be Canada's government institutions - we will visit the Federal Parliament in Ottawa and the Quebec provincial assembly, the Assemblée Nationale. A second focus for the course will be the history and role of Canada's Francophone tradition. Initially settled as New France in the early 1600s, Canada became wholly controlled by England by the mid-1700s. This dual colonial legacy is manifest today in the different culture, history and political aspirations of French and English-speaking Canadians. The course will investigate the recent history of the Quebec sovereignty (independence) movement and its meaning for the definition of Canadian federalism in this context. The course will meet 2 or 3 times in April of 2000, continually during the two weeks spent in Canada and for one hour after returning to campus in late May. Evaluation for the course will be based on active preparation for and participation in all planned activities in Canada, a journal kept during the trip itself, and a 10-15 page research paper to be completed by June 10th.

The course is open to all students, but may be of particular interest to students of History, Political Science, and Language (particularly those interested in French language and literature). Canada is officially bilingual, although French is the dominant language in the province of Quebec. Ottawa is a largely Anglophone city, Montreal is truly bilingual, and Quebec City is predominantly Francophone. Some knowledge of French may be helpful to participants, but all course activities will be conducted in English, and students will find it reasonably easy to function in English, even in Quebec City. The prerequisite for PO331 is three hours of Political Science, but exceptions can be made with permission of the professor. Students will be allowed to register for the course as part of their spring courseload or as a summer course. There will be an additional fee for the course, which will cover transportation, lodging, and any group admission costs. Students will be responsible for their own meals and any discretionary expenses.