Title: Chrétien and Canadian federalism : politics and the constitution, 1993-2003 /
Authors: McWhinney, Edward.
Publisher: Ronsdale Press,
Year: 2003
Subjects: Chrétien, Jean,; Federal government Canada; Canada Politics and government; Canada Politics and government; Canada Politique et gouvernement
Contents: Introduction -- Participant observers and active players -- The road to Ottawa -- Mulroney to Chretien -- I. "Presidential" Prime-Ministership -- Prime Minister's Office: the kitchen cabinet -- Cabinet: supporting players -- Caucus -- Le Chef -- The individual MP -- Other political parties -- Non-elected senate -- II. Westminster paradigm and Ottawa practice -- Speaker's office -- Question period -- Committees and the party whip -- III. Other players -- Titular offices -- Constitutional court -- Para-constitutional players -- IV. Fault-lines -- To spend or not to spend -- Immigration and citizenship -- Aboriginal affairs -- Quebec fact and western "alienation" -- The new continentalism -- V. Crossroads -- Institutional atrophy -- Decline in public respect -- Escaping the constitutional straitjacket -- Politic of little steps -- VI. Leadership personality variables -- Chretien views his office -- Legacy quest -- "Lame duck" factor -- VII. Constitutional postscript -- The long farewell -- Post-Chretien liberalism -- resolving the contradictions.