In March 1996, the provincial Premiers released the Report of the Ministerial Council on Social Policy Reform and Renewal. The Council had been mandated by the Premiers to "formulate common positions on national social policy issues" and "draft a set of guiding principles and underlying values for social policy reform and renewal" [Communiqué, 36th Annual Premiers' Conference 1995:2-3].

Here is a review of the report by Michael Mendelson, Senior Scholar, Caledon Institute of Social Policy.

THE PROVINCES' POSITION: A SECOND CHANCE FOR THE SOCIAL SECURITY REVIEW?