The Canadian Environment in Political Context

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Preface Chapter 1. The Canadian Environment Environmental Quality and Indicators Air Quality Water Quality Agriculture and Land Fish and Fisheries Forests Biodiversity and Species at Risk Factors Affecting Environmental Quality Urbanization Population and Immigration Affluence Quality and Impact Assessment Conclusions Key Terms Discussion Questions Suggested Readings Chapter 2. Canadian Politics and Institutions Canada's Political Institutions Executive Branch Legislative Branch Judicial Branch Federalism Quebec and Canada The Provinces and Canada Aboriginal Peoples and Canada Multiple Levels of Governance Conclusions Key Terms Discussion Questions Suggested Readings Chapter 3. Making Policy in Canada Policy Actors Political Parties Interest Groups The Media Citizen Experts Citizens The Policy Process When a Model Is Only a Model Actors and the Process Policy Instruments and Tools Defining Environmental Policy Policymaking in the Provinces Policymaking in the Territories Conclusions Key Terms Discussion Questions Suggested Readings Chapter 4. The History of Environmentalism in Canada Natural History Pre-1867 National Parks The Environmental Eras Third Wave End of the Third Wave and the Rise of the Green Party Environmentalism and Ideology Canadian Environmental Policy and Policy Tools Environmental Policy under Conservative Party Leadership, 2006-15 Conclusions Key Terms Discussion Questions Suggested Readings Chapter 5. The Conservation of Species at Risk Why Care? Federal Conservation of Wildlife The Federal Government and the Species at Risk Act Provinces and Species at Risk The Role of Cities The Role of NGOs The Role of Citizens Conclusions Key Terms Discussion Questions Suggested Readings Chapter 6. Water, Air, and Chemical Pollution The Politics of Water Water Management The Federal Government and Water The Provinces and Water Water Permits Water Quality Transprovincial Water The Role of Cities in Water Policy The Role of NGOs in Water Policy The Role of Citizens in Water Policy Air Pollution The Federal Government and Air Pollution Policy The Provinces and Air Pollution Policy The Role of Cities The Role of NGOs The Role of Citizens Chemicals and Pollution Federal Chemical Policy The Provinces and Chemicals The Role of Cities The Role of NGOs The Role of Citizens Conclusions Key Terms Discussion Questions Suggested Readings Chapter 7. The Politics and Policy of Land: From Agriculture to Forests to Cities Agriculture Policy The Federal Government and Agriculture The Provinces and Agriculture The Role of Cities The Role of NGOs The Role of Citizens Forestry Policy The Federal Government and Forestry The Provinces and Forestry The Role of Cities The Role of NGOs The Role of Citizens Urban Land Policy Provinces, Cities and Urban Land The Role of NGOs The Role of Citizens Urban Land Policy Provinces, Cities, and Urban Land The Role of NGOs The Role of Citizens Conclusions Key Terms Discussion Questions Suggested Readings Chapter 8. Energy Policy and Climate Change Canada's Energy Needs Energy Production and Consumption: Regionalism in Canada Federal Energy Policy The National Energy Board Provincial Energy Policy and Politics Climate Change and Energy Policy Federal Climate Policy Provincial Climate Policy The Role of Cities in Climate Change Policy The Role of NGOs in Climate and Energy Policy The Role of Citizens in Climate and Energy Policy Policy Options and Obstacles Conclusion Key Terms Discussion Questions Suggested Readings Chapter 9. Aboriginal People and the Environment Who Are Aboriginals? Demographics and Geography Aboriginals and the Environment Understanding Canada's Aboriginal Law Aboriginal Land and Environmental Policy Today Pipelines Water Species at Risk Conclusion Key Terms Discussion Questions Suggested Readings Chapter 10. Politics and Policy in the North and Far North What is the Arctic? Where is the Arctic? "Discovery" and Sovereignty American Influence on Canada's Arctic Laws in the Arctic Aboriginal Co-Management of the North The Arctic Council and Arctic Governance Domestic Policy: Canada's Northern Strategy Energy politics in the North The Mackenzie Gas Project The Trans Alaska Pipeline and the Canada-Alaska Pipeline The Northwest Passage Conclusions Key Terms Discussion Questions Suggested Readings Chapter 11. The Canadian Environment in a Global Context Global Institutions and Canada's Role Financial Organizations and Mechanisms International Law and Canada International Case Studies Ozone Depletion Biodiversity Protection Hazardous Chemicals Climate Change Conclusions Key Terms Discussion Questions Suggested Readings Chapter 12. The Canadian Environment in the Twenty-First Century Policy Evaluation Looking Back and Evaluating Looking Forward and Environmental Leadership The Future of Climate Change: Domestic The Future of Climate Change: International A Fourth Wave of Environmentalism? Our Future and Sustainable Development Federalism and Canada's Environment in the Twenty-First Century Conclusions Key Terms Discussion Questions Suggested Readings Glossary References Index