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Lions or jellyfish : Newfoundland-Ottawa relations since 1957 /

Asked in 2010 about his pugnacious approach to federal-provincial relations, Newfoundland premier Danny Williams declared "I would rather live one more day as a lion than ten years a jellyfish." He was only the latest in a long line of Newfoundland premiers who have fought for that provinc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Blake, Raymond B. (Raymond Benjamin) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, 2015.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Smallwood, Diefenbaker, and Term 29 : failed intergovernmentalism
  • 2. Federalism for bullies : Newfoundland, Quebec, Ottawa, and hydroelectric development in Newfoundland, 1960-1970
  • 3. Classic federalism : the resettlement of fishing communities in Newfoundland and Labrador to 1965
  • 4. Cooperative federalism : Newfoundland, Ottawa, and resettlement after 1965
  • 5. Unravelling the question : federal or provincial jurisdiction of offshore oil and gas
  • 6. The nationalists : Trudeau, Peckford, and the struggle for offshore oil and gas
  • 7. Reason, passion, and intransigence : federalism, Clyde Wells, and Brian Mulroney
  • 8. The battle for a fair share : Danny Williams, equalization, and Ottawa
  • Conclusion.