What is a public policy framework?
Public policy deals with the theory and practice of government =è public policy involves the institutional agenda-setting of society – laws, plans, actions, behaviors that it authorizes.
It looks at:
- How public sector organizations are organized and managed;
- How public policy structures the design of government programs that we rely upon;
- How our states, cities, and towns work with the federal government to realize their goals and plan for their futures;
- How our national government creates and changes public policy programs to respond to the needs and interests of our nation.
A public policy framework {my interest} == usually refers to the legislative framework that has developed over time in regard to a particular issue
{ex: anada’s approach to diversity has evolved over the years and is embedded within a broad framework of civil, political, social, language and minority rights both nationally and internationally.
Multiculturalism, as a public policy issue, is reflected in a number of constitutional and statute laws, regulations and practices that recognize the contribution of all canadians to the fabric of the nation and its economic well-being.
The canadian legislative framework that responds to diversity is extensive and has been expanded and strengthened throughout our history.
Policy and legislative framework canada
1947 passage of the first canadian citizenship act
1960 passage of the canadian bill of rights
1963 establishment of the royal commission on bilingualism and biculturalism
1969 book iv of the bilingualism and biculturalism commission report emphasizes the bilingual and multicultural nature of canada
1969 introduction of the official languages act
1971 introduction of canada’s multiculturalism policy
1977 passage of the canadian human rights act
1982 adoption of the canadian charter of rights and freedoms
1984 special parliamentary committee report, equality now, calls for a multiculturalism act and establishment of a national research institute on multiculturalism and race relations issues
1986 passage of the employment equity act
1988 passage of the canadian multiculturalism act
1996 government establishes the canadian race relations foundation through passage of the canadian race relations foundation act.
1997 renewed multiculturalism program announced
International
1948 united nations convention for the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide
1948 universal declaration of human rights
1958 discrimination (employment and occupation) convention
1965 international convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination (canadian ratification in 1969)
1966 international covenant on economic, social and cultural rights (canadian ratification in 1976)
1966 international covenant on civil and political rights (canadian ratification in 1976)