Article: Of "Passport Babies" and "Border Control": The Case of Mavis Baker v. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration

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Abstract

The case of Mavis Baker v. (Canada) Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, and the print news media discourse surrounding the case are examined in this article to uncover how the notion of border control, rooted in Canada's national story, shapes current state discourses and practices. ; Le cas de Mavis Baker VS (Canada) Ministre de la citoyennete et de l'lmmigration, et les discours des medias de presses au sujet du cas sont etudies dans cet article pour decouvrir comment la notion du controle des frontieres, ancree dans 1'histoire nationale, definie l'etat courant du discours et des politiques.