Unfulfilled Union, 5th Edition
Unfulfilled Union, 5th Edition

Author: Garth Stevenson

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 0773536329

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In Unfulfilled Union Garth Stevenson examines such topics as the origins and objectives of Confederation And The BNA Act of 1867, The interpretation of Canada's federal constitution by the courts, The impact of economic regionalism and Quebec nationalism, financial relations between the federal and provincial levels of government, The consequences of federalism for economic policy, The sources of federal-provincial conflicts And The means to resolve them, And The lengthy but inconclusive efforts to reform the Canadian constitution through federal-provincial agreement - particularly since Quebec's Quiet Revolution in the 1960s. Although institutional factors such as the defects of the original constitution And The sometimes questionable interpretations of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council are given due attention, Stevenson emphasizes the political economy of Canada, including its relationship with the United States And The vitality of Quebec nationalism as the major reasons Canada has not achieved the same level of centralization and stability as other federations in the industrialized world. This updated edition of Unfulfilled Union includes a new chapter that discusses the extensive changes that have taken place in Canadian federalism since the previous edition was published in 2004.

Time and a Place
Time and a Place

Author: Edward MacDonald

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 2016-06-01

Total Pages: 459

ISBN-13: 0773598731

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With its long and well-documented history, Prince Edward Island makes a compelling case study for thousands of years of human interaction with a specific ecosystem. The pastoral landscapes, red sandstone cliffs, and small fishing villages of Canada’s “garden province” are appealing because they appear timeless, but they are as culturally constructed as they are shaped by the ebb and flow of the tides. Bringing together experts from a multitude of disciplines, the essays in Time and a Place explore the island’s marine and terrestrial environment from its prehistory to its recent past. Beginning with PEI’s history as a blank slate – a land scraped by ice and then surrounded by rising seas – this mosaic of essays documents the arrival of flora, fauna, and humans, and the different ways these inhabitants have lived in this place over time. The collection offers policy insights for the province while also informing broader questions about the value of islands and other geographically bounded spaces for the study of environmental history and the crafting of global sustainability. Putting PEI at the forefront of Canadian environmental history, Time and a Place is a remarkable accomplishment that will be eagerly received and read by historians, geographers, scholars of Canadian and island studies, and environmentalists.

Documents
Documents

Author: United Nations. Economic and Social Council

Publisher:

Published: 1980

Total Pages: 1010

ISBN-13:

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Getting it Right
Getting it Right

Author: Robert Harley McGee

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 0773509216

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The federal government established the Department of Regional Economic Expansion (DREE) in 1969 and, four years later, released it from the traditional Ottawa-based departmental mould when it initiated a bold new decentralized approach to DREE's operations. DREE was dissolved in 1982 and replaced by a series of other experiments to improve regional economies.