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Informationen zum Autor David Mutimer is a professor and chair of the Department of Political Science at York University. Klappentext The Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs is an acclaimed series that offers informed commentary on important national events and considers their significance in local and international contexts. The 2009 instalment of the series covers the continuation of 2008’s economic and political crises from the end of Parliament’s first prorogation at the beginning of the year to the start of its unprecedented second prorogation at the end, including the federal Economic Action Plan and bailouts for the automotive and banking sectors. Other topics include the investigation of the abuse of detainees in Afghanistan and reactions across Canada to the threat of H1N1 swine flu. The volume also contains full coverage of federal, provincial, First Nations, and municipal affairs, including British Columbia’s general election. Zusammenfassung The 2009 instalment of the Review covers the continuation of 2008’s economic and political crises from the end of Parliament’s first prorogation at the beginning of the year to the start of its unprecedented second prorogation at the end. Inhaltsverzeichnis Editor’s introduction – the year in review by David Mutimer Parliament and politics by Robert Everett Foreign affairs and defence by Christopher Spearin Municipal affairs by Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly and Serena Kataoka First Nations by Kristin Burnett British Columbia by Stephen Phillips Alberta by Harold Jansen Saskatchewan by Joseph Garcea Manitoba by Christopher Adams The Territories by Ken Coates and Greg Poelzer Ontario by Robert Drummond Quebec by Daniel Salée and Richard Bisaillon New Brunswick by Richard Wilbur Prince Edward Island by Peter E. Buker Nova Scotia by Robert G. Finbow Newfoundland and Labrador by Peter Neary and Melvin Baker Obituaries Voting tables Index of names Index of subjects ...
