Table of Contents

Introduction Phase 1: Negotiating Sovereignty-Association (1980) Phase 2: Achieving Sovereignty (1995) Globalization and Protection Of Citizens Public Opinion and Sovereignty Constitutional IllusionsThe International Perspective Is An Independent Quebec Viable? The Quebec State The Secret Of Growth And Development The State And Corporations: A Crucial Debate The State And The Citizen (Part 1) The State And The Citizen (Part 2) Conclusion

About the Author

The Venerable Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche was born in 1955 in Eastern Tibet. At the age of two he was recognized by His Holiness the sixteenth Gyalwa Karmapa, head of the Kagyu lineage, as the ninth incarnation of the Traleg tulkus, which can be traced back to the time of Saltong Shogam, a contemporary of the first Karmapa. Traleg Rinpoche was enthroned as the Abbot of Tra'gu Monastery in Tibet, and following the Chinese invasion of his country, was taken to safety in India. Rinpoche came to Australia in 1980 in order to make the teachings and practices of the Kagyu tradition available there. He established the Kagyu E-Vam Buddhist Institute in 1982 and regularly conducts courses and retreats in the practice and theory of Buddhism for the Institute. Rinpoche has traveled widely, giving lectures and seminars on Buddhism and related topics in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, and Europe.