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Continuingitstraditionofcurrentexemplaryscholarshipthe2012x1313editionofHowOttawaSpendscastsacriticaleyeatnationalpoliticsprior-itiesandpolicieswithanemphasisontheConservativemajorityx19smandatedausteritymeasuresandbudget-cuttingstrategies.LeadingscholarsfromacrossCanadaexamineaneweraofmajoritygovernmentandatransformedpoliticaloppositionbothinParliamentandinprovincialpolitics.SeveralcloselylinkedpoliticalpolicyandspendingrealmsareexaminedincludingcorporatetaxreformConservativePartysocialpolicyregionaleconomicdevelopmentscienceandtechnologyinvest-mentsCanada-USperimetersecurityandtradeagreementstheriseandfallofregulatoryregimesandCanadianhealthcare.RelatedgovernanceissuessuchasfederalinfrastructureprogramimpactstheHarpergovernmentx19sEconomicActionPlanimpactsinOntarioandcommunitycollegesinthefederalinnovationagendaarealsodiscussedindetail.Forafulllistofcontributorspleasevisitmqup.ca.G.BruceDoernisprofessorintheSchoolofPublicPolicyandAdministrationatCarletonUniversityandinthePoliticsDepartmentattheUniversityofExeter.ChristopherStoneyisassociateprofessorintheSchoolofPublicPolicyandAdministrationatCarletonUniversity.Municipalimage-buildingnowpromotescitiesgloballyandalsototheirowncitizens.Image-buildinginCanadianMunicipalitiesexploresthedecisionmakingprocessesthatdeterminehowcitiesandtownschoosetorepresentthemselves.Italsoassessestheeffectivenessofthoseprocessesandoftheimagesthemselves.Documentinghowimage-buildingpoliciesvaryacrossmunicipalitiesandprovincescontributorsfocusontheinteractionbetweenvariouslevelsofgovernmentandontheinvolvementandinx1auenceofbusinessorganizationsheritageassociationsenvironmentalgroupsandothersocialforces.Delvingintolargelyunexploredareasofresearchwithaparticularinterestinsmallertownsandcitiesauthorsshowhowmunicipalimage-makingisoftenusedtoadvanceotherpolicyobjectivesandtherebyintersectswithareassuchascultureeconomicdevelopmenttourismandimmigration.Image-buildinginCanadianMunicipalitiesshowshowmunicipalitiesofallsizesareconsciousoftheirimages.Thought-provokingandinstructiveitprovideslessonstopolicymakersandsocialinterestgroupsaboutcreatingbetterpublicpolicies.Forafulllistofcontributorspleasevisitmqup.ca.JeanHarveyisdirectoroftheResearchCentreforSportinCanadianSocietyattheUniversityofOttawa.RobertYoungisprofessorofpoliticalscienceattheUniversityofWesternOntarioandCanadaResearchChairinMultilevelGovernance.20MQUPFALL2012SPECIFICATIONSPublishedforCarletonUniversityx19sSchoolofPublicPolicyandAdministrationSeptember2012978-0-7735-4094-132.95ACDN32.95AUS21.99paper6x9344ppSIMULTANEOUSELECTRONICEDITIONAVAILABLESPECIFICATIONSPublishedfortheCanadianResearchChairinMultilevelGovernanceFieldsofGovernancePolicyMakinginCanadianMunicipalitiesJanuary2013978-0-7735-4097-229.95ACDN29.95AUS19.99paper978-0-7735-4096-595.00SCDN95.00SUS71.00cloth6x9224ppSIMULTANEOUSELECTRONICEDITIONAVAILABLEPOLITICALSCIENCEPUBLICPOLICYHowOttawaSpends2012x132013TheHarperMajorityBudgetCutsandtheNewOppositioneditedbyg.brucedoernandchristopherstoneyAcriticalexaminationofthefederalgovernmentpolicyagendainthecontextofCanadax19soppositionpowerstructureandtheglobaldebtcrisis.POLITICALSCIENCEPUBLICPOLICYImage-buildinginCanadianMunicipalitieseditedbyjeanharveyandrobertyoungHowcitiesuseimage-buildingtodenethemselvestotheworld.