Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. The Liberals’ Mid-Life Crises: Aspirations Versus Achievements 1
5. The Federal Debt 31
6. The National Unity Portfolio 59
7. “Job Ready, I Ready”: Job Creation and Labour Market Reform in Canada 83
8. Canada Infrastructure Works: Between “Picks and Shovels” and the Information Highway 107
9. Prosperity Through Networks: The Bottom-Up Strategy That Might Have Been 137
10. Shifting the Burden: Liberal Policy for Post-Secondary Education 159
11. Redesigning Welfare: The Abandomnent of a National Commitment 185
12. Aboriginal Social Assistance Expenditures 209
13. The Integrity Agenda: Lead Us Not into Temptation 237
14. Miniature Mila and Flying Geese: Government Advertising and Canadian Democracy 263
15. The “Liberal” Treatment of Violent Young Offenders 287
16. Warring Over Wheat: Managing Bilateral Trading Tensions 323
17. Federal Spending on the Atlantic Fisheries 349
18. Appendix
19. Fiscal Facts and Trends 375
20. Résumés En Français 395
21. Chapter Abstracts in English 403
22. Contributors 411