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Honorable Lucienne Robillard
Biography
Welcome to the reorganized and expanded Intergovernmental Affairs web site.
It is intended to be a resource for everyone interested in
federal-provincial-territorial collaboration and the major issues that shape the
unity of our country. How did we become a federation of ten provinces and three
territories? How do our federal, provincial and territorial governments
work together to respond to the needs of Canadians? What are the other
federations in the world and how do they work?
These are just some of the questions addressed in this new version of the
site. As you browse through the sections you will become aware of the
far-reaching and multi-faceted collaboration between governments in this
country: in fact, a vast array of federal-provincial-territorial agreements have
been reached. The Intergovernmental Relations by Sector section
provides an overview of these agreements and, where electronically possible, the
actual texts.
The site is also meant to provide food for thought and to contribute to the
debate on the evolution of our federation, a debate which is essential to the
vitality of our democracy. I invite you to consult the different sections of the
site to learn, among other things, about the state of past and present Canadian
federal-provincial-territorial relations and about federations world-wide.
I hope you find the information and the links on our site useful and that you
visit often since we will be updating it regularly with new material.
Happy surfing!
The Honourable Lucienne Robillard
President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada and
Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
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