L'affaire Delgamuukw ou la réactualisation du droit américain au regard des conditions d'existence et d'extinction du titre aborigène au Canada

Vingt-quatre années après l'arrêt Calder, où elle a reconnu la présence d'un titre aborigène originaire, ou titre ancestral, la Cour suprême du Canada a enfin posé les fondements conceptuels de ce droit foncier dans sa décision Delgamuukw ; exclusivité et continuité d'occupation en sont deux caractéristiques importantes, des traits qu'il partage avec le titre des autochtones résidant aux États-Unis. L'affaire Delgamuukw renouvelait donc l'intérêt du droit comparé. Il semblait alors important d'exposer les principales règles du droit américain concernant la formation et l'extinction du titre aborigène originaire, car elles sont appelées à jouer un rôle dans le débat judiciaire qui s'engage au Canada. C'est le principal objectif que s'est donné ici l'auteur. Au cours de son exposé, celui-ci a toutefois invoqué les particularismes du droit canadien ou de l'histoire des relations anglo-indiennes pour écarter l'application de certaines règles américaines.Twenty-four years after the Calder judgment that recognized the presence of a founding aboriginal title or ancestral title, the Supreme Court of Canada in the Delgamuukw decision has finally laid down the conceptual basis for this basic right, of which exclusivity and continuous occupation are two important characteristics, yet a right bearing traits shared with that of native peoples living in the United States. The Delgamuukw decision has thereby rekindled interest in comparative law. As such, it seemed important to review the main rules in American law regarding the formation and extinction of a fundamental aboriginal title, since they will be called upon to play a role in the upcoming legal debate in Canada. This is the goal pursued by this author. However, in this presentation, he specifically emphasizes particularities of Canadian law or the history of Anglo-Amerindian relations to avoid the application of several American rules

Health over the Life Course: Research and Policy Roundtable Discussion

At this roundtable discussion, researchers and policy makers talked broadly about the most important questions that had been answered by recent empirical research and which questions remained to be answered. They were asked to consider research and policy related to “Population aging and pressure points in a life course framework: disability and long term care.” Valérie Émond is an scientific expert at the Quebec Public Health Institute. Over the past 10 years, she has worked at developing chronic disease surveillance for the province of Quebec using administrative data. After developing the model for diabetes surveillance, she is currently working on an integreted chronic disease surveillance model, with a research focus on the elderly and multimorbidity. She has a background degree in actuarial mathematics from Université Laval and a Masters degree in demography from Université de Montréal. She has also worked for the Canadian Institute for Health Information where she acquired an extensive knowledge of health administrative data across Canada

Yves Thériault aux frontières du fantastique (petite prospective)

Dès sespremiers contes, Yves Thériault se montre fasciné par un fantastique aux frontières de l'étrange et du merveilleux. Des événements imprévisibles, souvent inexplicables, des êtres inquiétants, hommes, démons ou bêtes, envahissent l'univers de ses récits qui s'ouvrent alors aux forces mystérieuses de l'univers, aux manifes- tations surnaturelles de toutes sortes. Avec le merveilleux, l'insolite, la science-fiction ou la légende, Yves Thériault, sans pratiquer le récit fantastique de façon systématique, s'est constamment nourri aux sources de cet imaginaire.From the time he wrote his first short stories, Yves Thériault has revealed an interest in the bizarre, the arcane and the supernatural which has led him to the very frontiers of the fantastic and the marvellous. Unforseen and often inexplicable incidents occurr, alarming beings men- beasts and demons - people his narratives; supernat- ural forces manifest themselves. Although he employs elements of fantasy or science fiction, Yves Thériault has never systematically produced fantastic narrative, but he has drawn nourishment and inspiration from it