Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Preface xv
5. Introduction: The Question of Independence, Then and Now 1
6. PART ONE. Continuities and Discontinuities, Structure and Choice
7. 1. Running in Circles: The Canadian Independence Debate in History 23
8. 2. The Illusion of Independence 41
9. PART TWO. Dealing with Uncle
10. 3. Rethinking ‘Retaliation’ in Canada–U.S. Relations 61
11. 4. The Return of the Quiet Canadian: Canada’s Approach to Regional Integration after 9/11 83
12. PART THREE. Finding Security in the Continental System
13. 5. An Independent Security Policy for Canada in the Age of Sacred Terror? 101
14. 6. Walking and Talking Independence in the Canadian North 118
15. PART FOUR. Economic Policy-Making in a Complex Environment
16. 7. Maintaining Policy Discretion: Cross-Border Policy-Making and North American Integration 135
17. 8. An Independent Foreign Policy for Canadian Provinces?: International Trade and Sub-Federal Autonomy 163
18. PART FIVE. New Frontiers of Independence
19. 9. Imagining Independence: At the Intersection of Cultural and Foreign Policies 183
20. 10. Canada and Kyoto: Independence or Indifference? 207
21. 11. Conclusions: Beyond ‘Independence’ 222
22. Bibliography 231
23. Contributors 249