P. E. Bryden is associate professor at the University of Victoria. Her experiences in Ontario, the Maritimes, and British Columbia have given her a unique perspective on political culture across the country, and on the different orientations of the federal relationship. With her work, she aims to probe the nature of relationships within government and between governments. Bryden has edited several modules for Visions: The Canadian History Modules Project (Nelson, 2011) and has edited several other historical volumes. She has published extensively on the topic of political history in Canada. Series Editor: Matthew Hayday is associate professor at the University of Guelph. A Canadianist specializing in Quebec history, Hayday commonly teaches the HIST 2600: Post-Confederation Canada course at Guelph. In addition to joining the OUP team as editor of the new Living History series, Hayday has authored one text, Bilingual Today, United Tomorrow: Official Languages in Education and Canadian Federalism (MQUP, 2005) as well as edited a volume, Mobilizations, Protests, and Engagements: Canadian Perspectives on Social Movements (Fernwood, 2008).