How Ottawa Spends 2004-2005

by Doern, G. Bruce

• ISBN13: 9780773528147
• ISBN10: 0773528148
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-12-01
• 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
1 Martin in Power: From Coronation to Contest	5	(20)
G. Bruce Doern
PART 1 MACRO CHOICES AND CHALLENGES
2 Fiscal Imbalance as Government Failure	25	(21)
Gilles Paquet
3 The Emerging Policy Shift in Canada-us Relations	46	(24)
Michael Hart and Brian "Tomlin
4 Global Flows and Local Places: The Cities Agenda	70	(19)
Neil Bradford
5 Innovation, Services, and the Transformation of the Canadian Industrial Structure	89	(22)
Tyler Chamberlin and John de la Mothe
PART 2 SOCIAL UNION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF PLACE
6 Martin's Moment: The Social Policy Agenda of a New Prime Minister	111	(20)
James J. Rice and Michael J. Prince
7 I spy with My Little Eye...Canada's National Child Benefit	131	(20)
Stephanie Paterson, Karim Levasseur, and Tatyana Teplova
8 New Fishery Management in Atlantic Canada: Communities Governments, and Alternative Targets	151	(24)
Stephan Schott
PART 3 ENERGY, RESOURCES, AND ENVIRONMENT-ECONOMY INTEGRATION
9 Implementing Kyoto: When Spending Is Not Enough	175	(23)
Douglas Macdonald, Debora VanNijnatten, and Andrew Bjorn
10 Governance for Sustainable Development: Next Stage Institutional and Policy Innovation	198	(24)
Glen Toner and Carey Frey
11 Federal Policy and Alberta's Oil and Gas: The Challenge of Biodiversity Conservation	222	(23)
Michael M. Wenig
12 "Smart Regulation," Regulatory Congestion, and Natural Resources Regulatory Governance	245	(32)
G. Bruce Doern
PART 4 RENEWING GOVERNANCE
13 The Next Generation? Recruitment and Renewal in the Federal Public Service	277	(19)
Jonathan Malloy
14 The Office of Ethics Commissioner, Accountability, and Public Trust	296	(21)
Luc Juillet
15 Reshaping Ottawa's Centre of Government: Martin's Reforms in Historical Perspective	317	(34)
Evert Lindquist, Ian Clark, and James Mitchell
Appendix A: Canadian Political Facts and Trends	351	(16)
Appendix B: Fiscal Facts and Trends	367	(18)
Abstracts/Résumes	385	(14)
Contributors	399