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This essay considers how we make sense of the persistence of shame in the 20th anniversary year of Sexualities and a broader contemporary context in which the discourse of sex positivity has become predominant? This is an important moment in the development of the field to consider the status of sexual shame, not least because the discourse of sex positivity produces a call to action predicated on a repudiation of shame; shame as regressive, ignorant, reactionary and politically suspect.

John Mercer describes his early experiences in the Montana House and fellow legislators including Dave Brown, Francis Bardanouve, Jack Ramirez, John Vincent, Hal Harper, Bob Thoft, John Harp, Fred Thomas, and Fred Van Valkenburg. He talks about his leadership philosophy as Speaker and the role of the Republicans in the Montana Legislature during the nineties. He also discusses governors Ted Schwinden, Marc Racicot, Stan Stephens, Judy Martz, and Brian Schweitzer. ; https://scholarworks.umt.edu/brown/1041/thumbnail.jpg

Following new federal regulations and procedures introduced in the 1960s, the nature of immigrant flows to Canada has changed radically. Over the last two decades, the immigrant population has increasingly become nonwhite and now comes mostly from macroregions other than Europe (including Britain) and the United States—notably, Asia. Thus the new immigrants exhibit greater cultural and racialized diversity than ever before. Most immigrants settle in Canada's cities, principally the leading metropolitan centers. Certain metropolitan areas—especially Toronto—attract large numbers; others participate relatively little in the settlement process. This, together with new social geographies at the municipal and neighborhood scales, has important implications for public debates over immigration and intergovernmental policymaking. The new immigrants have brought about important changes in urban social life, including education, health care, policing, business development, and labor markets. New urban realities challenge Canadian society at a critical period in its statehood.

An overview of the period since 1960 reveals that immigrants to Canada have been increasingly nonwhite & non-European, & exhibit greater cultural diversity than ever before. Because of this diversity & because new immigrants settle in a few metropolitan centers, Canadian society is faced with major urban changes. Immigrants impact education, health care, business development, & labor markets. For instance, large numbers of children who do not speak English (or French) create an administrative & fiscal challenge for some school districts. Health care providers are faced with a new variety of patient beliefs about illness & medicine. In some urban areas, the business landscape has been transformed to meet the needs of the growing Asian population. These changes & challenges have caused some to question Canada's immigrant-absorbing ability & others to see the possibilities of economic & cultural growth. 2 Tables, 4 Figures. Adapted from the source document.