Front Matter

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents ix
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. Arrival in a New Land 3
5. The Law Beckons 12
6. Working for Mr Sam 15
7. The View from Place Ville Marie 24
8. On to Indian Affairs 30
9. Entering the Political Arena 41
10. Bill 22 Stirs Up a Hornet’s Nest 47
11. The James Bay Challenge 55
12. Dawn of a New Era 73
13. The Elected Representative 90
14. The Referendum Divides Quebec 115
15. Another Election 123
16. A Constitutional Quandary 130
17. The Hearings on the Damage to the James Bay Project 135
18. Back in Power 155
19. Another Language Crisis 186
20. Minister of International Affairs 191
21. Oka – a Failure of Understanding^* 225
22. Meech Lake and Charlottetown: Attempts at Constitutional Change 229
23. Doubts, Uncertainty, and a Referendum 236
24. The Last Hurrah 239
25. Index 243