Raymond B Blake

Lions or Jellyfish

Newfoundland-Ottawa Relations Since 1957

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Produktbeschreibung

Asked in 2010 about his pugnacious approach to federal-provincial relations, Newfoundland premier Danny Williams declared "I would rather live one more day as a lion than ten years a jellyfish." He was only the latest in a long line of Newfoundland premiers who have fought for that province’s interests on the national stage. From Joey Smallwood and the conflict over Term 29 of the Act of Union to Williams and his much-publicized clashes with Paul Martin and Stephen Harper, Newfoundland and Labrador’s politicians have often expressed a determination to move beyond a legacy of colonialism and assert greater control over the province’s own affairs. Lions or Jellyfish? examines the history of these federal-provincial clashes with both clarity and wit. Written by a noted expert on Newfoundland politics and intergovernmental affairs in Canada, this book studies a vital but frequently overlooked aspect of modern Canadian federalism.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juli 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 152mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 771g
• ISBN-13: 9781442650251
• ISBN-10: 1442650257
• Artikelnr.: 42698757

Autorenporträt

By Raymond B. Blake

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1. Smallwood, Diefenbaker and Term 29: Failed Intergovernmentalism
Chapter 2. Federalism for Bullies: Newfoundland, Quebec, Ottawa and
Hydroelectric Development in Newfoundland and Labrador, 1960–1970
Chapter 3. Classic Federalism: The Resettlement of Fishing Communities in
Newfoundland and Labrador to 1965
Chapter 4. Co-operative Federalism: Newfoundland, Ottawa and Resettlement
after 1965
Chapter 5. Unraveling the Question: Federal or Provincial Jurisdiction on
Offshore Oil and Gas
Chapter 6. The Nationalists: Trudeau, Peckford and the Struggle for
Offshore Oil and Gas
Chapter 7. Reason, Passion and Intransigence: Federalism, Clyde Wells and
Brian Mulroney
Chapter 8. The Battle for A Fair Share: Danny Williams, Equalization and
Ottawa
Conclusion