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Obligations and Omissions McGill-Queen’s Studies in Gender, Sexuality, and Social Justice in the Global South Series editors: Marc Epprecht, Rebecca Tiessen, and Habiba Zaman The twentieth century was a time of intense political, economic, social, and cultural change in the Global South. Continents were colonized, then decolonized. Millions of people relocated to cities, sought employment in new kinds of jobs, and experienced the effects of technological inno- vations and globalization. These changes have also reshaped the way that the people of Asia, Africa, and Latin America understand and experience gender and sexuality. In turn, gender roles and sexual ideologies have shaped political and economic changes. The McGill-Queen’s Studies in Gender, Sexuality, and Social Justice in the Global South series traces the changing conceptions of gender, sex, and sexuality in the developing world as well as the effects that these changes have had on politics, society, and social justice. Combining stud- ies from a historical perspective with works focused on contemporary issues of social justice, this series welcomes publications from a vari- ety of academic disciplines and backgrounds. At the heart of the series is a desire to raise awareness of forgotten histories and a range of top- ics including the intersections of gender, sexuality, and social justice in decolonization movements, sex work and questions about autonomy and agency, how gender constructs are shaped by economic, cultural, and reli- gious conditions, and societies’ responses to violence, activism, health, youth cultures, and global change. This series will also illuminate LGBTQ issues and transgender politics in different cultural contexts and the ways in which gender roles and sexual hierarchies are produced, reinforced, and challenged at the state and local level. 1 Obligations and Omissions Canada’s Ambiguous Actions on Gender Equality Edited by Rebecca Tiessen and Stephen Baranyi Obligations and Omissions Canada’s Ambiguous Actions on Gender Equality Edited by Rebecca Tiessen and Stephen Baranyi McGill-Queen’s University Press Montreal and Kingston • London • Chicago © McGill-Queen’s University Press 2017 ISBN 978-0-7735-5023-0 (cloth) ISBN 978-0-7735-5024-7 (paper) ISBN 978-0-7735-5025-4 (ePDF) ISBN 978-0-7735-5026-1 (ePUB) Legal deposit second quarter 2017 Bibliothèque nationale du Québec Printed in Canada on acid-free paper that is 100% ancient forest free (100% post-consumer recycled), processed chlorine free This book has been published with the help of a grant from the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, through the Awards to Scholarly Publications Program, using funds provided by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. McGill-Queen’s University Press acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts for our publishing program. We also acknowledge the financial support of the Govern- ment of Canada through the Canada Book Fund for our publishing activities. Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Obligations and omissions : Canada’s ambiguous actions on gender equality / edited by Rebecca Tiessen and Stephen Baranyi. (McGill-Queen’s studies in gender, sexuality, and social justice in the global south ; 1) Includes bibliographical references and index. Issued in print and electronic formats. ISBN 978-0-7735-5023-0 (hardcover). – ISBN 978-0-7735-5024-7(softcover). – ISBN 978-0- 7735-5025-4 (PDF). – ISBN 978-0-7735-5026-1 (EPUB) 1. Women’s rights – Developing countries – Government policy – Canada. 2. Women’s rights – Developing countries – International cooperation. 3. Sex discrimination against women – Developing countries – Government policy – Canada. 4. Sex discrimination against women – Developing countries. 5. Canada – Foreign relations – Developing countries. 6. Develop- ing countries – Foreign relations – Canada. 7. Women – Legal status, laws, etc. – Developing countries. 8. Women – Government policy – Developing countries. I. Baranyi, Stephen, 1962–, editor II. Tiessen, Rebecca, 1970–, editor HQ1237.5.D48O25 2017 305.4209172’4 C2017-900705-X C2017-900706-8 This book was typeset by Sandra Friesen in 10.5/13 Minion. Contents Tables and Figures vii Introduction Canada’s Ambiguous Actions on Gender Equality Rebecca Tiessen and Stephen Baranyi 3 Part One: Themes 1 Did Changes in Official Language Lead to Spending Shifts? Liam Swiss and Jessica Barry 23 2 Missed Opportunity: A Discursive Analysis of Canada’s Commit- ments to Maternal Health under the Muskoka Initiative Julia Keast 49 3 Queer Canada? The Harper Government and International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex Rights Marc Epprecht and Stephen Brown 69 4 Criminals or Victims? An Analysis of the Harper Conservatives’ Efforts on the Sex Trade and Human Trafficking Kate Grantham 91 5 Lost without Way-Finders? Disability, Gender, and Canadian Foreign and Development Policy Deborah Stienstra 115 vi Contents Part Two: Case Studies 6 Gold ’n’ Girls: Why Canada Weds Gender Equality with Mining Capitalism in Burkina Faso Paula Butler 141 7 Canada, Women, and Artisanal Mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Julia Hartviksen and Rebecca Tiessen 165 8 Discourse and Whole-of-Government: The Instrumentalization of Gender in the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team Sarah Tuckey 189 9 The Gendered Politics of Deceit in Egypt: The Instrumentalization of Women’s Rights for an International Geostrategic Agenda Nadia Abu-Zahra, Ruby Dagher, Nicole Brandt, and Khalid Suliman 211 10 The Erasure of Gender in Canada–Haiti Cooperation? Stephen Baranyi and Shantelle Binette 237 11 Not High on Our Radar? The Harper Government and Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women in Canada Heather Smith 261 Conclusions Looking Back and Moving Forward Stephen Baranyi and Rebecca Tiessen 283 Contributors 293 Index 297 Tables and Figures Tables 1.1 Per cent active projects by CIDA GE policy marker, 2005–2012 (HPD dataset) 33 1.2 Per cent active projects by DAC GE policy marker, 2007–2014 (IATI dataset) 33 5.1 CIDA/DFATD-funded projects relating to disability 125 5.2 Funding by type of project 127 5.3 Handicap International projects funded by CIDA/DFATD 129 5.4 Projects by DPOs funded by CIDA/DFATD 131 10.1 Gender equality focus of CIDA’s aid program in Haiti, 2006–2013 (CAD) 242 10.2 Gender dimensions of START/GPSF projects in Haiti, 2006–2013 249 Figures 1.1 Per cent of active projects by CIDA GE marker category, 2005–2012 (HPD dataset) 34 1.2 Per cent of active projects by DAC GE marker category, 2007–2013 (IATI dataset) 34 1.3 Total annual disbursements by CIDA GE marker, 2005–2012 (HPD dataset) 37 viii Tables and Figures 1.4 Total annual commitments by DAC GE marker, 2002–2012 (DAC CRS) 37 1.5 Average annual disbursements by CIDA GE marker, 2005–2012 (HPD dataset) 38 1.6 Average annual new project commitment by DAC GE marker, 2007–2013 (IATI dataset) 38 1.7 Mentions of “gender” or “women” in project titles, descriptions, and results statements, 2007–2013 (IATI dataset) 39 5.1 Approaches to disability in CIDA/DFATD-funded projects 128 5.2 Funding by sector for prevention/recovery projects, 2005–2014 128 5.3 Projects priorities 132 5.4 Is gender included? 133 9.1 Canadian government’s aid to Egypt, 2001–2013 218 10.1 Gender equality focus of CIDA’s aid program in Haiti, 2006–2013 243 Obligations and Omissions
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