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Straight talk on Canadian unity / Stéphane Dion.
- Title
- Straight talk on Canadian unity / Stéphane Dion.
- Author
- Dion, Stéphane.
- Publication
- Montreal ; Ithaca [N.Y.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1999.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | F1034.2 .D567x 1999 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xxi, 254 p.; 24 cm.
- Alternative Title
- Straight talk, speeches and writings on Canadian unity
- Straight talk
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History
- Note
- Issued also in French under title: Le pari de la franchise.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Preface / Peter Russell -- Regaining Confidence in Canada -- Canada's Communities and the Hope for Canadian Unity -- Speech to the American Council for Quebec Studies -- Ethic of Federalism -- Our Two Federations: Contrasting Evolutions and Common Challenges -- Canada: A Fair Federation -- Federalism: A System in Evolution -- History and Prospects of the Canadian Social Union -- Amendment of Section 93 (Education) of the Constitution Act, 1867 -- Amendment of Term 17 of the Terms of Union of Newfoundland with Canada (Newfoundland Schools) -- Decentralized Nature of the Canadian Federation -- Zero Deficit: Our Common Objective -- My Praxis of Federalism -- Social Union: Canadians Helping Canadians -- Canada We Share -- Fears About "Distinct Society" Status Are Unfounded -- Quebec's Reasonable Request -- Canadian Diversity and the Recognition of Quebec -- Francophone Communities Outside Quebec: At the Heart of the Canadian Ideal -- Renewal and the Role of the Metis -- Respecting the Balance of Equality and Diversity -- On the Harmonization of Federal Legislation with Quebec Civil Law -- Canadian Ideal -- Speech on a Motion by the Opposition -- Letter to Mr. Lucien Bouchard, Premier of Quebec -- Letter to Mr. Bernard Landry, Deputy Premier of Quebec and Minister of State for the Economy and Finance -- Letter to Mr. Bernard Landry, Deputy Premier of Quebec and Minister of State for the Economy and Finance -- Why a Quebecer Wants to Keep British Columbia as Part of His Country -- Letter to Mr. Jacques Brassard, Quebec Minister for Canadian Intergovernmental Affairs -- Beyond Plan A and Plan B: The Two Debates on Canadian Unity -- Letter to Mr. Claude Ryan -- Respect for Democracy in Canada -- Practical Difficulties of a Unilateral Secession -- Statement in Response to the Ruling of the Supreme Court -- Letter to Mr. Lucien Bouchard, Premier of Quebec.
- ISBN
- 0773518533 (cloth : acid-free paper)
- 0773518568 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
- 0773520392 (France)
- LCCN
- ^^^00455211^
- OCLC
- 47012939
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library