A Man of Parliament: Selected Speeches from Joe Clark 9781553395454
An anthology of poignant and important speeches from Canada’s sixteenth prime minister. An anthology of poignant and i
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English Pages [293] Year 2019
Table of contents :
Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
Note
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1 Milestone Speeches
First Speech as a Member of Parliament
First Speech as Prime Minister
Last Speech in the House of Commons
Chapter 2 Economic and Energy Policy
Energy Supply
Energy Policy Security and National Interest
Chapter 3 Federal-Provincial Relations
Building a Nation (Community of Communities)
Federal-Provincial Consultation on Energy Policy
The Export Tax
Jurisdiction around National Parks
Regional Identity and Community Newspapers
Chapter 4 Parliamentary Supremacy
Parliamentary Reform
Powers of the Prime Minister’s Office
Economic Policy and Parliamentary Supremacy
Parliamentary Sovereignty and Powers of the Prime Minister
Multiculturalism and Accountability to Parliament
Partisan Uses of Public Money
Chapter 5 Foreign Affairs
Apartheid
Canadian Institute for International Peace and Security
The Invasion of Kuwait
Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge
The Aftermath of the Gulf War
Tiananmen Square
Panama
Chapter 6 Indigenous Relations
The Indian Act
Indigenous Affairs and the Constitution
Recognition of Aboriginal Rights
Chapter 7 Openness
Secrecy in Government
Access to Information
Appointment Process for Civil Servants
Chapter 8 The Constitution
The Patriation of the Constitution
Meech Lake Accord
National Unity and the Quebec Referendum
Repatriation of the Constitution
The Charlottetown Accord
