Articles from Canada and the World Backgrounder (January 1, 2003)

Title	Author	Type	Words
"Manifest destiny". (Comment).			597
"Pass, friend". (Border).			950
Branch-plant Canada. (Economy).			1505
Democratic deficit: citizens entrust their sovereignty to Members of Parliament to act on their behalf. However, over the last few decades, the power of MPs has been slowly whittled away to the point where their relevance is being questioned. (Parliament).			1935
Do we know where we're going? (Defence).			1881
Fallout from 9/11: on the inside front cover of the Canadian passport officials of other countries are requested "to allow the bearer to pass freely without let or hindrance and to afford the bearer such assistance and protection as may be necessary." Lately however, a number of Canadian citizens have been harassed by U.S. authorities. (Citizenship).			2095
Fifty-first state: Canadian sovereignty at risk?			13130
Getting lean and mean. (Social Programs).			1455
In the giant's shadow: joining with other nations in groups such as NATO, the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, etc., a concept called multilateralism, has long been the cornerstone of Canada's foreign policy and a way of protecting its sovereignty. (Multilateralism).			2024
Loonies for greenbacks. (Currency).			834
Loosing our reflection. (Culture).			1560
Might is right: the idea that a country is sovereign within its borders has taken a battering frequently over the years. (National).			2283
On guard for whom? (Politics).			1331
Quote ... Unquote.		Brief Article	229
Sovereign bankruptcy: for a long time, Argentina had Latin America's strongest--and third largest--economy; today, one in five of the country's citizens lives in extreme poverty. The financial crisis has resulted in the country losing its economic sovereignty. (Argentina).			1552
Supreme power: on a personal level, sovereignty involves balancing rights and responsibilities; on a national level, it's much the same thing. (Defined).			2068
Taming the top brass: it's convenient for sovereigns to think there is no higher power. But even supreme leaders need rules to guide them. Otherwise, they are accountable to no one, and, human nature being what it is, they mill fight each other in an endless quest to conquer all. (Introduction).			575
Tapping our wired lives: sovereignty doesn't just apply to nations. Taking a broader brush stroke, it also includes the privacy and identity of the individual, and both are under attack. (Personal).			2331
The nationalist's dream. (History).			1459
The price of free trade. (Resources).			990
What the people say. (Polls).			528