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Doing the Continental: A New Canadian-American Relationship Paperback – Oct. 21 2010
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Advance Praise for Doing the Continental: "Everyone has opinions about the state of Canada-U.S. relations, but few have the knowledge to provide informed judgments. Professor Dyment happily falls into the latter category. While some of the prescriptions are controversial, this concise book has been carefully thought out and provides excellent grist for the Canadian policy mill. Doing the Continental is a must read for those interested in Canadian-American relations." Michael Kergin, Canada’s Ambassador to the United States, 2000 to 2005.
When President Barack Obama sat at his desk for the first time in the Oval Office in January 2009, one of the farthest things from his mind was Canada. On Capitol Hill the whirling pursuit of interests was intense. In Ottawa, Canada’s senior officials were too preoccupied to appreciate that the nations neighbours to the south weren’t paying attention to the affairs and concerns of the Great White North. Canada’s relations with the United States are broad and deep, and with Obama in his second term in office, the two countries have entered what could be considered a new era of hope and renewal. From water and energy policy to defence, environmental strategy, and Arctic sovereignty, David Dyment provides an astute, pithy analysis of the past, present, and future continental dance between two countries that have much in common, yet often step on each others feet.
- Print length176 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherDundurn Press
- Publication dateOct. 21 2010
- Dimensions13.97 x 0.97 x 21.59 cm
- ISBN-101554887585
- ISBN-13978-1554887583
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Doing the Continental is a must read for those interested in Canadian-American relations.
-- Michael Kergin, Canada’s ambassador to the United States, 2000-2005David Dyment explores the deeper dimensions of this relationship with intelligence and gusto.
-- Bob Rae, from his Forward to Doing the ContinentalDoing the Continental is very good, wise on all fronts. The chapter on our lack of an energy policy is very convincing.
-- Lawrence Martin, columnist and former Washington bureau chief with the Globe and MailAbout the Author
David Dyment is a research associate at Carleton University in the Centre on North American Politics and Society. He has served on the staff of the Governor General of Canada and was a senior policy adviser in the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. As a media commentator, he has been heard on CBC News Network, CTV Newsnet, Global TV, CBC Radio, Radio Canada, BBC World, and Radio Canada International. He lives in Ottawa.
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- Publisher : Dundurn Press; First Edition (Oct. 21 2010)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 176 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1554887585
- ISBN-13 : 978-1554887583
- Item weight : 249 g
- Dimensions : 13.97 x 0.97 x 21.59 cm
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,115,036 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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- Reviewed in Canada on December 24, 2010In `Doing the Continental' political scientist David Dyment dissects the US-Canadian relationship. He confronts myths (Avro Arrow), challenges sacred cows (trade in water) and skewers both sides of the ideological divide (right-continentalist; left-nationalist). In a personal critique he places the national psyche on the couch and encourages Canadians to replace their fears and prejudices with the asymmetric reality of this relationship (i.e. Canada is vitally important to the US but is effectively under the radar of US politicians). This, he states, is an opportunity rather than a threat. It leads to a focus on the mundane productive work of relationship building with US Congressional allies and between US-Canadian business and bureaucratic experts on a myriad of issues to `manage the relationship' on an ongoing basis - and to largely ignore the grandstanding summitry of the PM/Presidential relationship which is basically immaterial. This book is a welcome antidote to more strident works looking to `solve' problems in the US-Canada relationship - which works far better in reality than in theory.
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- ottawa-thinkerReviewed in the United States on December 6, 2010
4.0 out of 5 stars Whose Afraid of the Elephant?
Verified PurchaseIn `Doing the Continental' political scientist David Dyment dissects the US-Canadian relationship. He confronts myths (Avro Arrow), challenges sacred cows (trade in water) and skewers both sides of the ideological divide (right-continentalist; left-nationalist). In a personal critique he places the national psyche on the couch and encourages Canadians to replace their fears and prejudices with the asymmetric reality of this relationship (i.e. Canada is vitally important to the US but is effectively under the radar of US politicians). This, he states, is an opportunity rather than a threat. It leads to a focus on the mundane productive work of relationship building with US Congressional allies and between US-Canadian business and bureaucratic experts on a myriad of issues to `manage the relationship' on an ongoing basis - and to largely ignore the grandstanding summitry of the PM/Presidential relationship which is basically immaterial. This book is a welcome antidote to more strident works looking to `solve' problems in the US-Canada relationship - which works far better in reality than in theory.