How Ottawa Spends, 2010-2011

by Doern, G. Bruce; Stoney, Christopher

• ISBN13: 9780773537286
• ISBN10: 0773537287
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-05-01
• Publisher: McGill Queens Univ Pr

Summary

Informed authors from across Canada examine recession-related policy fields, including the Canadian banking system, new industrial policy pressures such as the automotive industry bailout, policies in science, technology, and innovation, and suggestions about how to resist the United States' "buy America" trade policies. The chapters in this volume also consider Canada's national, regional, and political divisiveness, the impact of the dynamic Obama Administration on Canadian domestic affairs, and governance during a time of minority government.

Author Biography

G. Bruce Doern is a professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton University and in the Politics Department at the University of Exeter.
Christopher Stoney is a professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton University.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Double Deficit: Fiscal and Democratic Challenges in the Harper Era	p. 3
The Macro Political-Economic Recession Context
The Drama of Parliament under Minority Government	p. 31
Canada-US Relations in the Obama Era: Warming or Greening?	p. 48
The Global Financial Meltdown and Financial Regulation: Shirking and Learning - Canada in an International Context	p. 68
The Canadian Escape From the Subprime Crisis? Comparing the US and Canadian Approaches	p. 87
New and Old Industrial - Innovation and Recovery Policy?
Harper Government Industrial Strategy and Industrial Policy in the Economic Crisis	p. 109
Buy American or Buy Canadian?: Public Procurement Politics and Policy Under International Frameworks	p. 128
The Auto Industry Bailout: Industrial Policy or Job-Saving Social Policy?	p. 150
Science and Technology Spending: Still No Viable Federal Innovation Agenda	p. 168
The Recession and Aboriginal Workers	p. 187
Public Management Challenges and Choices
The Precarious State of the Federal Public Service: Prospects for Renewal	p. 219
The Officers of Parliament: More Watchdogs, More Teeth, Better Governance?	p. 243
Temporary Help Agency Employment in the Federal Government	p. 261
Canadian Political Facts and Trends	p. 279
Fiscal Facts and Trends	p. 289
Contributors	p. 305
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