Canadian annual review of politics and public affairs. 1981 / edited by R. B. Byers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Byers, R.B., Author.

Contributor:

Byers, R. B., editor.

Series:

Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Canada--Politics and government--1945-.

Canada.

Canada--Foreign relations--1945-.

Canada--Economic conditions--1945-.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (504 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Toronto, [Ontario] ; Buffalo, [New York] ; London, [England] : University of Toronto Press, 1984.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Canadian Annual Review has become an indispensable reference over the years. This is its twenty-second edition.

Contents:

Canadian calendar ; THE FEDERAL PERSPECTIVE ; Editor's introduction ; Parliament and politics ; THE POLITICS OF THE CONSTITUTION ; The patriation package ; The debate in Parliament ; The Westminster connection ; The provincial challenge ; The Supreme Court decision ; The Ottawa summit ; 'We, the People' ; The end of the debate ; PARLIAMENT ; Electoral reform and salaries ; Freedom of information � the right to know ; Economic legislation and issues ; Interest rates ; The Canada Oil and Gas Act.

The postal system ; The uranium affair ; Rail cutbacks � bending a historical link ; Airlines ; Housing ; Agricultural issues ; Social and cultural issues ; The Young Offenders Act ; The status of women ; PARTIES AND POLITICS ; The Tories and their leader ; By-elections ; THE KENT COMMISSION: THE FOURTH ESTATE UNDER ATTACK ; OTTAWA AND THE PROVINCES ; Energy: born again National Energy Program ; Fiscal federalism: who pays the piper? ; Other federal-provincial issues ; BILINGUALISM: BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE ; LAW AND SOCIETY.

The national economy ; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS: DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL ; Growth, unemployment, inflation, and the balance of payments ; Monetary policy, interest rates, and the recession ; The Ottawa Summit ; TAKEOVERS: CANADIAN COMPANIES PLAY MONOPOLY ; Canadianizing the oil and gas industry ; Forays into the American resource sector ; Ending the spree ; THE NATIONAL ENERGY PROGRAM ; The opposition mounts ; Ottawa-Alberta agreement ; Canadian reaction to the agreement ; American reaction ; PROTECTIONISM: A GLOBAL TREND.

INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY: THE SEARCH CONTINUES ; Ottawa's approach ; THE NOVEMBER BUDGET ; PENSION REFORM ; External affairs and defence ; CANADIAN-AMERICAN RELATIONS ; Economic issues ; Energy issues ; Fisheries ; Environmental issues ; DIPLOMATIC ISSUES ; The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe ; Western Europe ; The Middle East ; Latin America and the Caribbean ; Asia and the Pacific ; Africa ; The Commonwealth ; THE UNITED NATIONS ; LAW OF THE SEA � FISHERIES ; ECONOMIC ISSUES ; The Ottawa Economic Summit ; North-South relations.

The Cancun Conference ; Nuclear technology and safeguards ; MILITARY AND SECURITY ISSUES ; Canadian military preparedness ; NORAD and NATO ; Arms control and disarmament ; THE PROVINCIAL PERSPECTIVES ; Editor's introduction ; ONTARIO ; The Legislature ; The economy ; Intergovernmental relations ; Parties and politics ; Social and cultural affairs ; QUEBEC ; Legislation ; The economy ; Politics ; Intergovernmental affairs ; NOVA SCOTIA ; The Legislature ; The economy ; Politics ; Intergovernmental relations ; New brunswick.

Notes:

Includes indexes.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 23, 2016).

ISBN:

1-282-00982-6

9786612009822

1-4426-7195-5

OCLC:

979633999