In August 1968, the Soviet Union sent troops into Czechoslovakia to crush the burgeoning spirit of reform known as the “Prague Spring”. The Soviet invasion and the return of oppressive government measures triggered the flight of twenty-seven thousand people, eleven thousand of whom came to Canada. Using newly released archival records, this paper explores how the Canadian government approached the refugee crisis and argues that confident officials, buoyed by a charismatic leader and operating in an era of improved East-West relations, manipulated the conventional definition of a refugee and consciously adopted policies that enabled large numbers of Czechoslovakian refugees to resettle in Canada.En août 1968, l’Union soviétique envoie des tr...
In the summer of 1955, the Canadian government took the “bold step” of admitting displaced Palestini...
International audienceThe present paper is part of a micro-historical research project centred on th...
In the present study, an attempt is made to integrate the diverse literature pertaining to host coun...
Following the August 1968 Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia, 11,200 Prague Spring refugees were ...
Canada is widely known today to accept migrants seeking refuge, however, some groups received prefer...
During the Cold War, approximately 36,000 persons claimed Czechoslovakia as their country of citizen...
Practices directed at refugees emerged in the inter-war period. Thousands of Europeans were maintai...
In early 1987 the Canadian government closed its border to hundreds of would-be refugees streaming n...
Historic transformations took place in Canada’s refugee programs in the 1970s. Through the eyes of M...
On March 29, 1990, the Centre for Refugee Studies organized a symposium at Osgoode Hall Law School, ...
This paper explores Canada’s response, through our Refugee and Humanitarian Resettlement Program, to...
This paper offers a comparative analysis of official discourse surrounding three incidents of asylum...
International audienceWith the release of None is Too Many in the early 1980s, Canada’s history duri...
In the 1950s, the United Nations lobbied Canadian officials to help close Europe’s remaining displac...
In 1947 the federal government of Canada began a program to move European Displaced Persons (DP) out...
In the summer of 1955, the Canadian government took the “bold step” of admitting displaced Palestini...
International audienceThe present paper is part of a micro-historical research project centred on th...
In the present study, an attempt is made to integrate the diverse literature pertaining to host coun...
Following the August 1968 Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia, 11,200 Prague Spring refugees were ...
Canada is widely known today to accept migrants seeking refuge, however, some groups received prefer...
During the Cold War, approximately 36,000 persons claimed Czechoslovakia as their country of citizen...
Practices directed at refugees emerged in the inter-war period. Thousands of Europeans were maintai...
In early 1987 the Canadian government closed its border to hundreds of would-be refugees streaming n...
Historic transformations took place in Canada’s refugee programs in the 1970s. Through the eyes of M...
On March 29, 1990, the Centre for Refugee Studies organized a symposium at Osgoode Hall Law School, ...
This paper explores Canada’s response, through our Refugee and Humanitarian Resettlement Program, to...
This paper offers a comparative analysis of official discourse surrounding three incidents of asylum...
International audienceWith the release of None is Too Many in the early 1980s, Canada’s history duri...
In the 1950s, the United Nations lobbied Canadian officials to help close Europe’s remaining displac...
In 1947 the federal government of Canada began a program to move European Displaced Persons (DP) out...
In the summer of 1955, the Canadian government took the “bold step” of admitting displaced Palestini...
International audienceThe present paper is part of a micro-historical research project centred on th...
In the present study, an attempt is made to integrate the diverse literature pertaining to host coun...