Contents
1 | Introduction: Reconsidering Confederation
Daniel Heidt
2 | Compact, Contract, Covenant: The Evolution of First Nations Treaty-Making
J.R. Miller
3 | Ontario: The Centre of Confederation?
Daniel Heidt
4 | Quebec and Confederation: Gains and Compromise
Marcel Martel, Colin M. Coates,
Martin Pâquet, and Maxime Gohier
5 | The Maritimes and the Debate Over Confederation
Phillip Buckner
6 | Resisting Canada’s Will: Manitoba’s Entry into Confederation
Robert Wardhaugh and Barry Ferguson
7 | “The interests of Confederation demanded it”: British Columbia and Confederation
Patricia E. Roy
8 | “It is better to have a half loaf than none at all”: The Yukon and Confederation
P. Whitney Lackenbauer and Ken S. Coates
9 | Creating New Provinces: Saskatchewan and Alberta
Bill Waiser
10 | Newfoundland and Canada: Confederation and the Search for Stability
Raymond B. Blake
11 | “A More Accurate Face on Canada to the World”: The Creation of Nunavut
P. Whitney Lackenbauer and André Légaré