Misconceiving Canada The Struggle for National Unity

by McRoberts, Kenneth

• ISBN13: 9780195412338
• ISBN10: 0195412338
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-06-26
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This book examines the relationship between Quebec and the rest of Canada, from its historical roots, the roles of governments such as Trudeau and Mulroney, issues of official bilingualism, multiculturalism, the 1995 Quebec Referendum and the impact Quebec separatism would have on the future of Canada.

Author Biography

Kenneth McRoberts is Professor of Political Science, York University and the author of Quebec: Social Change and Political Crisis (1993).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	ix	(2)
Introduction: What Went Wrong?	xi
PART ONE TWO VISIONS OF CANADA	1	(76)
1 The First Century: Separate Nationalities	2	(29)
2 The 1960s: Coming to Terms with Duality and Quebec Nationalism	31	(24)
3 Trudeau and the New Federal Orthodoxy: Denying the Quebec Question	55	(22)
PART TWO MAKING A NEW CANADA	77	(112)
4 Official Bilingualism: Linguistic Equality From Sea to Sea	78	(39)
5 Multiculturalism: Reining in Duality	117	(20)
6 Federalism and the Constitution: Entrenching the Trudeau Vision	137	(39)
7 The Failure of the Trudeau Strategy	176	(13)
PART THREE FAILING TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE	189	(88)
8 Bringing Quebec into the Constitution: Missing Two Chances	190	(32)
9 The 1995 Quebec Referendum: Making Sovereignty a Real Possibility	222	(23)
10 Conclusion: Is Separation the Only Answer?	245	(32)
Notes	277	(70)
Bibliography	347	(38)
Index	385