How Ottawa Spends 2004-2005

by Doern, G. Bruce

• ISBN13: 9780773528130
• ISBN10: 077352813X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-10-01
• Publisher: McGill Queens Univ Pr

Summary

Drawing on the work of academics and other experts from across Canada, Carleton University's School of Public Policy and Administration's annual book takes a focused and robust look at an era where a political coronation seemed inevitable but high expectations had to be managed downwards almost immediately. A less-than-buoyant fiscal surplus, escalating concerns about liberal ethics and corruption, and a growing volatility in public opinion are examined as are Canadians' increasingly uncertain views about the new Liberal leadership versus the old Liberal Party's ten-year hold on power. A new Conservative Party and a suddenly feisty New Democratic Party are also a central part of the new 2004-2005 Canadian political and policy milieu.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Martin in Power: From Coronation to Contest	5	(20)
G. Bruce Doern
PART 1 MACRO CHOICES AND CHALLENGES
Fiscal Imbalance as Government Failure	25	(21)
Gilles Paquet
The Emerging Policy Shift in Canada-US Relations	46	(24)
Michael Hart
Brian Tomlin
Global Flows and Local Places: The Cities Agenda	70	(19)
Neil Bradford
Innovation, Services, and the Transformation of the Canadian Industrial Structure	89	(22)
Tyler Chamberlin
John de la Mothe
PART 2 SOCIAL UNION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF PLACE
Martin's Moment: The Social Policy Agenda of a New Prime Minister	111	(20)
James J. Rice
Michael J. Prince
I spy with My Little Eye ... Canada's National Child Benefit	131	(20)
Stephanie Paterson
Karine Levasseur
Tatyana Teplova
New Fishery Management in Atlantic Canada: Communities Governments, and Alternative Targets	151	(24)
Stephan Schott
PART 3 ENERGY, RESOURCES, AND ENVIRONMENT-ECONOMY INTEGRATION
Implementing Kyoto: When Spending Is Not Enough	175	(23)
Douglas Macdonald
Debora VanNijnatten
Andrew Bjorn
Governance for Sustainable Development: Next Stage Institutional and Policy Innovation	198	(24)
Glen Toner
Carey Frey
Federal Policy and Alberta's Oil and Gas: The Challenge of Biodiversity Conservation	222	(23)
Michael M. Wenig
``Smart Regulation,'' Regulatory Congestion, and Natural Resources Regulatory Governance	245	(32)
G. Bruce Doern
PART 4 RENEWING GOVERNANCE
The Next Generation? Recruitment and Renewal in the Federal Public Service	277	(19)
Jonathan Malloy
The Office of Ethics Commissioner, Accountability, and Public Trust	296	(21)
Luc Juillet
Reshaping Ottawa's Centre of Government: Martin's Reforms in Historical Perspective	317	(34)
Evert Lindquist
Ian Clark
James Mitchell
Appendix A: Canadian Political Facts and Trends	351	(16)
Appendix B: Fiscal Facts and Trends	367	(18)
Abstracts/Resumes	385	(14)
Contributors	399