Maple Leaf Zeitgeist? Assessing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Policy Changes*

In the October 2015 elections, the charismatic Justin Trudeau led the Canadian Liberal Party to its first majority government in 15 years, overturning nearly a decade of conservative government. His premiership is generally considered to have begun well. This article examines Trudeau’s conduct of the election campaign, his choice of a young and diverse Cabinet, his courtship of the media and image making, and assesses changes in foreign and domestic policy. These have yet to prove substantive but Trudeau has signalled a reversal of Stephen Harper’s conservative policies and especially in regard to migration has tapped into images of ‘compassionate Canadians’. In foreign policy, this has been evidenced in relations with the United States and with a re-engagement with the Commonwealth especially in its soft power aspects. Trudeau’s green credentials and stance on Climate Change are a contrast to those of his predecessor but he has yet to confront the different environmental profiles and policies of the Canadian states. Canada’s Strategic Partnership with the European Community and the ratification of CETA are priorities and he has to come to terms with the implications of Brexit.     

华语与马来语的词汇交流——马来西亚文化融合的表现

马来西亚是语言汇聚的国家,在各大族群语言中,以马来族群和华裔族群的语言接触最为明显.本文参考国内外有关华语和马来语的借用研究,采用比较的方法,进行华语借用马来语词汇以及马来语借用华语词汇的双向探讨.调查发现,华语和马来语之间的词汇互借有许多共同点,不但比较集中在闽南语和马来语,而且词汇类型也以生活化的事物名词为主,这是两种文化在复合型社会中自然交流的具体反映.     

加强党的先进性建设 践行“三个代表”重要思想

先进性是马克思主义政党的根本特征,是马克思主义政党生命所属、力量所在。开展先进性教育活动,是坚持用“三个代表”重要思想武装全党,使我们党永葆先进性的一项重要举措。保持共产党员先进性,就要在思想上、行动上积极实践。1.在思想上准确把握保持党的先进性基本要求;2.在行动上大力提高党的执政能力建设,认真践行党的先进性。     

浅析民主的类型与含义

梳理从古至今的民主理论体系,可将其分为理想主义民主或理性主义民主、经验主义民主以及现实主义民主。理性主义民主可分为自由主义民主、平等主义民主和多数统治论民主。现实主义民主分为程序民主、宪政民主和平衡民主。学习借鉴西方国家民主理念,结合我国现实情况,构建共性与个性相结合的民主机制,是我国的民主发展之路。     

建国初期党的合法性基础与民主党派

合法性是政党执政的基础。建国初期党在对民主党派的政策与实践活动方面进行了大量探索,有效整合了社会各阶级、阶层的利益,获得了各民主党派的价值认同、制度认同和利益认同,拓展了执政的合法性资源,巩固了执政基础。