Federal property issues - especially those involving divestiture -
create political disputes at all levels of government. Federal Property
Policy in Canadian Municipalities analyzes the emergence of many of
these issues involving military bases, airports, and other facilities in
communities across Canada. With careful analysis the contributors show
the underlying patterns and causes of these conflicts and their
resolutions while emphasizing intergovernmental relations and the social
forces that are active in property issues. Contributors examine general
federal policy as well as issues pertinent to British Columbia, the
Toronto waterfront, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland and Labrador. The
unprecedented number of cases discussed in these essays provides general
conclusions and recommendations for a new orientation that will take
local interests and preferences into account from the outset of
decision-making. Public property is an understudied field of public
policy, particularly as it concerns municipal government. Federal
Property Policy in Canadian Municipalities presents a comprehensive
treatment of federal property, changes in policy, and the effects these
changes have on various levels of government. Contributors include Jeff
Braun-Jackson (Memorial University of Newfoundland), Pierre Filion
(University of Waterloo), Michael C. Ircha (University of New
Brunswick), Leonard Wade Locke (Memorial University of Newfoundland),
Robert MacKinnon (University of New Brunswick in Saint John), Kurt
Peacock (University of New Brunswick in Saint John), Christopher
Sanderson (Government of Manitoba), Tracy Summerville (University of
Northern British Columbia), Stephen Tomblin (Memorial University of
Newfoundland), Gary N. Wilson (University of Northern British Columbia),
John Young (University of Northern British Columbia), and Robert A.
Young (University of Western Ontario).
