Index

A

Aberhart, William, 138, 140-142

Aboriginal peoples, 24, 71-72, 74, 257, 319

Acadians, 43-44, 59-60, 90, 266

Agreement on Internal Trade (ATI), 289-290

Alberta

autonomy of, 321

control of natural resources in, 104, 111, 124-25, 232-234, 252, 261-262

creation of province, 103-106

separatist movement, 262

Social Credit Party, 141-142, 148

Allaire Report, 280

Annand, William, 46, 67-68

assimilation. See French-Canadian assimilation

Atlantic Accord, 270

Atlantic Manifesto, 178

B

Baby Bonus. See family allowance

Beige Paper, 244-245

Bélanger-Campeau Report, 280

Bennett, Richard Bedford, 128-136

Bennett, William Andrew Cecil, 181

Bertrand, Jean-Jacques, 221

bilingualism, 216-217, 259-260, 295

Blair, Andrew George, 86, 99

Blake, Edward, 65

Blakeney, Allan, 234-235, 246, 255-256, 262

Blanchard, Hiram, 67

Borden, Robert, 108-112, 115

Bouchard, Lucien, 278, 284, 292-293, 295, 297-299, 305, 308-309

Bourassa, Henri, 93, 221-226, 228-229, 271-272, 274, 276-278, 280, 284, 308

Britain

and Canadian identity, 26-27, 60

Canadian independence from, 38, 129-130, 165

federalism in, 37

financial assistance from, 37, 43, 48

governing of Canadian colonies by, 24-26, 38, 48-49, 51-52, 64, 74-75, 79, 98, 164, 209

relationship with lieutenant governors and governor generals, 84-85

role in Confederation, 26, 29, 31, 34, 37, 44-45, 47, 67, 159-160, 162

British Columbia

Chinese immigrants in, 94, 108

control of natural resources in, 104, 124-25, 181, 208

creation as a colony, 74

during the Great Depression, 132-133

joining Confederation, 74-76

subsidy agreement with federal government, 75, 108

unification with Vancouver Island, 48, 74

British North America Act

and federalism, 50-60

amendments and changes to, 51, 68-69, 86, 108, 124-25, 129-130, 149, 153, 155, 161-162, 164, 167, 207, 223-226, 246-259

division of responsibilities between provincial and federal governments in, 33, 40-42, 52-57 122, 137-140, 153, 158, 167-168, 188, 209-210, 218, 223-226, 228, 256

negotiation of, 36-37

patriation from Great Britain to Canada, 124, 207, 223-224, 227-228, 230, 246-259

protection of minority rights in, 89-90

Supreme Court ruling on, 137

Brown, George, 27-30, 33, 59-60, 65, 73

Bulyea, George, 105

C

Canada Assistance Plan (CAP), 200, 268, 286, 290

Canada Health and Social Transfer (CHST), 290

Canada Pension Plan (CPP), 189, 192-196, 330-331, 333

Canada-Wide Accord on Environment Harmonization, 312

Canadian-American Reciprocity Treaty, 31

Canadian constitution. See British North America Act

Canadian identity, 41, 184-185, 200-201, 231, 243-244

Cardwell, Edward, 44

Carnarvon (Lord), 77

Cartier, George Étienne, 27-28, 30, 33, 41, 59-60, 64-65, 75-76

Castonguay, Claude, 224, 226-227

Charest, Jean, 278, 305, 322, 325

Charlottetown Accord, 281-285, 302

Charlottetown Conference, 32-34

Charter of Rights and Freedoms, 221, 224, 235, 243, 246-248, 253-259, 276-278, 301

Chauveau, Pierre, 66

Chong, Michael, 323

Chrétien, Jean, 244-248, 253-255, 288-314

Clarity Act, 306-308

Clark, Christy, 337

Clark, Joe, 241-242, 281

Clark, William, 143-144

Collonette, David, 297

Confederation

adoption of, 30-50, 53-60

Compact Theory of, 91, 216-217

implementation of, 63-70

joining of Maritime provinces, 26-27, 31-35, 39, 42-46, 49, 51

joining of Newfoundland, 158-163

joining of Western provinces, 74-76

Confederation of Tomorrow Conference, 207

conscription, 148

Constitution Act of 1867. See British North America Act

Constitutional Act of 1791, 24, 60

Constitution Act of 1982

adoption of, 256-260

and Quebec signing of, 271-277

amendments to, 256, 300-301

division of responsibilities between provincial and federal governments, 256-258

Copps, Sheila, 294, 297

Couillard, Philipe, 340

Crerar, Thomas, 152, 154

Cross, James, 222

Cullen-Couture agreement of 1978, 272, 285-286

D

Davis, Bill, 236, 255

de Gaulle, Charles, 210-211

Department of Regional Economic Expansion (DREE), 218

Department of Urban Affairs and Housing, 218-219

Diefenbaker, John, 177-183, 187

Dion, Stéphane, 302-308

disallowance, 41, 51-52, 60, 85, 88-89, 90-95, 97, 100-103, 108, 142, 180, 258

division of responsibilities between federal and provincial governments

air travel, 119

alcohol regulation, 87-89

control of natural resources, 104, 123-125, 136, 154, 180-181, 230, 232-236, 261-263, 270, 302, 331

during World War I, 113-115

economic policy, 142, 147-148, 327-328

economic development, 217-219, 264-265

education, 89-90, 100-101, 104-105, 115, 165-166, 172-173, 182, 188, 198, 206, 238-239, 302-304, 311-312, 315-316

environmental issues and policy, 303, 331-332, 335-338

health and welfare, 114-115, 119-122, 128-133, 143-144, 149, 150-155, 167-169, 174, 176-177, 188, 192-196, 199, 202-205, 220-221, 223-226, 311-313, 318-319, 330-331, 339-341

housing, 115, 154, 302-303

Indian Reserves, 319

international affairs, 209-210, 137-138

management of provincial finances, 139-140

telecommunications, 119, 238

trade and commerce, 85-86, 102, 117-118, 135, 137, 154, 246-247, 261-263, 285

transportation, 115, 154, 169-170

Dorian, Antoine-Aimé, 28, 40

Douglas, Tommy, 156

Drapeau, Jean, 222

Drew, George, 153, 156-157, 164

Dryden, Ken, 318-319

Duceppe, Gilles, 322

Duncan Commission, 126

Dunning, Charles Avery, 144

Dufferin (Lord), 77

Dumont, Mario, 284, 292-293

Duplessis, Maurice, 138, 140, 143, 147-148, 154, 156-157, 165, 167-168, 171-173, 181-182, 208

Durham (Lord) 25-26

E

Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines, 334-335

English-Canadian nationalism, 139, 150, 164, 171, 215, 243-244, 264, 274-275, 331-332

equalization payments, 150, 175, 178, 183, 186, 206, 211, 233, 256, 261, 263, 270, 286, 317-318, 325-326

Established Programs Financing (EPF), 264, 286, 290

F

family allowance, 152-153, 198, 217, 268

Favreau, Guy, 207

federal grants and loans to provinces, 112, 115, 128, 130-133, 155-157, 168-169

federal subsidies and transfer
payments to provinces, 107-108, 127-128, 264-265, 286, 290-291, 313-316, 322-330, 338-341. See also equalization payments and shared cost programs

federalism

adoption in Canada, 21-24, 27-30, 32-37, 41, 50

assymetrical federalism, 73, 77, 80, 97, 116, 121, 170, 201, 230-231, 258-259, 313

centralization of, 91-92, 97-98, 140, 170-172, 191, 201-202, 205, 215, 230-231, 236, 238-240, 244-246, 253, 259, 261, 276, 280, 282, 289-290, 303-304, 310

classical federalism, 99-100, 309, 320-321, 329

co-operative federalism, 189-192

in the British North America Act of 1867, 51-60

misinterpretation of, 201, 228

style practised in Canada, 83, 97, 109-110

Fenians, 45

Ferguson, Howard, 123, 129

Filmon, Gary, 277, 282

First Nations. See Aboriginal peoples

fiscal imbalance, 14, 58, 69, 114, 128, 138-140, 322, 324-326, 353-354

Fisher, Charles, 36

Flaherty, Jim, 324, 327, 330

Flemming, Hugh John, 178

Foreign Investment Review Act (FIRA), 271

Forget, Amédée, 106

Francophone-Anglophone relations, 23-29, 40, 59, 151-154, 184-185, 199, 200-201, 216-217, 227, 260, 277-278

Francophonie, La, 269

French-Canadian assimilation, 23-25, 27, 57-58, 184, 192, 199-201, 226, 243, 251, 260, 319-320

French-Canadian nationalism, 23, 91, 93, 184, 190, 200, 202, 205, 207-210, 212, 217, 221-222, 229, 280, 284-285, 291-299, 330, 351-352

French-Canadian survivance, 23-24, 28, 36, 40-42, 57-58, 91, 172, 192, 199, 226, 272-273

French language

in government, 25

in Quebec, 207, 307-309

laws, 277-278

Front de Libération du Québec (FLQ), 202, 222

Fulton, Davie, 207

Fundamental Rights Act, 307-308

G

Galt, Alexander Tilloch, 27-28, 30, 33, 39-40

Gang of Eight, 250-255

Gardiner, Stuart, 125

Gérin-Lajoie, Paul, 202

Godbout, Adélard, 148

Gordon, Arthur Hamilton, 31, 44-45

Gordon, Walter, 192

governor generals, role in provincial governments, 84-87

Great Depression, 125-144, 150

Great Recession of 2008, 328

Greenway, Thomas, 100-101

H

Hardy, Arthur, 102

Harper, Elijah, 279

Harper, Stephen, 318-319, 320-335

Harris, Mike, 299-300

Hart, John, 156

Hatfield, Richard, 255, 277

Haultain, Frederick, 103, 106

Haythorne, Robert, 78-79

Health Care Accord, 325, 327

Heaps, Abraham Albert, 120

Hepburn, Mitch, 140, 143, 149-150

Hill, Phillip, 69

Hospital and Diagnostic Services Act, 176-177

House of Commons

allocation of seats in, 51, 69-70, 72-73, 80, 93, 126

Quebec representation in, 295

Howe, Clarence Decatur, 152, 154

Howe, Joseph, 47, 67-68, 71

I

Ilsley, James, 147-148, 150, 152, 157

J

Johnson, Daniel, 202, 205-206, 208-209, 269, 293-299, 305, 308

Johnson, Pierre-Marc, 269

Judicial Committee of the Private Council (JCPC), 81, 124, 165

K

Kent, Tom, 195

Kierens, Eric, 199, 203

Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline, 334-335

King, George, 70

Kirby, Michael, 247

Klein, Ralph, 321

Korean War, 157, 176

L

Lalonde, Marc, 223-224, 230, 260

LaMarsh, Judy, 192-196

Langevin, Hector-Louis, 41, 48

Laporte, Pierre, 222

Laurier, Wilfred, 88, 99-103, 105, 107, 109

Leitch, Merv, 262

Lesage, Jean, 185-186, 190-198, 202, 204-205, 208

Letellier de St. Just, Luc, 84-85

Lévesque, René, 199, 202-203, 217, 221-222, 244-245, 250-251, 253-256, 269

lieutenant governors, role in provincial governments, 84-87

London Conference, 48

Lougheed, Peter, 228, 232-233, 246, 252, 261-262

Loyalists, 24

Lyon, Sterling, 248, 256

M

MacDonald, Angus Lewis, 156

MacDonald, John Alexander, 27-30, 33, 35-37, 40, 44-45, 48-49, 60, 64-65, 68, 75-78, 84-85, 88, 90-97, 100

MacDonald, John Sandfield, 64-65

MacDonnell, Richard, 47

MacEachen, Allan, 242

MacKenzie, Alexander, 77

Mackenzie King, William Lyon, 117, 120-121, 123, 125-126, 128, 135-139, 142-144, 147-158, 164

Manitoba

and railway charters, 93

control of natural resources in, 104, 109, 111, 124-25

education in, 100-101

joining Confederation, 70-74

provincial boundaries of, 73, 96, 103-104, 109, 111

representation in the House of Commons, 72-73

Manitoba Act of 1870, 73

Manning, Ernest, 156, 203

Maritime Rights Movement, 126

Marsh, Leonard, 152

Martin, Paul, 289-290, 295-296, 303-304, 311-320

Massé, Marcel, 303-304

Massey Commission, 165-166, 171

Massey, Vincent, 165-166

McBride, Richard, 108, 112

McCarthy Act, 88

McCreight, John Foster, 76

McDougall, William, 71-72

McGee, D’Arcy, 32

McKenna, Frank, 277, 279

McMurtry, Roy, 254-255

Medical Care Act, 204

Medicare, 182-183, 189, 202-205, 265-266, 313, 338-341

Meech Lake Accord, 273-280, 302

Mercier, Honoré, 90-92

Millennium Scholarship Program, 312

Miller, William, 47-48

Monck, Charles Stanley, 30-31, 64

money supply, 132, 135, 141-143, 147-148

Morin, Claude, 202, 226-227

Mowat, Oliver, 30, 84-86, 88, 91, 94-96, 99

multiculturalism, 216-217

Mulroney, Brian, 267-279, 281, 284-287, 292-293

Municipal Development and Loan Plan, 192

municipalities, federal assistance to, 192, 265, 268, 316-317, 334

Murray, Lowell, 272-273

Musgrave, Anthony, 75

N

National Child Benefit (NCB), 311-312

National Employment Commission (NEC), 136, 139, 143

National Energy Program (NEP), 261-263

nationalism. See English-Canadian nationalism and French-Canadian nationalism

New Brunswick

economic development in, 178-179

education in, 89-90

finances of, 68-70, 108, 126

joining Confederation, 26-27, 31-35, 39, 42-46, 49, 51

representation in the House of Commons, 51, 70, 126

separation from Nova Scotia, 24

subsidy agreement with federal government, 43, 69-70

New Deal for Cities and Communities, 317

New Deal program, 135-138, 142

Newfoundland

control of natural resources, 161, 263, 270

joining Confederation, 26-27, 39, 49, 158-163

labour relations in, 179-180

subsidy agreement with federal government, 161, 179

Night of the Long Knives, 255-256

Norquay, John, 91, 93

North-West Rebellion, 90

Northwest Territory, 257

Nova Scotia

control of natural resources in, 263

economic development in, 178-179

finances of, 67-69, 108, 126

joining Confederation, 26-27, 31-35, 39, 46-49, 51, 66-68

representation in the House of Commons, 51, 126

separation from New Brunswick, 24

subsidy agreement with federal government, 46-47

O

October Crisis, 222

Old Age Pension Plan, 119-122

Oliver, Frank, 106

Ontario

and alcohol regulation, 87-89

and private insurance plans, 193, 196, 203-204

autonomy of, 140, 150, 153-154, 169

control of natural resources in, 94-95, 102-104, 123, 140, 169

provincial boundaries of, 95-96, 111

provision of welfare in, 153, 156, 169, 193-196

representation in the House of Commons, 51

subsidy agreement with federal government, 65, 140

P

Parizeau, Jacques, 202, 280, 284, 292-299, 305, 308

Pawley, Howard, 277

Pattullo, Duff, 132-133, 140, 143-144

Pearson, Lester Bowles, 189-212, 216

Peckford, Brian, 255, 270, 278

Pepin, Jean-Luc, 230

Philpott, Jane, 339-341

Pickersgill, Jack, 163

Pope, James, 80

Prince Edward Island

absentee land ownership in, 79-80

communication with the mainland, 80

control of natural resources in, 104

economic development in, 178-179

joining Confederation, 26-27, 31-35, 39, 49, 78-81

railway development in, 79

representation in the House of Commons, 80, 126

separation from Nova Scotia, 24

subsidy agreement with federal government, 79-81, 108, 126

Proclamation Act of 1763, 23

Purvis, Arthur, 143

Q

Quebec Act of 1774, 23

Quebec Conference, 34-39, 42, 44, 95

Quebec Pension Plan (QPP), 193-196

Quebec Referendum of 1980, 244-246

Quebec Referendum of 1995, 291-299

Quebec Resolutions, 37-49, 53

Queen’s Counsels, 84

Quiet Revolution, 57, 172-173, 185-186, 210, 351

Quebec

and international affairs, 209-211, 322

and World War II, 148-149

as a distinct society, 23-24, 171-172, 198-199, 207-209, 253, 260, 272-273, 277, 284, 296-297, 299, 301-302, 322-323

autonomy of, 57-58, 116, 122, 140, 168-173, 184-186, 190-192, 197-199, 208-210, 219, 226-227, 229, 250-251, 264, 272, 307-308, 310-311

British constitutions of, 23-24

control of natural resources in, 104, 123

education in, 66, 165-166, 182, 190-191

immigration in, 236-237, 272, 285-286

joining Confederation, 40-42

joining Constitution Act of 1982, 260, 271-282

provincial boundaries of, 111

provision of welfare in, 119, 151-152, 156, 168-169, 193-196, 199, 217, 224-226, 312-313

representation in the House of Commons, 51, 93

separatism, 190, 200, 202, 205, 226-227, 229, 244-246, 280-281, 291-299, 302, 304-309

taxation agreement with federal government, 172-173, 197-198, 205-206

veto power on constitutional amendments, 228, 250-251, 256, 272, 296-297, 300-301, 310

R

railway expansion, 34, 37, 42-44, 48, 69, 73, 75-78, 93-94

Red River Colony, 70-74

Red River Rebellion, 70-72, 74

Rémillard, Gil, 271-272

representation by population, 27-30, 33, 41, 51, 73, 75, 80, 106

Riel, Louis, 71-72, 75, 90

Rivers and Streams Act, 94-95

Robarts, John, 191, 193-196, 203-204, 207, 230

Robertston, Gordon, 223-224, 227-228, 275

Robillard, Lucienne, 294

Roblin, Dufferin, 186

Roblin, Rodmond, 109

Rogers, Norman, 143-144

Romanow, Roy, 254-255

Rowell-Sirois Commission, 139-140, 144, 150

Royal Commission on Bilingualism

and Biculturalism, 216

Rupert’s Land, 21, 37, 43, 47-48, 70, 73

Rutherford, Alexander, 105

Ryan, Claude, 222, 231, 244-246, 305

S

St. Laurent, Louis, 121, 137, 153-154, 156-157, 164-168, 172-177

St. Lawrence Seaway development, 169

Saskatchewan

control of natural resources in, 104, 111, 124-25, 180-181, 235

creation of province, 103-107

education in, 104-105

provincial boundaries of, 111

provision of welfare in, 156

Sauvé, Maurice, 195

Sauvé, Paul, 182

Scott Act, 87

Scott, Thomas, 72, 74

Scott, Walter, 104, 106

Senate of Canada

allocation of seats in, 36, 51, 58, 281-282

appointment to, 36, 51, 91, 228, 273-274, 281-282, 341-342

reform of, 281-282

shared-cost programs

and provincial autonomy, 184-187, 190-200, 203-207, 219-221, 225-231, 237, 250-251, 258, 289-291, 309-314

for education, 182, 190, 206-, 290, 303, 311-312

for health programs, 182-183, 203-205, 290

for infrastructure development, 169-171, 183

for pension plans, 120-122, 166-167, 192-196, 330-331, 333

for social welfare, 155-158, 168-169, 200, 290, 311-313

Sharp, Mitchell, 204

Shaw, Walter, 186

Sifton, Clifford, 99, 101, 105

Smallwood, Joey, 159-163, 179

180

Smith, Albert, 43-45

social credit, 141-143

Social Union Framework Agreement (SUFA), 310-311

spending power, 121-122, 137, 153, 167, 196, 204, 220-221, 239, 250-251, 256, 309-310, 313-314, 320-321, 323-325

Sponsorship Scandal, 319-320

Stanfield, Robert, 178

subsidies to provinces. See federal subsidies and transfer payments to provinces

Sullivan, William Wilfred, 80-81

Supreme Court of Canada

appointment to, 208, 223, 228, 272, 273-274

as instrument of federal government, 81, 124, 165, 208, 229, 234-235, 238, 248-249, 253

establishment of, 81

T

Taché, Bishop, 71, 75

Taché, Étienne Pascal, 30, 41

Taschereau, Louis-Alexandre, 116, 121, 123, 129, 131

Task Force on Canadian Unity, 230-231

taxation agreements between provincial and federal governments, 37, 55-56, 154-157, 169, 172-174, 182, 187-188, 191, 194, 196-198, 205-206, 220

taxes

federal collection of, 113-114, 116, 132-133, 140, 149, 232-235, 261-262, 270, 324-325

provincial collection of, 55, 113, 182-183, 324-325, 336-337

Thatcher, Margaret, 250

Tilley, Samuel Leonard, 43, 45-46, 64, 69

Tobin, Brian, 297

Towers, Graham, 143

trade agreements, 44, 285, 289-290, 328

Trans-Canada Highway construction, 169-170

transfer payments. See federal subsidies and transfer payments to provinces

Tremblay Report, 171-172

Trudeau, Justin, 332-

Trudeau, Pierre Elliot, 208-209, 215-257, 259-263, 265-267, 274-276, 283-284, 301-302

Trutch, Joseph, 76

Tupper, Charles, 31, 46-47, 64, 66-68

Turner, John, 223, 267, 275

U

Unemployment and Farm Relief Act of 1931, 130

unemployment insurance, 130-133, 135, 149, 154, 174, 238, 268, 303, 312-313, 326-327

unitary government, 27-30, 33-36, 40, 147

United Kingdom. See Britain

United States of America

annexation of provinces to, 38, 41, 81

cultural influence of, 165-166, 258, 285

federalism in, 22, 29, 33, 49, 58, 97, 104, 239, 249, 343, 345

trade with, 31, 43-44, 78, 101-102, 109, 181, 232, 284-285, 295

V

Victoria Charter, 223-226, 300

W

Walkem, George, 77

Wall, Brad, 336-337

War Measures Act, 113, 118, 147-148, 150, 222

Watson (Lord), 89

welfare state, development of, 150-157, 168-169, 176, 182, 188, 190-191

Wells, Clyde, 278-280, 282

Western Accord, 270

Wetmore, Andrew Rainsford, 69

Whitney, James, 102

Williams, Danny, 317, 327

Williams, Sir Fenwick, 47

Woodsworth, James Shaver, 120

World War I, 112-115, 150

World War II, 133, 142, 147-156

Wynne, Kathleen, 331-332

Y

Yukon Territory, 257