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...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 The Martin Liberals (and the Harper Conservatives): The Politics of Governing Precariously -- PART 1 MACRO CHOICES AND CHALLENGES -- 2 Health and Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements: Lost Opportunity -- 3 How Ottawa Gambles: Rolling the Dice in Health Care...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 The Harper Conservatives in Power: Emissions Impossible -- PART I: MACRO CHOICES AND CHALLENGES -- 2 Addressing the Fiscal Imbalance Through Asymmetrical Federalism: Dangerous Times for the Harper Government and for Canada -- 3 La Grande Seduction: Wooing Quebec...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 The Harper Conservative Agenda: True Blue or Liberal-Lite? -- PART I: MACRO CHOICES AND CHALLENGES -- 2 Trading Up or Treading Water? Federal Fiscal and Budgetary Policies in Search of a New Mandate -- 3 Offshore Energy Revenues and Equalization: Having Your...

The 2013-14 edition of How Ottawa Spends critically examines national politics, priorities, and policies with a close lens on Stephen Harper's Conservative party during the middle of their first term as a majority. Contributors from across Canada examine the federal government and its not...

Continuing its tradition of current, exemplary scholarship, the 2012-13 edition of How Ottawa Spends casts a critical eye at national politics, priorities, and policies, with an emphasis on the Conservative majority's mandated austerity measures and budget-cutting strategies. Leading scholars...

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...

In this volume eleven areas of government policy are analyzed, including economic management (deficit control, trade promotion and employment), national unity social policies (child care, elderly benefits and housing) and ethics. Overall, Liberal policies bear a much stronger resemblance to Tory...

This is the tenth edition of How Ottawa Spends. Like previous editions, it focuses on particular departments and policy initiatives of the federal government. Beyond evaluating past actions, the book is intended to offer informed comment on prospects for the future in the areas it explores. This...