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James Noel Smith/The Image Bank. Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Spine Slightly Cocked; Edges Lightly Soiled. SYNOPSIS: Aboriginal self-government; Direct democracy; The Charter's effect; Is the left dead? ; Provincial power grabs; NAFTA; Quebec/Canada: Who needs whom? ; Bilingualism. Open any newspaper, catch any broadcast today: if it covers public affairs, chances are that it will involve one or more the topics discussed in this book. Professor Christopher Dunn covers the perennial debates of Canadian politics in a way that will appeal both to the layperson and to the introductory student. Each topic is addressed in three ways: first, an introduction the essential terms and history of the issue; second, an affirmative response to the question; and third, a negative response. Canadian Political Debates can supplement the normal "structures and institutions" approach to Canadian politics. It can also stand alone for those who want to be informed on the issues that matter most to many Canadians today. As Dunn argues in the Introduction, the most informed reader may be the one who considers both sides of the arguments with a healthy scepticism. Christopher Dunn is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's. His teaching and publishing interests have included Canadian politics, the constitution, public policy, and public administration. He is the author of The Institutionalized Cabinet: Governing the Western Provinces. CONTENTS: Preface; lntroduction; Part One Is There an Inherent Right of Aboriginal Self-Government? 1. Arguments for the Inherent Right of Self-Government 2. Arguments against the Inherent Right of Self-Government; Part Two Was the Charter Worth It? 3. Arguments Favouring the Charter 4. Arguments in Opposition to the Charter; Part Three Do Canadian Provinces Have Excessive Power? 5. The Provinces Have Too Much Power 6. Provinces Do Not Have Too Much Power; Part Four Do Canada and Quebec Need Each Other? 7. The Argument for Quebec Sovereignty 8. Renewed Federalism for Canada; Part Five Does Canada Need Radical Institutional Reform? 9. Direct Democracy Will Return Peace to the Kingdom 10. Radical Institutional Change Is a Prescription for Disaster; Part Six Does Canadian Social Democracy Have a Future? 11. The Strength and Value of Social Democracy in Canada 12. The Irrelevance of Social Democracy in Canada Today; Part Seven Are Canada's Interests Served by North American Economic Integration? 13. The Value of NAFTA to the Canadian Economy 14. Canada Loses in NAFTA; Part Eight Does Canada Need Official Bilingualism? 15. Official Bilingualism Saved a Foundering Nation 16. The Founding Myth and Bilingualism; Index.
