'A Justifiable Obsession' : Conservative Ontario's Relations with Ottawa, 1943-1985 / Penny Bryden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bryden, Penny, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Federal government--Ontario.

Federal government.

Ontario--Politics and government--1943-1985.

Ontario.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (334 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2017]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'A Justifiable Obsession' traces the evolution of Ontario's relationship with the federal government in the years following the Second World War.

Contents:

Ch. 1: "The keystone province": George Drew's Ontario, 1943-1946

Ch. 2: "As long as we define the terms": George Drew's Canada, 1946-1948

Ch. 3: "Know and understand the problems": Leslie Frost Makes His Mark, 1948-1952

Ch. 4: "Ontario's earnest desire for national unity": New Policies, New Approaches, 1952-1960

Ch. 5: "A lasting effect on Confederation itself": Robarts and the Realignment of Intergovernmental Relations, 1961-1964

Ch. 6: "Profound changes in the character of Canadian federalism": Ontario Charts a New Course, 1964-1966

Ch. 7: "See if we can't amend the marriage contract": The Confederation of Tomorrow Conference and Beyond, 1967-71

Ch. 8: "Disentanglement" and the Origins of Mega-Intergovernmental Politics in Ontario, 1971-1978

Ch. 9: "The hot gospel of Confederation": Securing a New Constitution

Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references(pages [289]-303) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 13. Sep 2017)

ISBN:

9781442663831

1442663839

9781442663824

1442663820

OCLC:

863054107