Passport to the heart: Reflections on Canada Caribbean relations

by Trevor A. Carmichael

In Passport to the Heart, Trevor Carmichael explores over a century of Canada-Caribbean relations. He backdrop for this unique undertaking by the international lawyer and social commentator are the cooperative and collaborative efforts between Canada and the English-Speaking Caribbean. Dr Carmichael provides a cultural, historical and personal perspective to the diverse political and economic issues, such as the flirtation with the possibility of the union between Canada and the Caribbean and the evolving trade and transportation links between the two areas. The theme of migration, which is important to the Caribbean society, is subsumed within this engaging and all encompassing account of the relationship of trade and cultural exchange between the territories. David Kilgour, Canada’s Secretary of State for Latin America and the Caribbean writes in his Introduction to the book, "In the new century it will be incumbent on all democracies to find ways of sustaining one another, sharing wealth and respecting the uniqueness each brings to the challenges ahead. This book illustrates over and over again how leaders in both regions have risen to meet the circumstances of the day…readers gain a deeper sense of the political tradition, stability and longstanding friendship between the people of the Caribbean and Canadians."

232 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2001