Research Guides: POLA02: Politics in a Changing Climate: Government Reports

Getting Started

For the purposes of this assignment, select government reports NOT legislation.

Government reports:
- Generally published by government departments; professional & eye-catching layout including pictures
- Discuss issues (e.g. climate change) and government strategies/policies to deal with those issues.
- Examples: A Healthy Environment and a Healthy Economy; Toronto Environmental Progress Report
Legislation:
- Laws, acts, statutes; Generally has words like "Act" or "Statute" in the titles.
- Examples: Canadian Environmental Protection Act; Arctic Waters Pollution Act

The United Nations Digital Library (UNDL)
includes UN documents, voting data, speeches, maps, and open access publications. The platform provides access to UN-produced materials in digital format and bibliographic records for print UN documents starting in 1979.
Canadian Public Documents Collection
Select "Canadian Public Documents Collection" from the "Collections" drop-down menu.