Month: July 2012

ICRPS 2012: Food For Thought

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by Shelby Clark 01/07/2012 Lots of food for thought today. Pierre Roberge from Developement Economique Canada filled us in on the responsibilities of Federal policy relative to Quebec policy. Slowly, a picture is emerging of community and economic development in Quebec and Canada. Rurality—and the maintenance of Quebecois culture–seems central to the policy decision making Read More …

ICRPS 2012: The Summer Institute Meets A Rural Agent in Bas Saint-Laurent

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by Connor Wall, 30/06/2012 Day Eight of ICRPS marked the beginning of the second half of the Summer Institute, and our first full day in Rimouski, a small city with lovely views of the St. Lawrence River. We started with an introduction to the Bas Saint-Laurent region, which has seen several twists of Canadian rural policy, with the government Read More …