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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463474703321

Titolo

Canadian annual review of politics and public affairs 2007 / / edited by David Mutimer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-4426-1721-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (323 p.)

Collana

Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs

Disciplina

971.064

Soggetti

POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Canadian

Electronic books.

Canada Politics and government 1945-

Canada Foreign relations 1945-

Canada Economic conditions 1945-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Canadian calendar 2007 -- Editor’s introduction – the year in review -- Parliament and politics -- Foreign affairs and defence -- Municipal affairs -- First Nations -- British Columbia -- Alberta -- Saskatchewan -- Manitoba -- The territories -- Ontario -- Quebec -- New Brunswick -- Prince Edward Island -- Nova Scotia -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Obituaries -- Election tables -- Index of names -- Index of subjects

Sommario/riassunto

The Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs is an acclaimed series that offers informed commentary on important national events and considers their significance in local and international contexts. This latest instalment covers a year of dramatic activity in provincial politics.In 2007 the economy continued on its remarkable run of growth, allowing the new Conservative government to continue its predecessor’s tradition of presenting a balanced budget while further reducing Canadians’ taxes and increasing government spending. With the opposition Liberals not looking to engineer a quick election, federal politics was both cautious and static. In the provinces,



however, the Liberals won electoral victories in Quebec and Ontario, while the NDP won a third consecutive election in Manitoba. The Canadian dollar rose past parity with the American for the first time in almost 31 years, and the country celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.