Author(s)	Ed Whitcomb
Publication Year	2017
Publisher	James Lorimer and Company

ISBN: 9781459412385

Categories: Canadian History, Constitutional, Federal vs Provincial

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Rivals for Power: Ottawa and the Provinces

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The contentious history of the Canadian federation

This book provides a history of Canadian federalism and describes the ongoing push and pull over power between Ottawa and the provinces. Ed Whitcomb offers an analysis of how the strengths and weaknesses of the federal structure of government in Canada, and the causes of the dynamic between federal and provincial authorities..

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Ed Whitcomb

Ed Whitcomb has a Ph.D. in History from the University of London. After a short university teaching career he worked in the Canadian foreign service specializing in political, economic, strategic, and intelligence analysis. He has lived in four regions of Canada as well as in four other countries with federal constitutions. He has published numerous articles on Canadian history, and is the author of a series of ten brief histories of the Canadian provinces.

Chapter Title	Contents	Contributors	Pages	Year	Price
Introduction Preview	Provides an overview of the history of the Canadian federation outlining the difficulty that exists in separating provincial and federal responsibility.	Ed Whitcomb	8	2017	$0.80
British North America to 1864 Preview	Describes the legal and political factors in the emergence of the Canadian federation, covering the period from 1773 to 1864.	Ed Whitcomb	18	2017	$1.80
Towards Confederation, 1864–1867 Preview	Discusses the dynamics in the relationships between the various colonies, the United Kingdom’s government and relations with the United States from 1864 which produced the specific …	Ed Whitcomb	11	2017	$1.10
The Constitution of 1867 Preview	Detailed description of the sections of the British North America Act that created a union of three colonies and a federal structure with four provinces and a federal government..	Ed Whitcomb	11	2017	$1.10
Implementing Federalism, 1867–1878 Preview	Describes developments in federal provincial relations from 1867-1878, including the incorporation of three new provinces.	Ed Whitcomb	20	2017	$2.00
Macdonald’s Centralism, 1878–1896 Preview	Describes the shifting balance of powers between Ottawa and the provinces from 1878-1896.	Ed Whitcomb	16	2017	$1.60
Laurier and the Golden A ge of Federalism, 1896–1911 Preview	Discusses federalism under Sir Wilfrid Laurier from 1896 to 1911, when Alberta and Saskatchewan were established as provinces.	Ed Whitcomb	11	2017	$1.10
The First World War and the Twenties, 1911–1929 Preview	Describes Ottawa’s efforts to supersede provincial powers especially concerning natural resources from 1911-1929.	Ed Whitcomb	17	2017	$1.70
The Depression, 1929–1939 Preview	Describes the responses of the provinces and Ottawa to the Depression from 1929-1939.	Ed Whitcomb	18	2017	$1.80
The Second World War and After, 1939–1948 Preview	Describes the impact of the second world war on the Canadian federation from 1939 to 1948.	Ed Whitcomb	17	2017	$1.70
St. Laurent and Diefenbaker, 1948–1963 Preview	Discusses the development of federal-provincial relations during the period of Louis St. Laurent and John Diefenbaker including the emergence of shared-cost programs and Quebec’s growing …	Ed Whitcomb	25	2017	$2.50
The P earson Years, 1963–1968 Preview	Describes the development of the federation under Prime Minister Lester Pearson including the Quebec and Canada Pension Plans, the rise of separatism, Medicare, the constitution and foreign …	Ed Whitcomb	24	2017	$2.40
The First Trudeau Regime, 1968–1979 Preview	Discusses the effect of Pierre Elliott Trudeau on the federation including constitutional battles of the 1970s, the natural resource battle of Ottawa vs. the West, and the rebalancing of powers …	Ed Whitcomb	27	2017	$2.70
The Second Trudeau Regime, 1980–1984 Preview	Discusses the effects of Pierre Elliott Trudeau from 1980 to 1984 focusing on the Quebec Referendum, the Constitution of 1982, natural resources and new federal programs which caused tension …	Ed Whitcomb	26	2017	$2.60
Mulroney, Meech, and Charlottetown, 1984–1993 Preview	Discusses Prime Minister Brian Mulroney’s policies relating to the federation focussing on the Meech Lake Accord and the Charlottetown Accord from 1984 to 1993.	Ed Whitcomb	21	2017	$2.10
The Chrétien R egime, 1993–2003 Preview	Discusses developments in federal-provincial relations including Jean Chretien’s measures focusing on Quebec separatism, 1993 to 2003.	Ed Whitcomb	27	2017	$2.70
Federalism in the Twenty-First Century, 2003–2017 Preview	Discusses developments in the Canadian federation and relations between Ottawa and the provinces from 2003 to 2017 with focus on health care and environmental concerns.	Ed Whitcomb	28	2017	$2.80
Conclusion Preview	A summary overview of the development of the Canadian federation from 1867 to a stabilization of the relationship between Ottawa and the provinces in 2015.	Ed Whitcomb	12	2017	$1.20

Rivals for Power: Ottawa and the Provinces

The contentious history of the Canadian federation

Contributors

Ed Whitcomb

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