Quebec-Ontario Relations : A Shared Destiny?

Table of Contents

• Front cover 1
• Table of contents 9
• Introduction 13
• Part 1. Quebec–Ontario Relations: From Their Origins Up to Today 21
• Chapter 1. A Comparative Look at Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations: Germany, Australia, Belgium, the United States, and Canada 23
• 1. Federalism and Intergovernmentalism: From Principles to Institutions 24
• 2. Germany 27
• 3. Australia 31
• 4. Belgium 34
• 5. United States 37
• 6. Canada 42
• Conclusion 46
• Bibliography 51
• Chapter 2. Intergovernmental Relations between Civil Servants 55
• 1. Administrative Federalism 56
• 1.1. Defining Administrative Federalism 57
• 1.2. How Administrative Federalism Works 57
• 2. Coherent Federalism 60
• 2.1. Defining Public Policy Coherence 61
• 2.2. Principles and Mechanisms of Coherent Federalism 63
• 3. The Case of Canada and Quebec–Ontario Relations 66
• Conclusion 71
• Bibliography 72
• Chapter 3. From the Confederation of Tomorrow to the Patriation of the Constitution: Quebec–Ontario Relations in Transition 75
• 1. The Victoria Conference 77
• 2. The Leadup to Patriation 82
• Conclusion 85
• Bibliography 86
• Chapter 4. From French Canadian Solidarity to Shattered References: The Transformation of Québécois and Franco-Ontarian Identities 89
• 1. Basic Concepts 91
• 2. The Creation of the French Canadian National Project 93
• 3. Quebec, Ontario, and French Canadian Emigration 96
• 4. The Compact Theory of Confederation and the Regulation 17 Crisis 98
• 5. Quebec, French-speaking Ontario, and the Redefinition of the French Canadian Reference 101
• Conclusion 105
• Bibliography 106
• Chapter 5. “Ultimate Fighting,” Canadian Style: The Battle Surrounding the Creation of a National Securities Commission 111
• 1. Competition and Canadian Federalism 113
• 2. The National Securities Commission (Ontario) Versus the Passport Model (Quebec) 116
• 2.1. The Road to a National Securities Commission 116
• 2.2. The Alternative: The Passport Model 120
• 3. The Actors, their Rationale, and Policy Preferences 122
• Conclusion 126
• Bibliography 127
• Part 2. Quebec and Ontario Policy: A Comparison 129
• Chapter 6. Distinct Accents: The Language Regimes of Ontario and Quebec 131
• 1. What Is a Language Regime? 132
• 2. Ontario’s Language Regime 138
• 3. Quebec’s Language Regime 145
• 4. Distinct Accents 152
• Bibliography 153
• Chapter 7. Family Policy in Ontario and Quebec: Different from Afar or Far from Different? 157
• 1. Defining Family Policy 159
• 1.1. Family Policy: International Frameworks 160
• 2. Ontario 163
• 2.1. Madly Off in Two Directions 164
• 3. Quebec 168
• 3.1. Background 168
• 3.2. Context for Recent Changes 169
• 3.3. The 1997 Family Policy Earthquake and After 170
• 4. Discussion and Conclusion 173
• Bibliography 175
• Chapter 8. Do They Walk Like They Talk? Speeches from the Throne and Budget Deficits in Ontario and Quebec 179
• 1. The Walk–Talk Relationship 180
• 2. Walking the Budget Balance in Ontario and Quebec 183
• 3. Fiscal Talk: Assessing Fiscal Conservativeness in Policy Speeches 187
• 3.1. Thinking about Actors, Actions, and Discourse: A Conceptual Framework 187
• 3.2. Measuring Provincial Premiers’ Policy Positions 188
• 3.3. Comparing Ontario and Quebec Premiers’ Fiscal Talk 190
• 4. Do They Walk Like They Talk? 192
• Conclusion 197
• Bibliography 198
• Chapter 9. Quebec, Ontario, and the 2008 Economic Crisis: From Generous Counter-Cyclical Policies to an Austere Exit Approach 201
• 1. Signs of the Crisis 202
• 2. Government Response to the Crisis 208
• 2.1. Political Climates 208
• 2.2. Monetary and Financial Responses 209
• 2.3. Economic Responses 210
• 2.4. Social Responses 214
• 2.5. Conclusions 215
• 3. Exit Challenges 216
• 3.1. Cutting Costs 217
• 3.2. Increasing Revenue 218
• 3.3. A Return to Growth 220
• Conclusion: Issues and Debate 221
• Bibliography 223
• Chapter 10. Parallel Policies: Convergence and Divergence in Forestry Management and Governance in Ontario and Quebec 225
• 1. The Canadian Council of Forest Ministers: Multilateralism in Canadian Forestry 228
• 2. Major Forestry Reformsin Ontario and Quebec 230
• 2.1. Convergence toward SFM and Heterarchical Governance 230
• 2.2. Territorialization of Forest Management versus Reconstruction of Provincial Governance 234
• Conclusion 236
• Bibliography 237
• Chapter 11. Quebec and Ontario’s International Relations: Explaining the Differences 241
• 1. Internationalization and Quebec and Ontario International Relations 245
• 2. Type of State 251
• 2.1. Business Interests 252
• 2.2. Transborder Interests 254
• 2.3. Environmental Issues 256
• 2.4. S ecurity Interests 257
• 3. Identity and Minority Nationalism 259
• 4. Personality of Decision Makers 264
• Conclusion 266
• Bibliography 266
• Chapter 12. Game Theory and Intergovernmental Negotiations: The Case of the 2006 Quebec–Ontario Trade and Cooperation Agreement 271
• 1. A Historical Overview of Quebec–Ontario Relations 272
• 2. Theoretical Frameworks 274
• 3. Modeling Intergovernmental Diplomacy 276
• 4. Strategic Situation of Quebec–Ontario Negotiations 281
• 4.1. Actors in Quebec 281
• 4.2. Actors in Ontario 282
• 4.3. Other Actors 283
• 5. Predictions and Outcome of the Negotiations 284
• Conclusion 289
• Bibliography 290
• Contributors 297
• Back cover 304