Canadian Public Administration articles from June 2008

Canadian Public Administration archives from June 2008

Conceptualizing attorney general conduct in Charter litigation: from independence to central agency.
June 1, 2008... Abstract: The conduct of attorneys general in litigation involving the Charter of Rights and Freedoms has been the subject of little theoretical contextualization by social scientists. Legal scholars, beginning with John Edwards, have dominated...

Health reform in Alberta: the introduction of health regions.
June 1, 2008... Abstract: In 1994, the Government of Alberta passed the Regional Health Authorities Act to abolish nearly 200 existing local hospital and public health boards and replace them with seventeen regional health authorities. Consistent with the...

Human rights commissions and public policy: the role of the Canadian Human Rights Commission in advancing sexual orientation equality rights in Canada.
June 1, 2008... Abstract: This article examines the capacity of human rights commissions to foster public policy change by focusing on the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) and its role in advancing sexual orientation equality rights in Canada. The case...

The politics of governance: government--voluntary sector relationships.
June 1, 2008... Abstract: This article examines the dynamics at play as national non-government AIDS organizations engage in shared governance with Health Canada, where the allocation of power between them is disproportionate and periodically, where their...

Lobbyistes et legislation sur le lobbyisme: que nous apprend la recente experience quebecoise?
June 1, 2008... Sommaire : Dans un contexte ou un nombre croissant de gouvernements, en Europe comme en Amerique du Nord, entendent resserrer les regles en matiere d'encadrement du lobbyisme, les auteurs se penchent sur les reactions des lobbyistes quebecois...

Aboriginal policy reform and the subsidiarity principle: a case study of the division of matrimonial real property on Canadian Indian reserves.(RESEARCH NOTE/NOTE DE RECHERCHE)(Case study)
June 1, 2008... Abstract: According to the Indian Act, aboriginal women in Canada do not have the same equality rights as aboriginal men living on-reserve and non-aboriginal women living off-reserve. The Indian Act's provisions governing the division of...

Prime ministers and public administration.(Book review)
June 1, 2008... "This morning I got a panicky message from Ottawa" --Allan Gotlieb (p. 423) Memoirs 1939-1993. By BRIAN MULRONEY. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart. 2007. Pp. xi, 1121, bibliographical references, index. My Years as Prime Minister....

Belonging?: Diversity, Recognition and Shared Citizenship in Canada. The Art of the State, Vol. III.(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Belonging?: Diversity, Recognition and Shared Citizenship in Canada. The Art of the State, Vol. III Edited by KEITH BANTING, THOMAS J. COURCHENE and F. LESLIE SEIDLE. Montreal: Institute for Research on Public Policy. 2007. Pp. ix, 697,...

Taxing Reforms: The Politics of the Consumption Tax in Japan, the United States, Canada and Australia.(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Taxing Reforms: The Politics of the Consumption Tax in Japan, the United States, Canada and Australia By RICHARD ECCLESTON. Cheltenham U.K.: Edward Elgar. 2007. Pp. vii, 202, Bibliographical references, index. Perhaps the most striking...

The Politics of Public Money: Spenders, Guardians, Priority Setters and Financial Watchdogs inside the Canadian Government.(Book review)
June 1, 2008... The Politics of Public Money: Spenders, Guardians, Priority Setters and Financial Watchdogs inside the Canadian Government By DAVID A. GOOD. IPAC Series in Public Management and Governance. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. 2007. Pp....

Canadas of the Mind: The Making and Unmaking of Canadian Nationalisms in the Twentieth Century.(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Canadas of the Mind: The Making and Unmaking of Canadian Nationalisms in the Twentieth Century Edited by NORMAN HILLMER and ADAM CHAPNICK. Montreal and Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press. 2007. Pp. x, 326, index. In their...

Comparative Think Tanks, Politics and Public Policy.(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Comparative Think Tanks, Politics and Public Policy By JAMES MCGAAN WITH ERIK C. JOHNSON. Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar. 2006. Pp. ix, 288, bibliographical references, index. Relevance and impact are the most important determinants of...

The Next Catastrophe: Reducing Our Vulnerabilities to Natural, Industrial and Terrorist Disasters.(Book review)
June 1, 2008... The Next Catastrophe: Reducing Our Vulnerabilities to Natural, Industrial and Terrorist Disasters By CHARLES PERROW. Princeton: Princeton University Press. 2007. Pp. viii, 377, bibliographical references, index. This is a profound,...

Strategic Planning for Municipalities: A Users' Guide.(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Strategic Planning for Municipalities: A Users' Guide By THOMAS P. PLANT. Municipal Knowledge Series. St. Thomas, Ont.: Municipal World. 2008. Pp. v, 125, bibliographical references. The subtitle of this slim volume is precise. Its...

Local Government in Canada.(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Local Government in Canada By C. RICHARD TINDAL and SUSAN NOBES TINDAL, 7th ed. Toronto: Nelson Education. 2008. Pp. ix, 447, bibliographical references, index. Previous editions of Local Government in Canada by Richard Tindal and...