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Papers by Lorne Foster

Research paper thumbnail of Traffic Stop Race Data Collection Project II Progressing Towards Bias-Free Policing: Five Years of Race Data on Traffic Stops in Ottawa

Research paper thumbnail of City Primeval

Research paper thumbnail of EVALUATION REPORT: WINDSOR POLICE SERVICE HUMAN RIGHTS PROJECT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ………………………………………………………….....……………6 The Human Rights Project The Evaluation The Project's Purpose and Operation The Methodology of the Evaluation Findings and Evaluation of Target Objectives Recommendations

Research paper thumbnail of Inclusive Workplace Practice in Canada: Competing Equalities in an Industrial-Mobile Society

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of Turnstile Immigration: Multiculturalism, Social Order and Social Justice in Canada

Canadian Public Policy / Analyse de Politiques, 2000

Research paper thumbnail of Learning Networks as a Tool for Good Governance: The Case of the Canada-China Forum on Industrial Relations and Employment Standards

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2017

The forces of globalization in the twenty-first century are reshaping the 'policy space'1 by fund... more The forces of globalization in the twenty-first century are reshaping the 'policy space'1 by fundamentally transforming the conditions for the organization of effective policy-making in both the national and international context (Meier, 1991; Kennett, 2008; Schwab, 2011). One development has been the emergence of 'governance' over 'government.' What government once did alone is now often being performed by a wide range of public, private, non-profit, and national and/or international bodies (Hirst and Thompson 1996: 184). Unlike government, governance extends beyond traditional politics and the simple workings of the machinery of the state, to embrace 'the stakeholder concept' (Schwab, 2011). Here, the emergence of global 'learning networks' (involving multilateral, multisectoral cooperation) is consistent with the increasing issue-complexity and interconnection of 'global modernity' (Dirlik, 2003). While we must take, with some caution, the argument that we have moved away from the political economy model of 'governing from the centre' (Savoie, 1999), there is growing evidence to suggest that we are witnessing an increasing trend toward shared or 'participatory governance' in many areas, involving the participation of corporate and civil society in the policy-making and administration processes (Pierre, 2000). So far, however, systematic knowledge about the public policy networks and partnership structures associated with modern governance is limited. We know only little about their dynamics and role in shaping globalization. The characteristics and functions of public policy networking, as well as its strengths and weaknesses in engaging globalization, deserve more comprehensive study (Benner, Reinicke and Witte, 2002). This paper is a case study of the first Canada-China Forum on Industrial Relations and Labour Standards ('the Forum'), and seeks to address the issue of how organizations and social groups can challenge and engage globalization as a progressive social intervention. It explores the relationship between industrial relations development governance and global public policy

Research paper thumbnail of Foreign Trained Doctors in Canada: Cultural Contingency and Cultural Democracy in the Medical Profession

… Journal of Criminology and Sociological Theory, 2008

In recent years, the media have highlighted the baffling exclusion of internationally trained phy... more In recent years, the media have highlighted the baffling exclusion of internationally trained physicians in the face of Canada's chronic doctor shortage and exasperating "patient wait times" crisis. Despite the logical role foreign physician could play in resource planning in this country, they still face numerous challenges and institutional barriers in attempting to enter the supply of practicing physicians. This article examines the relationship between culture and power as a critical foundation for understanding the credentials devaluation of foreign-trained doctors, and as a fundamental step toward the advance of inclusive public policy. It argues that the medical profession is culturally regulated to the disadvantage of foreign-born and foreign-trained and predominantly non-European and non-White immigrant practitioners. This paper concludes that the current professional and academic discourse on foreign medical doctors is limited by the lack of an adequate contextual framework, and offers a perspective on a balanced and inclusive approach to social policy.

Research paper thumbnail of A Human Rights-Based Approach to Immigrant Workers: The Policy on Removing the Canadian Experience Barrier

International journal of criminology and sociological theory, 2015

The Ontario Human Rights Commission’s (OHRC) Policy on removing the ‘Canadian experience’ barrier... more The Ontario Human Rights Commission’s (OHRC) Policy on removing the ‘Canadian experience’ barrier (CEB)is focused on the strict usage of ‘Canadian experience’ (CE) as an employment or accreditation requirement that raises human rights concerns, and prevents our multicultural society from using the full range of immigrant talents and competencies. The purpose of this paper is to provide an assessment of the OHRC policy initiative as a strategic link between the goals of a skilled labour force and a bias-free workplace, both of which are required to effectively compete in the global economy. This paper argues that making the policy case for the human rights dimensions of social exclusion in hiring is an innovative way to advance creative organizational change that effectively responds to the marginalization and racialization of newcomer populations, by dismantling the chronic rationalization of a harmful workplace practice.

Research paper thumbnail of Foreign Credentials in Canada's Multicultural Society

This chapter examines the issue of immigrant accreditation barriers, as a form of credentialism, ... more This chapter examines the issue of immigrant accreditation barriers, as a form of credentialism, with a special focus on visible minority immigrants. It argues that credentials barriers are one of the key factors preventing immigrants of colour from access and equity in the labor market, which in turn is one of the primary sources of newcomers' dissatisfaction with living in Canada. And so, finding ways of improving access to the trades and professions in order to make the best use of the talent that comes to this country is the place where economic productivity and social progress converge. While over half of Canada’s 200,000 immigrants enter as independents or skilled immigrants each year, many find their university degrees and trade diplomas of little value. Upon arrival, these immigrants often encounter a variety of barriers that lead to their under-employment or unemployment – from exorbitantly expensive credential assessments and qualifying exams, to the various rules of t...

Research paper thumbnail of Introduction : Labour and Human Rights

Research paper thumbnail of Lawyers of Colour and Racialized Immigrants with Foreign Legal Degrees: An Examination of the Institutionalized Processes of Social Nullification

This analysis will deconstruct the legal profession as a cultural force that justifies the discou... more This analysis will deconstruct the legal profession as a cultural force that justifies the discounting of credentials and accreditation blockage imposed on lawyers of colour as a market contingency, rather than a political action. Through this deconstruction, the study will demonstrate how the practice of Law in Canada valorizes diversity at the same time that it actively suppresses it, by providing racialized lawyers equal access to the profession but not access as equals. The key public policy hypothesis of this work is that in a globalized society that strives to be as inclusive as possible, it is vital that a profession like the Law begin to make sense of its own diversity challenge beyond its narrow status as a labour market issue.

Research paper thumbnail of Workplace Practice and Diversity In Canada: Employment Policy in Global Modernity

Think India, Aug 15, 2012

This paper argues that the major workplace inclusion strategies for accommodating diversity in Ca... more This paper argues that the major workplace inclusion strategies for accommodating diversity in Canada-including employment equity, affirmative action, pay equity, and diversity management-are part of a national development agenda that should be situated within a global dialogue on economics and pluralism, and this is a key to understanding and engaging sound employment policy and thus realizing social justice.

Research paper thumbnail of Traffic Stop Race Data Collection Project II Progressing Towards Bias-Free Policing: Five Years of Race Data on Traffic Stops in Ottawa

Research paper thumbnail of City Primeval

Research paper thumbnail of EVALUATION REPORT: WINDSOR POLICE SERVICE HUMAN RIGHTS PROJECT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ………………………………………………………….....……………6 The Human Rights Project The Evaluation The Project's Purpose and Operation The Methodology of the Evaluation Findings and Evaluation of Target Objectives Recommendations

Research paper thumbnail of Inclusive Workplace Practice in Canada: Competing Equalities in an Industrial-Mobile Society

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of Turnstile Immigration: Multiculturalism, Social Order and Social Justice in Canada

Canadian Public Policy / Analyse de Politiques, 2000

Research paper thumbnail of Learning Networks as a Tool for Good Governance: The Case of the Canada-China Forum on Industrial Relations and Employment Standards

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2017

The forces of globalization in the twenty-first century are reshaping the 'policy space'1 by fund... more The forces of globalization in the twenty-first century are reshaping the 'policy space'1 by fundamentally transforming the conditions for the organization of effective policy-making in both the national and international context (Meier, 1991; Kennett, 2008; Schwab, 2011). One development has been the emergence of 'governance' over 'government.' What government once did alone is now often being performed by a wide range of public, private, non-profit, and national and/or international bodies (Hirst and Thompson 1996: 184). Unlike government, governance extends beyond traditional politics and the simple workings of the machinery of the state, to embrace 'the stakeholder concept' (Schwab, 2011). Here, the emergence of global 'learning networks' (involving multilateral, multisectoral cooperation) is consistent with the increasing issue-complexity and interconnection of 'global modernity' (Dirlik, 2003). While we must take, with some caution, the argument that we have moved away from the political economy model of 'governing from the centre' (Savoie, 1999), there is growing evidence to suggest that we are witnessing an increasing trend toward shared or 'participatory governance' in many areas, involving the participation of corporate and civil society in the policy-making and administration processes (Pierre, 2000). So far, however, systematic knowledge about the public policy networks and partnership structures associated with modern governance is limited. We know only little about their dynamics and role in shaping globalization. The characteristics and functions of public policy networking, as well as its strengths and weaknesses in engaging globalization, deserve more comprehensive study (Benner, Reinicke and Witte, 2002). This paper is a case study of the first Canada-China Forum on Industrial Relations and Labour Standards ('the Forum'), and seeks to address the issue of how organizations and social groups can challenge and engage globalization as a progressive social intervention. It explores the relationship between industrial relations development governance and global public policy

Research paper thumbnail of Foreign Trained Doctors in Canada: Cultural Contingency and Cultural Democracy in the Medical Profession

… Journal of Criminology and Sociological Theory, 2008

In recent years, the media have highlighted the baffling exclusion of internationally trained phy... more In recent years, the media have highlighted the baffling exclusion of internationally trained physicians in the face of Canada's chronic doctor shortage and exasperating "patient wait times" crisis. Despite the logical role foreign physician could play in resource planning in this country, they still face numerous challenges and institutional barriers in attempting to enter the supply of practicing physicians. This article examines the relationship between culture and power as a critical foundation for understanding the credentials devaluation of foreign-trained doctors, and as a fundamental step toward the advance of inclusive public policy. It argues that the medical profession is culturally regulated to the disadvantage of foreign-born and foreign-trained and predominantly non-European and non-White immigrant practitioners. This paper concludes that the current professional and academic discourse on foreign medical doctors is limited by the lack of an adequate contextual framework, and offers a perspective on a balanced and inclusive approach to social policy.

Research paper thumbnail of A Human Rights-Based Approach to Immigrant Workers: The Policy on Removing the Canadian Experience Barrier

International journal of criminology and sociological theory, 2015

The Ontario Human Rights Commission’s (OHRC) Policy on removing the ‘Canadian experience’ barrier... more The Ontario Human Rights Commission’s (OHRC) Policy on removing the ‘Canadian experience’ barrier (CEB)is focused on the strict usage of ‘Canadian experience’ (CE) as an employment or accreditation requirement that raises human rights concerns, and prevents our multicultural society from using the full range of immigrant talents and competencies. The purpose of this paper is to provide an assessment of the OHRC policy initiative as a strategic link between the goals of a skilled labour force and a bias-free workplace, both of which are required to effectively compete in the global economy. This paper argues that making the policy case for the human rights dimensions of social exclusion in hiring is an innovative way to advance creative organizational change that effectively responds to the marginalization and racialization of newcomer populations, by dismantling the chronic rationalization of a harmful workplace practice.

Research paper thumbnail of Foreign Credentials in Canada's Multicultural Society

This chapter examines the issue of immigrant accreditation barriers, as a form of credentialism, ... more This chapter examines the issue of immigrant accreditation barriers, as a form of credentialism, with a special focus on visible minority immigrants. It argues that credentials barriers are one of the key factors preventing immigrants of colour from access and equity in the labor market, which in turn is one of the primary sources of newcomers' dissatisfaction with living in Canada. And so, finding ways of improving access to the trades and professions in order to make the best use of the talent that comes to this country is the place where economic productivity and social progress converge. While over half of Canada’s 200,000 immigrants enter as independents or skilled immigrants each year, many find their university degrees and trade diplomas of little value. Upon arrival, these immigrants often encounter a variety of barriers that lead to their under-employment or unemployment – from exorbitantly expensive credential assessments and qualifying exams, to the various rules of t...

Research paper thumbnail of Introduction : Labour and Human Rights

Research paper thumbnail of Lawyers of Colour and Racialized Immigrants with Foreign Legal Degrees: An Examination of the Institutionalized Processes of Social Nullification

This analysis will deconstruct the legal profession as a cultural force that justifies the discou... more This analysis will deconstruct the legal profession as a cultural force that justifies the discounting of credentials and accreditation blockage imposed on lawyers of colour as a market contingency, rather than a political action. Through this deconstruction, the study will demonstrate how the practice of Law in Canada valorizes diversity at the same time that it actively suppresses it, by providing racialized lawyers equal access to the profession but not access as equals. The key public policy hypothesis of this work is that in a globalized society that strives to be as inclusive as possible, it is vital that a profession like the Law begin to make sense of its own diversity challenge beyond its narrow status as a labour market issue.

Research paper thumbnail of Workplace Practice and Diversity In Canada: Employment Policy in Global Modernity

Think India, Aug 15, 2012

This paper argues that the major workplace inclusion strategies for accommodating diversity in Ca... more This paper argues that the major workplace inclusion strategies for accommodating diversity in Canada-including employment equity, affirmative action, pay equity, and diversity management-are part of a national development agenda that should be situated within a global dialogue on economics and pluralism, and this is a key to understanding and engaging sound employment policy and thus realizing social justice.