Aboriginal Peoples and Politics
The Indian Land Question in British Columbia, 1849-1989
This book presents the first comprehensive treatment of the land question in British Columbia and is the first to examine the modern political history of British Columbia Indians.
Grassroots Politicians
Party Activists in British Columbia
The first systematic account of party activists at the provincial level in Canada.
Canadian Foreign Policy and International Economic Regimes
This volume is an important and timely analysis of past and current Canadian policies toward both the formal and less formal arrangements which regulate such areas as international trade and financial transactions, international service industries, fisheries resources, and the environment.
Whose North?
Political Change, Political Development, and Self Government in the Northwest Territories
This provides the context for a better understanding of these issues and traces the evolution of an innovative, increasingly indigenous, governmental process.
Decision at Midnight
Inside the Canada-US Free-Trade Negotiations
This is the story of the 1988 Free Trade Agreement negotiations between Canada and the US, the preparations for and conduct of the negotiations, as well as the ideas and issues behind them.
Objects of Concern
Canadian Prisoners of War Through the Twentieth Century
Jonathan Vance examines Canada's role in the formation of an important aspect of international law, traces the growth and activities of a number of national and local philanthropic agencies, and recounts the efforts of ex-prisoners to secure compensation for the long-term effects of captivity.
Roasting Chestnuts
The Mythology of Maritime Political Culture
A unique and innovative study, Roasting Chestnuts seeks to demystify Maritime politics and expose the flimsy basis for many of the region's lasting political stereotypes.
Politics, Policy, and Government in British Columbia
Written by well-known experts, this book provides an up-to-date portrait and analysis of one of the many dynamic faces of BC politics.
Passing the Buck
Federalism and Canadian Environmental Policy
The first in-depth study of the impact of federalism on Canadian environmental policy, this book takes a detailed look at the ongoing debate on the subject and traces the evolution of the role of the federal government in environmental policy and federal-provincial relations concerning the environment from the late 1960s to the early 1990s.