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2. Capitalism, Global Militarism, and Canada's Investment in the Caribbean.
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John, Tamanisha J.
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MILITARISM ,CAPITALISM ,INVESTMENT management ,IMPERIALISM - Abstract
At the end of the 1990s, there existed a belief that a growing Canadian military involvement in the Caribbean region was unlikely if it was not associated with Canada's interest in Latin America (Klepak 1996). This view had such a large impact that today there is a dearth of information on Canada's military involvement in the Caribbean region. Lacking systematic investigation, two myths have perpetuated: first that Canada has no stake or interest in Caribbean security, insofar as those interests cannot be tied to Canada's interests in Latin America; and second, that all expressions of Canada's involvement in Caribbean security are simply extensions of US security interests in the region. Looking at Canada as part of the Anglosphere, this paper analyzes Canada's ongoing commitment in the Caribbean to preserving and expanding the political, social, economic, and ecological system that benefits Anglospheric capitalist accumulation and security objectives. Today, Jamaica is the host site for the Canadian Armed Forces Operation Support Hub in Latin America and the Caribbean (OSH-LAC), as Canada aims to position its long-term security partner as a regional sub-policeman of the region. OSH-LACs proximity to states like Haiti, a frequent site of Canadian intervention, should worry those concerned with Canada's increased global militarism and imperialism in the world more broadly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
3. TRANSFORMING CARIBBEAN AND CANADIAN IDENTITY.
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Trotman, David V.
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CARIBBEAN Americans ,ETHNIC groups ,ETHNICITY ,EMIGRATION & immigration - Abstract
This paper discusses the attempts by peoples of Caribbean origin resident in Toronto, Canada, to use a version of the transplanted Trinidad Carnival as a mechanism for creating an ethnic identity in a multicultural metropolitan society. The contesting claims to the "ownership" of this cultural product forms the backdrop against which a younger generation of Canadian-born children of Caribbean immigrants also work out their own relationship to Canadian society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2005
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4. Structural violence and the uncertainty of viral undetectability for African, Caribbean and Black people living with HIV in Canada: an institutional ethnography.
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Odhiambo, Apondi J., O'Campo, Patricia, Nelson, La Ron E., Forman, Lisa, and Grace, Daniel
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DIAGNOSIS of HIV infections ,VIOLENCE prevention ,AFRICANS ,HIV-positive persons ,HIV infections ,ANTI-HIV agents ,SOCIAL determinants of health ,BLACK people ,SOCIAL workers ,VIRAL load ,RESEARCH methodology ,INTERVIEWING ,SOCIAL justice ,HIGHLY active antiretroviral therapy ,BLACK Caribbean people ,ETHNOLOGY research ,INFORMED consent (Medical law) ,CARIBBEAN people ,PSYCHOSOCIAL factors ,DRUGS ,RESEARCH funding ,ETHNOLOGY ,ETHNIC groups ,PATIENT compliance ,DATA analysis software ,EMPLOYEE retention - Abstract
Biomedical advances in healthcare and antiretroviral treatment or therapy (ART) have transformed HIV/AIDS from a death sentence to a manageable chronic disease. Studies demonstrate that people living with HIV who adhere to antiretroviral therapy can achieve viral suppression or undetectability, which is fundamental for optimizing health outcomes, decreasing HIV-related mortality and morbidity, and preventing HIV transmission. African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) communities in Canada remain structurally disadvantaged and bear a disproportionate burden of HIV despite biomedical advancements in HIV treatment and prevention. This institutional ethnography orients to the concept of 'structural violence' to illuminate how inequities shape the daily experiences of ACB people living with HIV across the HIV care cascade. We conducted textual analysis and in-depth interviews with ACB people living with HIV (n = 20) and health professionals including healthcare providers, social workers, frontline workers, and health policy actors (n = 15). Study findings produce a cumulative understanding that biomedical HIV discourses and practices ignore structural violence embedded in Canada's social fabric, including legislation, policies and institutional practices that produce inequities and shape the social world of Black communities. Findings show that inequities in structural and social determinants of health such as food insecurity, financial and housing instability, homelessness, precarious immigration status, stigma, racial discrimination, anti-Black racism, criminalization of HIV non-disclosure, health systems barriers and privacy concerns intersect to constrain engagement and retention in HIV healthcare and ART adherence, contributing to the uncertainty of achieving and maintaining undetectability and violating their right to health. Biomedical discourses and practices, and inequities reduce Black people to a stigmatized, pathologized, and impoverished detectable viral underclass. Black people perceived as nonadherent to ART and maintain detectable viral loads are considered "bad" patients while privileged individuals who achieve undetectability are considered "good" patients. An effective response to ending HIV/AIDS requires implementing policies and institutional practices that address inequities in structural and social determinants of health among ACB people. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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5. An Inter-Comparison of the Holiday Climate Index (HCI:Beach) and the Tourism Climate Index (TCI) to Explain Canadian Tourism Arrivals to the Caribbean.
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Rutty, Michelle, Scott, Daniel, Matthews, Lindsay, Burrowes, Ravidya, Trotman, Adrian, Mahon, Roché, and Charles, Amanda
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BEACHES ,CLIMATOLOGY ,TOURISM ,BEACH erosion ,TEST validity ,HOLIDAYS ,TOURIST attractions ,HURRICANE Irma, 2017 - Abstract
Through an empirical investigation of the historical relationship between the destination climate and tourist arrivals in the Caribbean, this study presents the first revealed preference evaluation of a climate index informed by tourists' stated climatic preferences for coastal-beach tourism (i.e., a sun-sand-surf or 3S travel market). The goal of this multi-organization collaboration was to examine the potential application of a newly designed climate index—the Holiday Climate Index (HCI):Beach—for three Caribbean destinations (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Saint Lucia). This paper provides an overview of the evolution of climate indices, including the development of the (HCI):Beach. To test the validity of climate indices for a beach travel market, daily climate ratings based on outputs from the Tourism Climate Index and the HCI were correlated with monthly arrivals data from Canada (a key source market) at an island destination scale. The results underscore the strength of the new index, with each destination scoring consistently higher using the HCI:Beach, including a stronger relationship (R
2 ) between index scores and tourist arrivals. These findings demonstrate the value of combining stated and revealed preference methodologies to predict tourism demand and highlight opportunities for future research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2020
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6. 'Getting shut down and shut out': Exploring ACB patient perceptions on healthcare access at the physician-patient level in Canada.
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Fante-Coleman, Tiyondah, Wilson, Ciann L., Cameron, Ruth, Coleman, Todd, and Travers, Robb
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PSYCHOLOGY of Black people ,CULTURE ,GENERAL practitioners ,RACISM ,MEDICAL quality control ,HEALTH services accessibility ,FOCUS groups ,PUBLIC relations ,PHYSICIAN-patient relations ,PRACTICAL politics ,SOCIAL factors ,PHYSICIANS' attitudes ,PATIENT satisfaction ,PATIENTS' attitudes ,EXPERIENCE ,QUALITATIVE research ,SOCIOECONOMIC factors ,PSYCHOSOCIAL factors ,CULTURAL competence ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,RESEARCH funding ,THEMATIC analysis ,HEALTH equity ,DATA analysis software - Abstract
The experiences of African, Caribbean and Black (ACB) Canadians are seldom explored in the Canadian context. Family physicians act as a gateway to the rest of the healthcare system and are necessary to provide proper patient care. However, Canada's history with colonialism may impact the socio-cultural context in which patients receive care. 41 participants from Waterloo Region, Ontario, were engaged in eight focus groups to discuss their experiences in the healthcare system. Data were analysed following thematic analysis. Style of care, racism and discrimination and a lack of cultural competence hindered access. oor Inadequate cultural competence was attributed to western and biomedical approaches, poor understanding of patients' context, physicians failing to address specific health concerns, and racism and discrimination. Participants highlighted that the two facilitators to care were having an ACB family physician and fostering positive relationships with physicians. Participants predominantly expressed dissatisfaction in physicians' approaches to care, which were compounded by experiences of racism and discrimination. Findings demonstrate how ACB patients are marginalized and excluded from the healthcare syste Iimplications for better access to care included utilizing community healthcare centres, increasing physicians' capacity around culturally inclusive care, and increasing access to ACB physicians. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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7. The Experiences of Caribbean Migrant Farmworkers in Ontario, Canada.
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Beckford, Clinton
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AGRICULTURE ,AGRICULTURAL laborers ,MIGRANT labor ,WORK environment ,SOCIAL history ,ECONOMIC policy - Abstract
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- 2016
8. CSR among Canadian mass tour operators: good awareness but little action.
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Dodds, Rachel and Kuehnel, Jacqueline
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TOURISM management ,SOCIAL responsibility of business ,CORPORATE image ,TOUR brokers & operators ,QUALITATIVE research - Abstract
Purpose -- The purpose of this paper is to provide an exploratory case study of mass mainstream tour operators in the Canadian market and evaluate their awareness level of corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities. The research aims to address the structure and ownership of mass Canadian tour operators, how it may influence the adoption of CSR practices, key issues and concerns and awareness level and participation of CSR practices. Although the Canadian outbound leisure mass market is relatively small compared with that of the UK, Canadian travelers are a significant source of tourism to Mexico and the Caribbean islands such as Cuba and the Dominican Republic. Design/methodology/approach -- Canadian mass tour operators were contacted through interviews and questionnaires to assess the structure and ownership of mass Canadian tour operators, how it may influence the adoption of CSR practices, key issues and concerns and awareness level and participation of CSR practices. Existing responsible tourism practices in the destinations they operate were also gauged. Findings -- CSR is gaining momentum worldwide as companies begin to realize that their stakeholders are demanding accountability that goes beyond shareholders' interests. Subsequently, reporting levels are increasingly being regulated and corporate strategic initiatives focusing on improving their social and environmental responsibility are on the rise. In the case of tour operators, however, initiatives of this nature are preliminary and there is little implementation of CSR practices. Research limitations/implications -- The study examines Canadian mass tourism package tour operators and further research is needed to assess all tour operators (inbound and outbound) to determine whether the level of participation in responsible travel is higher or whether size is an implicating factor. As issues such as climate change and responsible tourism have only started to influence consumer demand in the past few years, the study's findings may be changing. Therefore a further follow-up study would be beneficial in order to determine any barriers to action. Originality/value -- To date, little research has been done on the tourism industry, and that mainly on hotels. There is a need to understand the structure and contribution of tour operators to the industry and their level of CSR practices and movement towards more responsible tourism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
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9. Negotiating Citizenship: The case of foreign domestic workers in Canada.
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Stasiulis, Daiva and Bakan, Abigail B.
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CITIZENSHIP - Abstract
This paper argues that most conceptualizations of citizenship limit the purview of the discourse to static categories. 'Citizenship' is commonly seen as an ideal type, presuming a largely legal relationship between an inidividual and a single nationstate - more precisely only one type of nation-state, the advanced capitalist postwar model. Alternatively, we suggest a re-conceptualization of citizenship as a negotiated relationship, one which is subject therefore to change, and acted upon collectively within social, political and economic relations of conflict. This dynamic process of negotiation takes place within a context which is shaped by gendered, racial and class structures and ideologies; it also involves international hierarchies among states. Citizenship is therefore negotiated on global as well as national levels. This conceptualization is demonstrated by way of identifying one particular set of experiences of negotiated citizenship, involving foreign domestic workers in Canada. As non-citizens originating from Third World conditions, this is a case involving women of colour workers, highly prone to abusive conditions, and under the direction of employers who are more affluent First World citizens and predominantly white women. Original survey data based on interviews with Caribbean and Filipino domestic workers in Canada are used to demonstrate the varied, creative and effective strategies of two distinctive groups of non-citizens as they attempt to negotiate citizenship rights in restrictive national and international conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1997
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10. Entrepreneurship Education in the Caribbean: Learning and Teaching Tools.
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Pounder, Paul A.
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EDUCATION ,ENTREPRENEURSHIP education - Published
- 2016
11. Comparison of Climate Preferences for Domestic and International Beach Holidays: A Case Study of Canadian Travelers.
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Rutty, Michelle and Scott, Daniel
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TOURISM & the environment ,BEACHES ,COMPARATIVE studies ,ECOTOURISM ,TOURISM - Abstract
Coastal tourism is the largest segment of global leisure tourism and it is firmly linked to the destination's natural resources--with climatic resources chief among them. Through observations and survey responses of beach users, studies have evaluated climatic resources for coastal tourism by quantifying optimal and unacceptable conditions. However, these studies have not taken into consideration that different forms of holidays (e.g., daytrips, short trips, main annual holiday, "once-in-a-lifetime" trip) may have varying degrees of resilience to climatic conditions. This is the first study to explore whether ideal and unacceptable climatic conditions vary between domestic and international tourists. Using an in situ survey, Canadian beach users traveling domestically (n = 359) and internationally (n = 120) were examined. Key findings include statistically significant differences (p ≼ 0.05) between the two sample groups for every climate variable, with the international sample more resilient to a broader range of weather conditions, including a greater acceptance for warm temperatures, longer rainfall durations, higher wind speeds, and greater cloud cover. This study adds further insight into the complexities of evaluating climate for tourism, with implications for the demand response of tourists to climate change. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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12. Building primary health care capacity to address addiction and mental health inequities: lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Khenti, Akwatu, Sapag, Jaime C., Garcia-Andrade, Consuelo, Poblete, Fernando, de Lima, Ana Raquel Santiago, Herrera, Andres, Diaz, Pablo, Amare, Henok, Selick, Avra, and Reid, Sandra
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CONFERENCES & conventions ,HEALTH services accessibility ,HEALTH status indicators ,INTERNATIONAL relations ,INTERPROFESSIONAL relations ,HEALTH policy ,MENTAL illness ,PRIMARY health care ,PUBLIC health ,SUBSTANCE abuse ,ADULT education workshops - Abstract
Purpose--Since 2002, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Ontario, Canada, has been working closely with partners in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) to implement mental health capacity-building focused on primary health care. From an equity perspective, this article seeks to critically analyze the process and key results of this capacity-building effort and to identify various implications for the future. Design/methodology/approach--This analysis of capacity-building approaches is based on a critical review of existing documents such as needs assessments and evaluation reports, as well as reflective discussion. Previous health equity literature is used as a framework for analysis. Findings--More than 1,000 professionals have been engaged in various kinds of training in Chile, Peru, Brazil, Nicaragua, Mexico, and Trinidad and Tobago. These capacity-building initiatives have had an impact on primary health care from both an equity and systems perspective because participants were engaged at aft stages of the process and implementation lessons incorporated into the final efforts. Stigma was also reduced through the collaborations. Originality/value--Using concrete examples of capacity-building in mental primary healthcare in LAC, as well as evidence gathered from the literature, this article demonstrates how primary healthcare can play a strong role in addressing health equity and human rights protection for people with mental health and/or substance abuse problems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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13. The UPVG and TEMP-UP: lessons for utility PV success
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Hester, S. and Bensley, W.
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PHOTOVOLTAIC power generation ,RENEWABLE energy sources - Abstract
The Utility PhotoVoltaic Group (UPVG) is a non-profit organization of nearly 100 energy service providers that was formed to accelerate the commercialization of photovoltaics (PV). The US Department of Energy (DOE) provides funding support for many of the UPVG's activities and programs. The UPVG manages the TEAM-UPprogram, which is a partnership between the electric utility industry and the US DOE that provides cost-sharing to competitively selected business ventures that deploy PV systems. Currently over 400 individual installations, totalling more than 275 MW, have been installed under rounds One, Two, and Three of the TEAM-UPprogram. One goal of TEAM-UPis to disseminate information collected from these ventures to utilities, energy service providers, and the solar community. This paper describes the UPVG, the TEAM-UPprogram and identifies lessons learned at this stage of the program. Actual performance data from selected PV systems is displayed on the UPVG web page: www.upvg.org. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1999
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