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Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

SECTION 1: STRUCTURES AND CONTEXTS OF THE GUARDIAN

1 The House Frost Built: Institutional Change and the Department of Treasury, 1943–1961

2 From ‘Treasury’ to ‘Finance’: The Anatomy of a Guardian, 1961–2001

3 Priority Setters and Guardians: The Relationships between Premiers and Treasurers in Ontario, 1960–2001

SECTION 2: THE GUARDIAN IN POLICY MAKING

4 Intergovernmental Guardians: Treasury’s Role in Setting the National Agenda, 1959–1967

5 From Pragmatism to Neoliberalism: Ontario’s Hesitant Farewell to Dr Keynes

6 Thoughts into Words: The Budget Speech, 1968–2003

7 The Ontario Ministry of Finance as an Exception in Canadian Public Administration

SECTION 3: THE GUARDIAN AND BUDGET MAKING

8 Dealing with Complexity: Innovation and Resistance in Crafting the Expenditure Budget, 1961–1985

9 Budget Making in the Ontario Ministry of Finance, 1985–2000

10 ‘Guardian’ as ‘Spender’: Infrastructure Investment, 1960–2005

11 Guardians in Check: The Impact of Health Care on the Ontario Budget, 1960–2004

Conclusion

Contributors