The politics of aboriginal self-government: a Canadian paradox
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This paper examines the failure and success of aboriginal self-government during the 1982-87 period by focusing on the constitutional talks, their impact on the federal and provincial governments, and the resultant activity of those governments. The paper begins with a brief account of the emergence of aboriginal self-government onto the constitutional table. The paper then analyses the consequences of the emphasis on constitutional change and the use of the first ministers' constitutional conferences for the development of aboriginal self-government. The paper reveals that this emphasis was bound to result in frustration and complication of the pursuit of aboriginal self-government in the constitutional arena. However, the paper concludes that the constitutional process wrought unintentional results that benefited aboriginal communities in Canada. The conferences served as a powerful inducement to the development of the issue in policy areas. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)
Publication Name: Canadian Public Administration
Subject: Government
ISSN: 0008-4840
Year: 1991
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The Canada Health Act and the cabinet decision-making system of Pierre Elliott Trudeau
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The cabinet decision-making system of the last Trudeau government was the object of much criticism. The system purportedly frustrated individual ministers, relied excessively on central agencies, and made policy-making difficult. Based on a study of the manner in which the federal government dealt with the issue of direct patient charges, this article argues that the failings of the Trudeau decision-making system were exaggerated. Instead of being seen as a flawed attempt to structure how Ottawa decides, the Trudeau system of 1980-84 should be viewed as an important contribution towards the development of an effective cabinet decision-making process. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)
Publication Name: Canadian Public Administration
Subject: Government
ISSN: 0008-4840
Year: 1989
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