L A K E H E A D    U N I V E R S I T Y

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

Political Science 3215 FA

Ontario Politics

Mr. J. Foulds								                                Fall 2003	
Office:  RB 2031				                 Tuesday & Thursday:  11:30 – 1:00 p.m.
Phone:  343-8157                                                                                                                RB 3046
E-Mail:  jffoulds@tbaytel.net						                    

Office Hours
Tuesday:  	10:30-11:15 a.m.
Thursday:	10:30-11:15 a.m. 

COURSE OUTLINE

The central questions we will be examining throughout our studies:  Where does power reside in Ontario's political system?  What makes a good citizen?

The course has three Sections:

1.	Ontario's Political Structures and Processes:  Approximately 1/3 of the lectures/classes.  Topics such as:  the relationships of the premier, the cabinet, the governing party, the opposition parties, the legislature and its committees; Ontario's agencies, boards, and commissions; the Ontario civil service; how legislation is passed, the speech from the throne, the budget, non-confidence; lobby groups and how to lobby in Ontario's political system; constituencies; the electoral process.

2.	Ontario's Political History.  Approximately 1/3 of the classes/lectures.  A survey of Ontario's political history from Confederation to the present with special emphasis on the period from 1937 to 2003; the long Conservative regime 1943-85; the Liberal/NDP Accord 1985-87; elections of 1987 (Liberal victory); 1990 (NDP victory); 1995 and 1999 (Conservative victories).

3.	The "Politics of Politics" in Ontario.  i) the political parties of Ontario, their membership, how they pick candidates, leaders; ii) the political culture of the province; the voting patterns; the unique three party system in Ontario; iii) the regional nature of Ontario and its politics; iv) Northern Ontario politics, with a special look at Northwestern Ontario; northern alienation; v) the relationship between the province, federal government and other provinces; vi) the role of the press in Ontario's politics.

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COURSE OUTLINE							                                Fall 2003

Required Texts:

Graham White.  The Government and Politics of Ontario, (5th ed.), 1997, University of Toronto Press.

J.F. Foulds.  Resource Booklet for Ontario Politics, Revised 2003, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay.

Assignments:

1.	Final Exam:  3 hours:  40% - During December Examination Period

2.	Four "letters to the editor":  approximately 500 words on current topics on Ontario
	public affairs and politics:  25%

	Deadlines are September 23, October 7, October 21, November 25
	Bonus marks for actual publication:  weeklies such as the Thunder Bay Post, Nipigon
	Gazette, Kenora Miner and News, 1 mark; dailies such as the Chronicle-Journal, Kingston Whig-Standard, Guelph Mercury, 2 marks; large market dailies such as the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, National Post, 5 marks; national magazines such as McLean's, Canadian Forum, Saturday Night, 5 marks.

3.	Mid-Term-25% in class - October 28th or November 4th

4.	Attendance, class participation, public affairs and/or political participation, etc. 10%

L A K E H E A D     U N I V E R S I T Y

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

Political Science 3215 FA

Ontario Politics

Mr. J. Foulds								                                Fall 2003

SELECTED RECOMMENDED SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS

  1.	Azoulay, Dan, Keeping the Dream Alive:  The Survival of the Ontario CCF/NDP, 1950-1963.  McGill-Queen's University Press, Montreal & Kingston, 1997.

  2.	Bell, G.G. and Pascoe, A.D., The Ontario Government:  Structure and Functions.  Wall and Thompson, Toronto, 1988.

  3.	Bell, G.G. and Pascoe, A.D., The System of Government in Ontario.  Wall and Thompson, Toronto, 1988.

  4.	Caplan, Gerald L., The Dilemma of Canadian Socialism:  The CCF in Ontario, 1932-45.  McClelland and Stewart, 1973.

  5.	Drury, E.C., Farmer Premier, McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, 1966.

  6.	Dyck, R., Provincial Politics in Canada (1986), Prentice Hall Canada, Scarborough, Ontario, 1986.  [Chapter 6, pp. 262-338].

  7.	Gagnon, Georgette, and Rath, Dan,  Not Without Cause, Harper Collins, Toronto, 1991.

  8.	Ibbitson, John, Promised Land:  Inside the Mike Harris Revolution, Prentice-Hall, Scarborough, Ontario, 1997.

  9.	Johnston, Charles M., E.C. Drury:  Agrarian Idealist, McMillan/University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 1986.

10.	MacDonald, Donald C., Government and Politics of Ontario, Macmillan, Toronto, 1975.  (selected readings)

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SELECTED RECOMMENDED SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS	                    Fall 2003

11.	MacDonald, Donald C., Government and Politics of Ontario (2nd ed.), Nostrand Reinhold, Toronto, 1980.  (selected readings)

12.	MacDonald, Donald C., The Government and Politics of Ontario (3rd ed.), Nelson Canada, 1985.

13.	Noel, Sid (ed.), Revolution at Queen's Park:  Essays on Governing Ontario, James Lorimer & Company, Toronto, 1997.

14.	Manthorpe, Jonathan, The Power and the Tories, Macmillan, Toronto, 1974.

15.	Monahan, Patrick, Storming the Pink Palace:  The NDP in Power:  A Cautionary Tale, Lester Publishing, Toronto, 1995.

16.	Nelles, H.V., The Politics of Development:  Forests, Mines and Hydro-Electric Development in Ontario, MacMillan, Toronto, 1974.

17.	Rae, Bob, From Protest to Power:  Personal Reflections on a Life in Politics, Viking, Toronto, 1996.

18.	Saywell, John T., "Just Call Me Mitch," The Life of Mitchell F. Hepburn, University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 1991.

19.	Schindeler, F.F., Responsible Government in Ontario, University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 1968.

20.	Smith, Cameron, Unfinished Journey:  The Lewis Family, Summerhill Press, Toronto, 1989.  (Chapters:  18 to end).

21.	Speirs, Rosemary, Out of the Blue, Macmillan, Toronto, 1986.

22.	Walkom, Thomas, Rae Days, The Rise and Follies of the NDP, Key Porter Books, Toronto, 1994.

23.	White, Randall, Ontario 1610-1985.  A Political and Economic History, Dundurn Press, Toronto and London, 1985.  (Ontario Heritage Foundation Local History Series #1).  Chapters 7 to 16.  [very important].

24.	White, Randall, Ontario Since 1985, Eastendbooks, Toronto, 1998.

25.	White, Graham, The Ontario Legislature:  A Political Analysis, University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 1989.

26.	White, Graham (ed.), The Government and Politics of Ontario, (4th ed.), Nelson, Toronto, 1990.  [Note:  Chapter 18:  McElwain, Mark, "Ontario's Budgetary Process" pp. 358 to 372 is compulsory reading.]

L A K E H E A D    U N I V E R S I T Y

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

Political Science 3215 FA

Ontario Politics                    

Mr. J. Foulds								                    Fall 2003	
Office:  RB 2031				       Tuesday & Thursday:  11:30-1:00 p.m.
Phone:  343-8157                                                                                                    RB 3046
E-Mail:  jffoulds@tbaytel.net						                    

Office Hours
Tuesday:  	10:30-11:15 a.m.
Thursday:	10:30-11:15 a.m.

JOURNALS

	Please make use of journals.  Journal articles are of great importance and often provide information on specific topics that are current, concise and readily available.  The following is a list of the journals you may find useful for this course:

	  1.	Alternatives
	  2.	This Magazine
	  3.	Ontario History  
	  4.	N O R A C T
	  5.	Laurentian University Review  
	  6.	Queen's Quarterly  
	  7.	Canadian Forum [Back Issues]
	  8.	Journal of Canadian Studies  
	  9.	Lakehead University Review [Back Issues]
	10.	Canadian Journal of Political Science
	11.	Canadian Public Administration
	12.	Canadian Public Policy
	13.	Canadian Dimension
	14.	The Last Post
	15.	The Parliamentarian

	It would also be of value to read the Globe and Mail and the Toronto Star or The National Post regularly in addition to a local newspaper.