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How Ottawa Spends 2003-2004: Regime Change and Policy Shift covers a unique period in Canadian politics. During the past year Prime Minister Jean Cretien, relatively fresh from a third election victory, was given early retirement by his party at the instigation of heir apparent Paul Martin. Paradoxically, opinion polls suggest that there was implicit support for this move from the Canadian electorate. The result has been regime change and policy shift as the legacies of the departing leader clash with the policies of the new regime. Bringing even greater complexity and intrigue to the situation is the unusual assertiveness being displayed on all sides of the House of Commons. The 2003-2004 edition examines the core dynamics of national priority setting and public spending and explores in detail the key policy issues of the new situation. These include: Kyoto and climate change; health care in the wake of the Kirby and Romanow reports; the new national security agenda; North American integration; higher eduation; the innovation agenda; government S&T; internet broadband and community connectedness; pensions; and student financial aid.
Contents
1. Governing Unnaturally: The Liberals, Regime Change and Policy Shift; 2. Unfinished Legacy: Liberal Policy on North America; 3. More or Less Than Meets the Eye? The New National Security Agenda; 4. The House of Commons Under the Chretian Government; 5. Reconciling Energy and Climate Change Policies: How Ottawa Blends; 6. The Federal Role in Health Care Reform: Legacy or Limbo; 7. Higher Education Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Innovation Agenda; 8. The Pursuit of An Elusive Ideal: Spending Review and Reallocation Under the Chretien Government; 9. Taking Stock: Governance Practices and Portfolio Performance of The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board; 10. The State of Student Financial Aid; 11. The Innovation White Paper; 12. Dancing Around the Digital Divide: The Fight for a Federal Broadband Access Policy; 13. Fifteenth to Fifth?: The Role of Government Labs in Canada's New Science Policy; Appendix A: Political Facts and Trends; Appendix B: Fiscal Facts and Trends