Canadian annual review of politics and public affairs 1990 / / edited by David Leyton-Brown

• Pubblicazione: Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] ; ; Toronto, [Ontario] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1997; ©1997
• Edizione: 74th ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (312 p.)
• Disciplina: 971.064
• Soggetto topico: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Reference
• Soggetto geografico: Canada Politics and government 1945-; Canada Foreign relations 1945-; Canada Economic conditions 1945-
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): Leyton-BrownDavid
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Canadian calendar -- Editor's introduction -- THE FEDERAL PERSPECTIVE -- Parliament and politics -- THE FATE OF THE MEECH LAKE ACCORD -- Efforts to salvage the accord -- The prime minister 'rolls the dice' -- The race to ratify -- Control of the constitutional agenda -- THE ECONOMY -- Leading economic indicators -- The February budget -- Revised forecasts and supplementary estimates -- Free trade issues -- Privatization -- THE GOODS AND SERVICES TAX -- The battle in the House -- Skirmishes in the Senate -- Amendments to the Bank Act -- NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS -- The cabinet -- Supreme Court appointments -- Auditor-general's report -- Official languages -- Parliamentary pay packets -- THE NATIONAL PARTIES -- Progressive Conservative Party -- Liberal Party -- New Democratic Party -- Reform Party -- Bloc Quebecois -- ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS -- The crisis at Oka -- Land claims and aboriginal rights -- WOMEN AND POLITICS -- MAJOR POLICY AREAS -- The environment -- Unemployment insurance legislation -- Fisheries -- The Broadcast Act and the CBC -- Refugees and immigration -- PERSONALITIES, SCANDALS, AND CONTROVERSIES -- Parliament and the police -- Budget leak trial -- Ottawa and the provinces -- THE DEMISE OF THE MEECH LAKE ACCORD -- The parallel accord strategy -- Down to the wire with Newfoundland and Manitoba -- The final two weeks -- After Meech Lake? -- NEW BUSINESS -- The GST -- The Green Plan -- OLD BUSINESS -- Federal cutbacks in transfers to the provinces -- Bilingualism -- Energy -- Fisheries -- Native affairs -- External affairs and defence -- INTRODUCTION -- CANADA-U.S. RELATIONS -- Bilateral trade and the FTA -- NAFTA negotiations -- Acid rain and other issues -- RELATIONS WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY -- THE MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS -- RESPONDING TO EUROPEAN CHANGE -- Open Skies. ; CFE negotiations -- German unification -- Towards a CSCE summit -- SOUTHERN AFRICA -- CANADA AND THE UNITED NATIONS -- OPERATION DESERT SHIELD -- First response -- Prelude to Resolution 678 -- Desert Storm -- THE 1991 BUDGET -- FORCE REDUCTIONS IN EUROPE -- CRUISE TESTING AND CF-18S -- CONFRONTING THE FIRST NATIONS AT OKA -- THE MILITARY'S TREATMENT OF WOMEN AND HOMOSEXUALS -- LOW-LEVEL FLYING IN GOOSE BAY -- PROCEDURAL JUSTICE IN THE CANADIAN MILITARY -- CONCLUSION -- THE PROVINCIAL PERSPECTIVES -- ONTARIO -- The Patricia Starr scandal and other legacies from 1989 -- The legislative session -- Social policy -- Resource policy -- Justice policy and prominent court cases -- Intergovernmental relations -- Political party activity -- The election -- The debut of the NDP -- The economy -- QUEBEC -- Politics -- The economy -- Legislation -- Intergovernmental affairs -- NOVA SCOTIA -- Politics -- The legislature -- The economy -- Intergovernmental relations -- NEW BRUNSWICK -- Spring legislative session -- Meech Lake again -- Fall legislative session -- The GST blues -- More signs of a troubled economy -- NDP and CoR outshine confused Tories -- MANITOBA -- The Meech Lake Accord -- The election -- The 35th legislature -- The budget and economic developments -- BRITISH COLUMBIA -- Social developments -- The economy -- Public finance -- Legislative developments -- Political developments -- PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND -- State of the economy -- Politics and government -- Significant public issues -- SASKATCHEWAN -- The government and the legislature -- The political parties -- Federal-provincial relations -- The economy -- Around the province -- ALBERTA -- The legislature -- The economy -- Environmental issues -- Political parties -- Other issues -- NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR -- The legislature -- The economy and economic development -- Politics and political parties. ; Federal-provincial relations -- THE YUKON AND THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES -- The territories in the Canadian federation -- The Yukon: Economic conditions and policy -- Yukon politics and government -- The Yukon land claims process -- NWT: Economic change and the Mackenzie Valley -- NWT: Land claims and territorial division -- Social conditions and initiatives in NWT -- Obituaries -- Index of Names -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Index of Subjects -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
• Sommario/riassunto: The Canadian Annual Review has long been praised for its excellence. Known for its accuracy, readability, and insight, it offers a synoptic appraisal of the year's crises, controversies, and developments from both federal and provincial perspectives.
• Titolo autorizzato: Canadian annual review of politics and public affairs 1990
• ISBN: 1-4426-7203-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910796490103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II