Boundaries of the Canadian Confederation 9780773560154

Table of contents :
Cover
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Table of Contents
List of Figures
Preface
CHAPTER I: Introduction
Previous work
The present study
CHAPTER II: The development of major political boundaries prior to 1782
Pre-European period
Proclamations of sovereignty, 1450-1600
The beginnings of settlement, 1600-1763
The Treaty of Paris and its results
British North America before the revolution, 1763-1782
CHAPTER III: The development of major political boundaries from 1782 to 1866
International consequences of the American revolution
Internal consequences of the American revolution
Developments in the West
Further development of international boundaries
Further adjustments in the East
The West coast
CHAPTER IV: International and national boundaries
The northern limits of Canada
The Alaskan boundary
Arctic boundaries
Territorial waters
International adjustments
The Labrador boundary
From sea to sea
CHAPTER V: Settling the older provincial boundaries
The Nova Scotia-New Brunswick boundary
The New Brunswick-Quebec boundary
The western and northern boundaries of Ontario
The Ontario-Quebec boundary
The northern limits of Quebec
CHAPTER VI: The “unorganized” northwest
Early boundary problems in the territories
The creation of Manitoba
The creation of Keewatin
Problems farther west
The reorganization of Keewatin
The creation of Yukon Territory
CHAPTER VII: New provinces and resulting adjustments
New provinces
Boundary extensions
The provisional districts
The addition of Newfoundland
CHAPTER VIII: Boundary demarcation and administration
The process of boundary demarcation
The development of boundary demarcation in Canada
Methods of boundary demarcation
Maintenance and administration
The cost of demarcation and boundary administration
CHAPTER IX: Boundary adjustment and adjustment to boundaries
The constitutional processes of boundary change and adjustment
Suggestions concerning boundary changes
Regionalism and boundary changes
CHAPTER X: Conclusion
The stages of boundary evolution
The pattern of boundary evolution
Boundary evolution and regionalism
The classification of boundaries
The future
Appendix: Approximate lengths of major Canadian boundaries
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index

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