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Cover -- Contents -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Canadian calendar -- Editor's introduction -- THE FEDERAL PERSPECTIVE -- Parliament and politics -- THE FATE OF THE MEECH LAKE ACCORD -- THE ECONOMY -- THE GOODS AND SERVICES TAX -- NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS -- THE NATIONAL PARTIES -- ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS -- WOMEN AND POLITICS -- MAJOR POLICY AREAS -- PERSONALITIES, SCANDALS, AND CONTROVERSIES -- Ottawa and the provinces -- THE DEMISE OF THE MEECH LAKE ACCORD -- NEW BUSINESS -- OLD BUSINESS -- External affairs and defence -- INTRODUCTION -- CANADA-U.S. RELATIONS -- RELATIONS WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY -- THE MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS -- RESPONDING TO EUROPEAN CHANGE -- SOUTHERN AFRICA -- CANADA AND THE UNITED NATIONS -- OPERATION DESERT SHIELD -- THE 1991 BUDGET -- FORCE REDUCTIONS IN EUROPE -- CRUISE TESTING AND CF-18S -- CONFRONTING THE FIRST NATIONS AT OKA -- THE MILITARY'S TREATMENT OF WOMEN AND HOMOSEXUALS -- LOW-LEVEL FLYING IN GOOSE BAY -- PROCEDURAL JUSTICE IN THE CANADIAN MILITARY -- CONCLUSION -- THE PROVINCIAL PERSPECTIVES -- ONTARIO -- The Patricia Starr scandal and other legacies from 1989 -- The legislative session -- Social policy -- Resource policy -- Justice policy and prominent court cases -- Intergovernmental relations -- Political party activity -- The election -- The debut of the NDP -- The economy -- QUEBEC -- Politics -- The economy -- Legislation -- Intergovernmental affairs -- NOVA SCOTIA -- Politics -- The legislature -- The economy -- Intergovernmental relations -- NEW BRUNSWICK -- Spring legislative session -- Meech Lake again -- Fall legislative session -- The GST blues -- More signs of a troubled economy -- NDP and CoR outshine confused Tories -- MANITOBA -- The Meech Lake Accord -- The election -- The 35th legislature -- The budget and economic developments -- BRITISH COLUMBIA -- Social developments -- The economy -- Public finance -- Legislative developments -- Political developments -- PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND -- State of the economy -- Politics and government -- Significant public issues -- SASKATCHEWAN -- The government and the legislature -- The political parties -- Federal-provincial relations -- The economy -- Around the province -- ALBERTA -- The legislature -- The economy -- Environmental issues -- Political parties -- Other issues -- NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR -- The legislature -- The economy and economic development -- Politics and political parties -- Federal-provincial relations -- THE YUKON AND THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES -- The territories in the Canadian federation -- The Yukon: Economic conditions and policy -- Yukon politics and government -- The Yukon land claims process -- NWT: Economic change and the Mackenzie Valley -- NWT: Land claims and territorial division -- Social conditions and initiatives in NWT -- Obituaries -- Index of Names -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- T$20.

Both at home and abroad, the events of 2002 contrasted significantly with those of the previous year, something for which most Canadians could be extremely grateful. To no one's surprise, however, the year was dominated by the issues that had captivated the world's attention at the end of 2001: the attacks on the United States and the subsequent 'war on terror' declared by the Bush administration. Canada had chosen to stand 'shoulder to shoulder' with its southern neighbour in response to those attacks, and in 2002 the meaning of that commitment became clear as Canada entered into full-scale combat operations in Afghanistan, suffered its first casualties, and ended the year torn over whether to follow the United States should it choose to send troops to Iraq.On the home front, a battle of an altogether different magnitude reached a turning point with the seeming resolution of the long-running struggle between Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and Minister of Finance Paul Martin, even though by year's end, it was by no means clear who had actually won. Similarly, a number of the consequences of the 9/11 attacks remained unresolved. Changes to legislation regarding national security failed to be approved; Ottawa software engineer Maher Arar, who was arrested and deported by the United States on suspicion of terrorist links, languished in a Syrian jail despite official protest by the Canadian Government; and the war drums were beating loudly around Iraq.Continuing in the tradition of excellence for which the series has long been acclaimed, the Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs 2002 presents detailed information and insightful analyses of issues and events that have had a lasting impact both nationally and internationally

The Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs is an acclaimed series that offers informed commentary on important national events and considers their significance in local and international contexts. This latest instalment covers a year of dramatic activity in provincial politics

The Canadian Annual Review has become an indispensable reference work for all concerned with Canadian public affairs. Complied by a corps of Canadian scholars and experts, it offers both a concise, convenient record of the year's events and an authoritatibve appraisal of developments.The present volume covers events in a watershed year. In constitutional matters 1987 saw the most important even since the passage of the Constitutional Act of 1982: the Meech Lake Accord.In the House of Commons, new drug patent legislation and a bill to control more tightly the influx of immigrants and refugees faced strenuous opposition. A proposal to reinstate capital punishment was rejected in a free vote.Overall the Canadian economy performed well, although slumping oil and gas prices continued to create problems in the western provinces, Ontario Premier David Peterson was re-elected, this time with an overwhelming Liberal majority. But the dominant story in Canadian newspapers throughout the year was free trade with the United States