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The article analyzes the history of the creation of the La Mauricie National Park in Shawinigan, Québec, in 1970 and discusses the role ecology and Parks Canada played in establishing the park in that region. It highlights the use of governmental science in advancing the interests of the government and its territorial presence. The park being one of the first in Canada to preserve wetlands is mentioned. Additional topics include Québec minister Jean Chrétien who initiated the idea, the region's industrial and recreational history, and the place of biology and scientific ecology in the activities of agencies in charge of Canada's national parks during the 1970s.

Citizenship and Immigration Canada's new citizenship guide, Discover Canada, received significant coverage in the national media and among popular bloggers when it was released in late 2009. Among the more controversial responses were allegations that the guide served a partisan political purpose. It was 'an incremental step in the rebranding of Canada into a conservative country, full of people more inclined to vote Conservative.' This paper investigates the veracity of this claim by documenting the historical evolution of Canada's citizenship guides. It finds that while Discover Canada departs notably from its immediate, Liberal-sponsored, predecessors, it is not so different from the initial documentation produced under the Liberal governments of Pierre Elliott Trudeau. To suggest that the new guide has fundamentally altered the national image is therefore a profound exaggeration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To maximize opportunity for all Canadians. To invest in their hopes and their dreams. To ensure that our quality of life remains a global model. To make the Maple Leaf a 21st century trademark for excellence. (Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's Canada Day message, 1 July 2002, emphasis added)Ladies and gentlemen, the message I bring is simple, Canada remains on the cutting edge of new opportunities. We are making the Maple Leaf a 21st century trademark for excellence and prosperity. And, we offer cohesive, dynamic communities. Open for business, and ready to welcome your investment. (Address by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien on the occasion of the APEC 2002 CEO summit, 26 October 2002, Los Cabos, Mexico, emphasis added) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]