The Chrétien Legacy : Politics and Public Policy in Canada

Assessing the legacy of Canada's twentieth prime minister. Contents Introduction 1 The Chrétien Legacy 2 Jean Chrétien’s Quebec Legacy: Coasting, Then Stickhandling Hard 3 The Urban Legacy of Jean Chrétien 4 Chrétien and North America: Between Integration and Autonomy 5 Jean Chrétien’s Continental Legacy: From Commitment to Confusion 6 A Passive Internationalist: Jean Chrétien and Canadian Foreign Policy 7 Jean Chrétien’s Immigration Legacy: Continuity and Transformation 8 Looking Forward Without Looking Back: Jean Chrétien’s Legacy for Aboriginal-State Relations 9 The Chrétien Legacy and Women: Changing Policy Priorities with Little Cause for Celebration 10 Le Petit Vision, Les Grands Decisions: Chrétien’s Paradoxical Record in Social Policy 11 The Chrétien Non-Legacy: The Federal Role in Health Care Ten Years On ... 1993–2003 12 The Devil’s in the Detail: The Chrétien Legacy for the Third Sector 13 The Chrétien Ethics Legacy 14 Could the Rebels Find a Cause? House of Commons Reform in the Chrétien Era 15 Jean Chrétien and a Decade of Party System Change The legacy of Jean Chrétien, Canadian prime minister from 1993-2003, is difficult to assess in the context of the sponsorship scandal and the subsequent cloud of uncertainty surrounding the Liberal Party's electoral prospects. The contributors to this volume use their considerable experience and expertise as policy observers and critical thinkers to provide provocative essays that analyse Chrétien's government and provide insights into Canadian politics and public policy.