Communications

Communication (from Latin communicare, meaning "to share") is the act of conveying meanings from one entity or group to another through the use of mutually understood signs, symbols, and semiotic rules. The main steps inherent to all communication are: The formation of communicative motivation or reason. Message composition (further internal or technical elaboration on what exactly to express). Message encoding (for example, into digital data, written text, speech, pictures, gestures and so on). Transmission of the encoded message as a sequence of signals using a specific channel or medium. Noise sources such as natural forces and in some cases human …

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UBC: UBC Press · 15 November 2024 English

The establishment of the International Criminal Court was a singular, even revolutionary, achievement. Uniquely within the realm of international criminal justice, the ICC Prosecutor can initiate investigations independently of any …

Independence of the Prosecutor 8 communications from individuals who are referring to one of


DDN: Dundurn Press · 12 November 2024 English

The political life of Dene leader Georges Erasmus — a radical Native rights crusader widely regarded as one of the most important Indigenous leaders of the past fifty years. For …

Georges in August 1999, when I was a newly hired communications officer at the Aboriginal Healing Foundation


MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 12 November 2024 English

Railway commuting is today a mundane and routine necessity, yet for the Victorians it was a novel experience. It opened up new possibilities of living at a remove from the …

The 1854 Select Committee on Metropolitan Communications confirmed that walking to work remained the


MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 12 November 2024 English

The COVID-19 virus was responsible for the deaths of over thirty-five thousand Canadians in its first two years alone. Described as the biggest public health crisis of the century, it …

Topics ranged from health issues, such as risk communications,16 Seized by Uncertainty epidemiological modelling


MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 12 November 2024 English

Prisoners’ Bodies investigates the history of the Irish ordinary prisoners’ movement and how it was shaped by public discourse, highlighting the lived experiences of individual people in prison.

to penal authority. However, these bod- ily communications become institutional secrets. They take place communi- cation: ‘A characteristic of these communications is the multiple and often indefinite character intention, all of which are vital to understanding communications by prisoners. Prison Discipline: Communicating cultural network of commu- nication, not all communications are treated equally, and prisoners’ protests a set of relations between this and other communications.33 The viewer using the ‘negotiated code’ ac-


Fraser Institute · 7 November 2024 English

Provincial and federal government debt has grown significantly in recent years. A growing body of literature links government debt to slower economic growth. We provide a three-phase analysis linking government …

enquiries, please contact our communications department via e-mail: communications@ fraserinstitute.org; telephone:


Fraser Institute · 1 November 2024 English

Regardless of the outcome of the 2024 US presidential election, it is likely that protectionist pressures will intensify in that country, thereby further threatening Canada’s exports to its largest trading …

and semiconductor chips, as well as in tele- communications and transportation infrastructure have strong please contact our Communications Department: • 604.714.4582 • e-mail: communications@fraserinstitute.org


Fraser Institute · 29 October 2024 English

This essay examines the implications of decarbonizing Canada’s electricity grid by replacing existing fossil fuel-based generation with clean energy sources. In 2023, clean energy sources—including hydro, nuclear, and wind—produced 497.6 …

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IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 24 October 2024 English

This policy report addresses the critical issue of soil acidity in the East African Community (EAC) and provides actionable recommendations for EAC partner states, the EAC Secretariat, and other relevant …

like lime (Workshop participants, personal communications, May 22, 2024). • develop guidelines for


Fraser Institute · 24 October 2024 English

New survey shows Canadian parents with kids in K-12 schools, and parents in British Columbia, find letter grades on report cards significantly clearer and easier to understand than the BC …

please contact our Communications Department: • 604.714.4582 • e-mail: communications@fraserinstitute.org


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