Articles from Canada and the World Backgrounder (October 1, 2002)

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Title	Type	Words
"Maitres chez nous": the popularity of the notion that Quebeckers should be "masters in their own house" has ebbed and flowed over many decades. (National Unity--Quebec Sovereignty).		2964
A crumbling vision: there seems to be trouble in the Canadian family over the concept of sharing. Equalization is meant to help Canada's poorer provinces, with Ottawa taking revenue from the richer provinces and giving it to the poorer ones so every Canadian can have access to an equal level of government services. (National Unity-Inequality).		2254
A long and winding road our constitution sets down the law of the land for most of us, except for Quebec, and that's a problem. (National Unity--The Constitution).		1989
Alberta and Saskatchewan created.	Brief Article	167
An "inner colony": die-hard separatists in Quebec feel oppressed, as if governed by a colonial power. It might be productive for people in the rest of Canada to try to understand their point of view rather than complain about Quebeckers being spoiled. (National Unity--Quebec's Anger).		2067
Beaudoin-Dobbie Committee.	Brief Article	116
British Columbia joins.	Brief Article	218
British North America.		706
Calgary Declaration.		672
Canada expands.		582
Canada's first day.		449
Canada's search for national harmony.		18162
Charlottetown Accord.		442
Charlottetown Conference.		752
Clarity act.		352
Clyde Wells.		768
Constitution Act 1982.		442
Constitutional agreement.		532
Constitutional reports.		764
Elijah Harper.		496
Fulton-Favreau formula.		439
London Conference.		603
Making the constitution.		1613
Meech Lake Accord.		608
Meech Lake revived.		1067
Meech Lake stumbles.		530
National referendum.		484
Newfoundland joins Canada.		530
October 1995 Referendum.		1109
Part of the family: with a history almost as long as Quebec's separatism although not as virulent, Western Canada is still upset about control from Ottawa. (National Unity--Western Alienation).		2743
Prince Edward Island joins.	Brief Article	291
Quebec aftermath.		989
Quebec Conference.		850
Quebec reacts.	Brief Article	242
Quebec referendum.	Brief Article	302
Quote ... unquote.	Brief Article	315
Rene Levesque.	Brief Article	246
Sovereignty by the back door? All the provinces complain about not receiving enough money from Ottawa, but sometimes it's hard to tell whether Quebec's cry for more is in response to its special needs or simply political maneuvering. (National Unity--Special Status).		1807
Statute of Westminster.		340
Supreme Court ruling 1.		357
Supreme Court ruling 2.		437
The "Neverendum" campaign.		449
Trudeau attacks Bouchard.		351
Unilateral patriation.		452
Victoria Charter.	Brief Article	302
Who speaks for the regions? Former Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau once famously asked: "Who speaks for Canada?" He added that, "Our strength lies in our national will to live and work together as a people. Weaken that will, that spirit of community and you weaken Canada. Weaken Canada, and you damage all the parts, no matter how rich some of those parts may be." (National Unity--Introduction).		490