Not to be confused with the McDonald Commission (the 1977 to 1981 Royal Commission of Inquiry into Certain Activities of the RCMP).
Royal Commission on the Economic Union and Development Prospects for Canada
Also known as
Macdonald Commission
Commissioners
Donald S. Macdonald (Chair)
Clarence Barber
Albert Breton
Laurent Picard
Angela Cantwell-Peters
E. Gérard Docquier
William McLean Hamilton
John Rissler Messer
J. J. Michel Robert
Daryl Seaman
Thomas Shoyama
Jean Casselman Wadds
Catherine T. Wallace
Inquiry period
November 5, 1982 (1982-11-05) – August 1985 (1985-08)
Authorized
Order in Council P.C. 1982-3438
Volume I Volume II Volume III
The Royal Commission on the Economic Union and Development Prospects for Canada, also known as the Macdonald Commission, was a historic landmark in Canadian economy policy. Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau appointed the Royal Commission in 1982, and it presented its recommendations to Prime Minister Brian Mulroney in 1984. The commission's recommendations reflect three broad themes mainly derived from neoconservative ideology.
Firstly, the report suggested for Canada to foster a more flexible economy, which would be capable of adjusting to international and technological change, and it recommended greater reliance on the market mechanisms and a free trade agreement with the United States. Secondly, the commission recommended various reforms to the welfare state model and emphasized social equity and economic efficiency. Thirdly, the commission recommended the adoption of an elected Senate in order to better represent Canada's diverse regions.
Most notably, the commission’s recommendations affected trade policy directly by giving greater legitimacy and momentum to the debate surrounding free trade with the United States. Mulroney began trade negotiations with the American administration shortly after the report was released. Indeed, free trade is regarded as the signature recommendation of the commission.
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