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.

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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.

Inhalt

Contributors

Canadian Calendar

Editor’s Introduction – The Year in Review

Parliament and Politics by Robert Everett (York University, Secretariat)

National Institutions

Cabinet; By-elections; Liberal veterans depart; House transitions; Electoral law; ‘In and out’ transactions in campaign 2006; Senate; Speech from the Throne; Auditor General’s reports

Notes on Partisan Politics

Conservative Party; Liberal Party; New Democratic Party; Green Party; Bloc Quebecois; Party finances

Budget and Economics

Economic indicators; Budget 2007-08; Equalization; Autumn economic update; Bank of Canada turnover; Mergers and acquisitions; Omnibus tax reform and the hidden trapdoor

Afghanistan

Justice

Criminal Code amendments; Cannabis laws and anti-drug strategies; Gun registry; Security certificates

The Environment

Greenhouse emissions: turning the corner, or stepping back?

Aboriginal Affairs

Controversies

The Mulroney-Schreiber hearings; Chalk River shutdown

Foreign Affairs and defence by Christopher Spearin (Canadian Forces College, Toronto, Defence Studies)

Foreign Affairs

Summitry: G8 Summit; North American Leaders’ Summit; APEC summit; Commonwealth summit; United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – Bali; Prime ministerial trip to Latin America and the Caribbean

Human rights: Maher Arar ; Omar Khadr ; Iran ;Dalai LamA

Defence Policy

Afghanistan: Afghan Detainees; Funeral Benefits; Manley Panel; General Hillier; Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s travels; Defence Minister Peter MacKay’s travels; Vimy Ridge anniversary

Major military equipment decisions: Naval Ships; Tanks; Strategic airlift v

Municipal Affairs by Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly (University of Victoria, Public Administration), Serena Kataoka (University of Victoria), and Warren Magnusson (University of Victoria, Political Science)

Cities in the Marketplace

The Culture of Cities

Regional Governance

Local Democracy

Cities in the Confederation

First Nations by Kristin Burnett (Lakehead University, Indigenous Learning)

Federal

2007 Federal budget; Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)’s budget; Aboriginal children; No apology for residential schools; Métis National Council (MNC); Mortgages; Land claims; Bill C-44; Rising incidents of tuberculosis; United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; National Day of Action

British Columbia

New port in Prince Rupert; Treaty Process; Mining; Fish stocks; Firsts; Sharon McIvor v. The Registrar, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada

The Prairies

Metis Nation of Saskatchewan (MNS); Oil and gas revenue; Bill C-31; Interim Metis Harvesting Agreement (IMHA); The Mackenzie Gas Project (MGP); Manitoba Human Rights Commission (MHRC)

Ontario

Mining; Compensation over Caledonia; Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation (KI); Ipperwash; Aboriginal Affairs Ministry

Quebec

James Bay Agreement; Nunavik Regional Government

The Maritimes

Indian Status; Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative(AICFI)

The North

Inuvialuit Final Agreement (IFA)

British Columbia by Carey Hill (Ottawa, Ontario, Independent Researcher)

Throne Speech

Budget

Energy Plan (Climate Change Agenda)

Health

Labour

Aboriginal Affairs

Forestry

Mining

Trade, Investment, and Labour Mobility Agreement (Tilma)

Olympics

Pickton Trial

Economy

Alberta by Harold Jansen (University of Lethbridge, Political Science)

The Royalty Review

Legislature

Municipal Elections

High Profile Murder Trials

The Economy

Saskatchewan by Joseph Garcea (University of Saskatchewan, Political Science)

Elections

Political Parties

Legislature

Government

Budget

Economy

Intergovernmental Affairs

Aboriginal Affairs

Manitoba by Geoffrey Lambert (University of Manitoba, Political Studies)

The Economy

The Budget

Right and Left

The Sessions of the Legislature

The Election

The Territories by Ken Coates (University of Saskatchewan, Political Studies) and Greg Poelzer (University of Saskatchewan, Political Studies)

Northern Politics

Northwest Territories Election

The Northern Economy

Deh Cho Bridge and Northern Transportation

Canada Winter Games

Conclusion

Ontario by Robert Drummond (York University, Political Science)

Health

Education

Energy and Environment

First Nations

Federal-Provincial Relations

Election Campaign

Quebec by Daniel Salée (Concordia University, Political Science) and Richard Bisaillon (Concordia University, Political Science)

The Election: Reconfiguring the Political Landscape

Reasonable Accomodation

Life in a Minority Government

Meanwhile in the Sovereignist Camp: Quebec Nationalism on the Edge?

Up in the Air…

New Brunswick by Richard Wilbur (St Andrews, New Brunswick, Fundy Promotions)

Shawn Graham’s First Legislative Session as Premier

Setting Policy by Task Forces

More Electricity Rate Hikes

The Uneven Economic Picture

The Sagging Natural Resource Sectors

On the Environmental Front

Beaverbrook Gallery Wins Bitter Legal Battle

The Fall Legislative Session

Prince Edward Island by Peter E. Buker (University of Prince Edward Island, Political Studies)

Economy

Fiscal Events

Politics and the Legislature

Other Events

Nova Scotia by Robert G. Finbow (Dalhousie University, Political Science)

Politics

Legislature

The Economy

Intergovernmental Relations

Newfoundland and Labrador by Melvin Baker (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Archivist/Historian) and Peter Neary (University of Western Ontario, History)

Obituaries

Voting tables

Index of names

Index of subjects