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Related Websites:
American
Millennial Order - A website which believes that nations of
the world should voluntarily unite with the United States of America
politically and economically in order to strengthen the American
constitution and promote civil liberties throughout the world.
Nova
Scotia -- Join the United States!
- A small website that advocates Nova Scotia be the next State in
the Union.
 OntarioUSA.org
- Dedicated to the official unification of Ontario, as a state,
self-governing territory or possession, with the United States of
America.
Annexation
Party of British Columbia - The goal of the party is the annexation
of the Province of British Columbia (BC) into the United States
of America (US), thus making BC the 51st state of the Union.
 Welcoming
Canada Home - A webpage hosted by the Expansionist Party, but
written by a Canadian who proposes the United States extend US citizenship
to Canadians.
Informational & Statistical
References:
CIA
World Factbook - Up-to-date detailed intelligence on every country
on the globe.
Encarta
Encyclopedia Center - Microsoft's Encarta encyclopedia contains
search engines and browsable indexes to help users learn and perform
online research.
Organization for
Economic Cooperation and Development - Publications and statistics
covering economic and social issues from macroeconomics, to trade,
education, development and science and innovation.
Political Database of the Americas - A non-governmental Internet-based
project that provides reference materials, primary documents, comparative
studies and statistical data for countries in the Western Hemisphere.
The National
Security Archive - A research institute on international affairs,
a library and archive of declassified US documents obtained through
the Freedom of Information Act, a public interest law firm defending
and expanding public access to government information through the
FOIA, and an indexer and publisher of the documents in books, microfiche,
and electronic formats.
The World Bank
Group - One of the world's largest sources of development assistance,
providing publications and statistics on every nation in the world.
United Nations Development
Program - A United Nations website which includes the annual
Human Development Report.
World Competitiveness
Yearbook - The world’s most renowned and comprehensive annual
report on the competitiveness of nations, ranking and analyzing
how a nation’s environment sustains the competitiveness of enterprises.
Governmental References:
FirstGov
- All inclusive US government website with links to federal, state
and local US government websites.
Government of Canada
- The official website for the government of Canada.
Embassy
of the United States of America, Ottawa - The US embassy for
Canada
Embassy
of Canada, Washington - The Canadian embassy for the United
States.
The White House
- The official website for the office of the President of the United
States of America.
Governor General
of Canada - The official website for the office of the Chief
Executive of Canada.
Prime
Minister of Canada - The official website for the office of
the Prime Minister of Canada.
Supreme
Court of the United States - The highest court in the United
States' judicial system; in charge of interpretation of federal
laws and ultimately the United States Constitution.
Supreme Court
of Canada - The highest court in Canada's judicial system; in
charge of interpretation of federal laws and ultimately the Constitution
Acts of Canada.
The Library of Congress
- The largest library in the world, with more than 120 million items.
The collections include more than 18 million books, 2.5 million
recordings, 12 million photographs, 4.5 million maps, and 54 million
manuscripts.
The
Library of Parliament - Information, documentation, research
and analysis, and pertinent collections to support the functions
of legislation and representation; and provide information to the
public about Canada’s Parliament.
The United
States Constitution Online - A website which includes: The US
Constitution, The Declaration of Independence, and The Articles
of Confederation.
Constitution
Acts 1867 to 1982 - A website which includes: The British North
America Act (amended to The Constitution Act of 1867), and The Constitution
Act of 1982.
Office
of Management and Budget - Present and past budgets of the federal
government of the United States.
Department
of Finance Canada - Present and past budgets of the federal
government of Canada.
Immigration and Naturalization Service - An agency of the Department
of Justice responsible for enforcing laws regulating the admission
of foreign-born persons into the US.
Canada
Customs and Revenue Agency - The Canadian government agency
which handles both the movement of people and goods into Canada,
and the federal taxation system.
Department
of Canadian Heritage - A federal department in Canada which
is responsible for promoting Canadian content, fostering cultural
participation, encouraging active citizenship and participation
in Canada's civic life, and strengthening connections among Canadians.
Federal Communications Commission - An independent United States
government agency responsible for regulating interstate and international
communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable;
which reports.to Congress directly.
Canadian
Radio-Televison and Telecommunications Commission - An independent
Canadian government agency responsible for regulating Canada's broadcasting
and telecommunications systems; which reports to Parliament indirectly
through the Minister of Canadian Heritage.
Fed Stats - Links to official statistics collected and published
by more than 100 US Federal agencies.
US Census Bureau
- Statistics relating to the population, business and geography
of the United States.
Statistics
Canada - Canada's national statistical agency profiling Canada's
business, economy and society.
North American Political Parties:
Bloc Quebecois
(Canada) - Localized to the Province of Quebec, the Bloc's single
mandate is to achieve the separation of Quebec from Canada. Although
the party has served as the official opposition of Canada, it is
a technical impossibility for the party to form a government, alone.
Thus, they serve as an advocate of Quebec's interests, and as an
opposition to Canada itself.
Conservative
Party (Canada) - Originally established before the founding
of Canada itself, the Conservative Party has reemerged as one of
the two major parties in Canada after the merger of the Canadian
Alliance and Progressive Conservative parties in 2003. They run
on a platform of: lower taxation, paying down the debt, increased
military spending and decreased government waste and corruption.
Democratic Party
(US) - The oldest political party in the US, dating back to the
beginning of the nation itself. Considered to be the political party
in favor of a strong and far-reaching federal government, including
extensive education programs, health care initiatives, and social
reform measures.
Green Party
(US & Canada) - Strong supporters of environmental conservation,
most "Greens" hold the belief that every issue must be
seen from an ecological or environmental perspective. They also
promote direct democracy, a socialist-like redistribution of wealth,
nonviolence and non-intervention in foreign affairs, and the promotion
of the poor and working classes.
Liberal
Party (Canada) - Being the most successful party in Canada's
history, they tend to run on a campaign of the status-quo. Liberals
believe in a highly centralized federal government, with a powerful
Prime Minister and promote issues such as: safeguarding universal
health care, protecting minority rights, fostering multiculturalism,
and preserving Canadian culture from external influences.
Libertarian Party
(US & Canada) - Established on the belief that people should
have the freedom to conduct their lives however they wish, providing
that they do not intrude or violate the rights of others. They embrace
a free-market economy, are dedicated to preserving personal freedoms,
strongly oppose a large and powerful government, and are in favor
of large tax cuts.
New
Democratic Party (Canada) - A political alternative in Canada
that characterizes itself as a socialist democratic party. They
favor a large federal government, which promotes cultural diversity,
environmental responsibility, extensive social reform measures,
and international human rights. They also oppose globalization and
tax breaks for large banks and corporations.
Reform Party
(US) - Founded by Texas industrialist Ross Perot. The Reform Party
demands ethical conduct on the part of elected officials and is
dedicated to simplifying the tax system, balancing the federal budget,
setting term limits, reforming campaign finance, and reforming social
programs.
Republican Party
(US) - Founded as the US nationwide anti-slavery party, the Republican
Party has evolved into a party based on the belief that it is not
the government, but the individual citizen, through business and
financial interests, who should guide society.
News Resources:
Other Resources:
C.D.
Howe Institute - One of Canada's most respected independent,
nonprofit, economic and social policy research institution.
Canada's
Brain Drain - The site that explores the lure of the USA --
the economics, the politics, the lifestyle -- and examines the choices
Canadians must make as they decide "My country, or my career?"
Canadians
for Language Fairness - Championing the rights of all Canadians,
without regard to their ethnic origin or first language (English
or French).
Canadian Taxpayers
Federation - A non-profit, non-partisan, organization dedicated
to being a watchdog on government spending and taxation.
Center for Voting
and Democracy - Dedicated to fair elections where every vote
counts and all voters are represented, promoting instant runoff
voting and forms of proportional representation as alternatives
to winner-take-all plurality elections.
David
Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections - Providing detailed
information on national results for the major and minor candidates
for U.S. President in the general (November) presidential elections
from 1789 through 2000.
Filibuster
Cartoons - A political cartoon site operated by Canadian J.J.
McCullough. Also features an excellent, in-depth "guide to Canada"
analyzing many aspects of the country's history, politics, and culture.
Hillwatch.com
- An online resource center – a detailed virtual desktop for individuals
in the public & private sector who work at public policy and
politics.
The Brookings
Institute - An independent, nonpartisan organization devoted
to research, analysis, education, and publication focused on public
policy issues in the areas of economics, foreign policy, and governance.
The Cato Institute - Seeks to broaden the parameters of public
policy debate to allow consideration of the traditional American
principles of limited government, individual liberty, free markets
and peace.
The Fraser
Institute - One of Canada's most powerful think tanks; brings
together academics, economists, and policy analysts from around
the world.
The Green
Papers - Dedicated to the dissemination of facts, figures, tidbits
and commentary on the campaigns leading ultimately to the US General
Election.
The
North American Institute - Examines all aspects of the North
American regional relationship, recognizing the challenges facing
the governments, peoples and cultures to develop better approaches
to this changing relationship.
The Other
American: North American History 1774-2001 - An excellent textbook
that examines US-Canada relationship from a historical outlook.
Examines all aspects of the North American regional relationship,
recognizing the challenges facing the governments, peoples and cultures
to develop better approaches to this changing relationship.
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