How Ottawa Spends 2007-2008

ISBN: 9780773532830

出版社: McGill Queens Univ Pr

出版年: 2007-8

页数: 336

定价: $ 37.23

装帧: Pap

内容简介

In the twenty-eighth edition of "How Ottawa Spends", leading Canadian scholars examine the Harper government agenda in the context of Stephane Dion's election as Liberal opposition leader and the emergence of climate change as a dominant political and policy issue. This volume focuses on Quebec-Canada relations and federal-provincial fiscal imbalance. Contributors explore several key policy and expenditure issues, including Canada-U.S. relations, the Federal Accountability Act, energy policy, health care, child care, crime and punishment, consumer policy, and public service labour relations. They also offer a critical analysis of the challenges to overall governance, including ministerial responsibility, public-private partnerships, and the handling of long-term spending commitments inherited by succeeding governments.