Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Contributors xiii
4. Canadian calendar xv
5. Editor’s introduction – the year in review 3
6. Parliament and politics 11
7. Partisan dynamics 12
8. National institutions 15
9. Opposition political parties 20
10. National economy 23
11. Major policy areas 31
12. Other policy areas 43
13. Foreign affairs and defence 53
14. Canadians overseas 55
15. Selected international meetings 61
16. Afghanistan 77
17. Sovereignty 82
18. Charges and court-martial 85
19. Counter-piracy efforts 87
20. Municipal affairs 89
21. Cities in the marketplace 90
22. The culture of cities 93
23. Regional governance 96
24. Cities in confederation 102
25. First nations 105
26. Federal 105
27. British Columbia 113
28. Prairies 117
29. Ontario 119
30. Quebec 122
31. Maritimes 124
32. The north 125
33. British Columbia 127
34. February throne speech and budget 128
35. Election campaign 129
36. Referendum on electoral reform 131
37. New cabinet 132
38. “Gag law” ruling 132
39. Revised deficit and harmonized sales tax 132
40. Pickton case 134
41. Police accountability 135
42. Energy and environment 136
43. Aboriginal rights 136
44. Salmon fishery 137
45. 2010 Winter Olympics 138
46. Bc Rail affair 140
47. Labour 140
48. Polygamy 141
49. Federal by-election 142
50. Alberta 143
51. Economy 143
52. Rise of the wildrose alliance party 146
53. Challenge of the oil sands 148
54. Legislature 149
55. H1n1 pandemic: Alberta health services reacts 154
56. Saskatchewan 156
57. Elections 156
58. Political parties 157
59. Legislature and government 158
60. Budget 160
61. Economy 162
62. Judiciary 162
63. Intergovernmental relations 162
64. Aboriginal affairs 163
65. Manitoba 166
66. The NDP government and premier doer 166
67. Lieutenant-governor 167
68. By-elections 167
69. Legislature 168
70. NDP leadership race 169
71. New cabinet and speech from the throne 170
72. Economy and spring budget 171
73. Federal politics 173
74. Senate 173
75. Aboriginal leadership 173
76. H1N1 flu 174
77. Conclusion 175
78. The territories 176
79. Northern representative institutions 178
80. Nunavut 183
81. Northwest territories 186
82. Yukon 189
83. Northern economic and social developments 191
84. Conclusion 193
85. Ontario 195
86. Economy and recession 197
87. Health 204
88. Legislature and party politics 209
89. Quebec 213
90. Crisis confirmed, and government reactions 214
91. Growing preoccupation with value received for monies spent 218
92. Fraud and deception in financial markets 221
93. Disagreement over broader issues of financial securities 223
94. A scrum of by-elections 225
95. Brokerage politics: selling success and hiding shortcomings 228
96. Conclusion 230
97. New Brunswick 232
98. Coping with a bleak economic scene 232
99. Reactions to government austerity program 233
100. Some economic bright spots 237
101. The still-struggling natural resources sector 238
102. Prince Edward Island 240
103. Economy 240
104. Fiscal and public policy events 241
105. Politics and the legislature 243
106. Other events 245
107. Nova Scotia 248
108. Politics 248
109. Legislature 250
110. Economy 254
111. Intergovernmental relations 256
112. Newfoundland and Labrador 261
113. Obituaries 275
114. Voting table 281
115. Index of names 283
116. Index of subjects 293