Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Contributors ix
4. Canadian calendar xi
5. The federal perspective
6. Editor's introduction 3
7. Parliament and politics
8. The politics of the constitution 7
9. Parliament 91
10. Parties and politics 138
11. The Kent Commission: the fourth estate under attack 149
12. Ottawa and the provinces 156
13. Bilingualism: between a rock and a hard place 187
14. Law and society 195
15. The national economy 207
16. External affairs and defence 271
17. The provincial perspectives
18. Editor's introduction 343
19. Ontario 345
20. Quebec 367
21. Nova Scotia 381
22. New Brunswick 388
23. Manitoba 396
24. British Columbia 404
25. Prince Edward Island 417
26. Saskatchewan 423
27. Alberta 433
28. Newfoundland and Labrador 446
29. The Yukon 455
30. The Northwest Territories 462
31. Obituaries 469
32. Acknowledgments 473
33. Index of names 475
34. Index of subjects 483