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245 00 $aCrosscurrents :$bcontemporary political issues /$cedited by Mark Charlton, Paul Barker.
250 $a2nd ed.
260 $aScarborough, Ont. :$bNelson Canada,$c1994.
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490 1 $aCrosscurrents ;$v1
500 $aFirst ed. published under title: Crosscurrents 1.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 $aPt. 1. Canadian Society and Political Structure. 1. Is dualism still the essential element of Canada's political culture? Yes: Brian Mulroney, Dualism in Canada ; No: William Thorsell, Let Us Compare Mythologies -- 2. Does multiculturalism weaken Canada? Yes: Reginald W. Bibby, Is Multiculturalism Tearing Us Apart? ; No: Augie Fleras, Multiculturalism as Society-Building: Doing What Is Necessary, Workable, and Fair -- 3. Is western alienation justified? Yes: David Elton, The West Wants In ; No: J.M.S. Careless, The Myth of the Dowtrodden West -- 4. Can native sovereignty co-exist with Canadian sovereignty? Yes: John A. Olthuis and Roger Townshend, The Case for Native Sovereignty ; No: Thomas Flanagan, Native sovereignty: Does Anyone Really Want an Aboriginal Archipelago? -- Pt. 2. The Constitution and Federalism. 5. Should individual rights take precedence over collective rights? Yes: Pierre Trudeau, Values in a Just Society ; No: Paul Marshall, The Importance of Group Rights -- 6. Is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms antidemocratic? Yes: Rob Martin, The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is Antidemocratic and Un-Canadian ; No: Philip L. Bryden, The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is Antidemocratic and Un-Canadian: An Opposing Point of View -- 7. Should the federal government be strengthened? Yes: M.W. Westmacott, Conflicting Constitutional Visions: Is there a Case for a Strong National Government? ; No: R.A. Young, What Is Good About Provincial Governments? -- 8. Was the Charlottetown Accord good for Quebec? Yes: Benoit Bouchard, Good For Quebec ; No: Lucien Bouchard, Bad for Quebec -- Pt. 3. Institutions. 9. Is the prime minister too powerful? Yes: Denis Smith, Is the Prime Minister Too Powerful?-Yes ; No: Joseph Wearing, Is the Prime Minister Too Powerful?-No -- 10. Do public servants dominate ministers? Yes: Flora Macdonald, The Minister and the Mandarins ; No: Don Page, Ministers and mandarins: Ministers Must Lead -- 11. Should party discipline be relaxed? Yes: David Kilgour, John Kirsner and Kenneth McConnell, Discipline versus Democracy: Party Discipline in Canadian Politics ; No: Robert J. Jackson and Paul Conlin, The Imperative of Party Discipline in the Canadian Political System -- 12. Should Parliament review Supreme Court nominees? Yes: F.L. Morton: Why the Judicial Appointment Process Must Be Reformed ; No: H. Patrick Glenn, Parliamentary Hearings for Supreme Court of Canada Appointments? -- Pt. 4. Political Behaviour. 13. Are political parties in decline? Yes: John Meisel, Decline of Party in Canada ; No: Ronald G. Landes, In Defence of Canadian Political Parties -- 14. Are polls bad for politics? Yes: Jeffrey Simpson, Pollstruck ; No: Michael Adams, Pro Polling -- 15. Should a system of proportional representation be adopted in Canada? Yes: John Hiemstra, Getting What You Vote For ; No: Paul Barker: Voting for Trouble -- 16. Do referendums enrich democracy? Yes: Patrick Boyer, Our Democratic Reformation ; No: Mark Charlton, The Limits of Direct Democracy -- 17. Do business groups have privilege access to government? Yes: William D. Coleman, One Step Ahead: Business in the Policy Process in Canada ; No: W.T. Stanbury, Assessing the Political Power of Business Interests -- 18. Do the media distort election campaigns? Yes: David Taras, Bad Habits and Broken Promises: The Media and Election Campaigns ; No: Michael Nolan: Don't Shoot the Messenger: The Media and Election Campaigns
505 0 $aPt. 5. Public Policy. 19. Is employment equity fair and necessary? Yes: Carol Agocs, Employment Equity: Is it Needed? Is It Fair? ; No: Jack Roberts: Employment Equity, Unfair -- 20. Is censorship of pornography consistent with liberalism? Yes: Leo Groarke, Pornography: From Liberalism to Censorship ; No: William Watson, Pornography and Liberalism -- 21. Should capital punishment be restored? Yes: Geoff Wilson, The Case for Capital Punishment ; No: Ed Broadbrent, The Case Against Capital Punishment -- 22. Should universal medicare be preserved? Yes: Taylor Alexander, Universal Medicare: Can We Afford to Lose It? ; No: Douglas J. McCready, Social Justice: Universality and Health Care In Canada -- 23. Does Canada need an entrenched Social Charter? Yes: R. Brian Howe, The Case for a Canadian Social Charter ; No: Janet Ajzenstat, A Social Charter, Eh? Thanks, but No Thanks -- 24. Does continental free trade benefit Canada? Yes: Ian Wooton, The Case for a More Liberal Trade Regime ; No: Andrew Stritch, The Cost of Free Trade -- App. Lucille Charlton, How to Write an Argumentative Essay.
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