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Abstract
In 1971 the Ministry of State for Urban Affairs began operations in Canada. The creation of the ministry was unprecedented and resulted in invaluable assistance to Canada’s municipalities. One of the major obstacles to the ministry’s creation, however, was Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau’s resistance to the idea of formal engagement with Canada’s cities. Trudeau would eventually relent and create the ministry, abandoning both his resistance to federal–urban engagement and his traditional conceptualization of federalism. This paper tracks the influences on Trudeau’s decision-making process, attempting to explain this policy reversal, while also detailing the change of attitude of Pierre Trudeau towards federalism in Canada.
Résumé
En 1971, le ministère d’État Affaires urbaines a débuté ses activités au Canada. La création du ministère était sans précédent et a permis d’apporter une aide précieuse aux municipalités canadiennes. Mais l’un des principaux obstacles à la création du ministère était la résistance du premier ministre Pierre Trudeau à l’idée que le gouvernement fédéral prenne un engagement formel à l’égard des villes du Canada. Trudeau a finalement cédé et créé le ministère, abandonnant à la fois sa résistance à ce type d’engagement et sa conception traditionnelle du fédéralisme. Cet article retrace les influences sur les décisions prises par Pierre Trudeau, en tentant d’expliquer cette marche arrière, tout en décrivant de façon détaillée son attitude à l’endroit du fédéralisme au Canada.
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