Abstracts
Abstract
Within Canada, the strength of Newfoundland and Labrador’s nationalism is perhaps second only to Quebec’s, and its regionalism is most comparable to Alberta’s. Since Newfoundland joined Canada in 1949, its premiers have alternated styles of exerting political pressure on the federal government and its representatives. Most recently, Premier Danny Williams has used unconventional means to obtain new revenue streams whilst, as with his charismatic predecessors, exerting an executive dominance over provincial politics. As frustrations with outsiders and dissenters have mounted, his party has further embraced nationalist rhetoric and identity politics. This essay records the related actions of the Williams administration into its second term and provides a foundation for explaining nationalism, populism, and regionalism in Newfoundland.
Résumé
Au Canada, à Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador, le nationalisme est presque aussi important qu’au Québec et le régionalisme y est comparable à celui que connaît l’Alberta. Depuis que Terre-Neuve est devenue une province canadienne en 1949, ses premiers ministres ont employé une variété de tactiques pour exercer des pressions politiques sur le gouvernement fédéral et ses représentants. Récemment, le premier ministre Danny Williams a eu recours à des moyens peu conventionnels pour obtenir de nouveaux flux de rentrée tout en faisant valoir la primauté de l’exécutif dans le milieu politique provincial, tout comme ses prédécesseurs charismatiques. En dépit d’un fort mécontentement chez les étrangers et les dissidents, son parti a adopté un discours de plus en plus nationaliste et adhéré à une forme de politique identitaire. Cet essai retrace la conduite des membres de l’administration Williams au cours de son deuxième mandat et fournit des explications au phénomène nationaliste, populiste et régionaliste observé à Terre-Neuve.
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