JONATHAN W. ROSE is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario. He has published in several academic journals and co-edited Canada: The State of the Federation, 1995 (1995).

• Introduction Communication and Government The Rise of Government Advertising in Canada Inside the Idea Factory: The Production of Government Advertisements The Canadian Unity Information Office: Crisis Advertising to Canadians Selling the Patriation of the Constitution Advertising the Goods and Services Tax: An "Uneasy Persuasion" Creating Meaning in Advertising Conclusion: A "Kind of Decent Materialism?" Appendices Bibliography Index

JONATHAN W. ROSE is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario. He has published in several academic journals and co-edited Canada: The State of the Federation, 1995 (1995).

• Introduction Communication and Government The Rise of Government Advertising in Canada Inside the Idea Factory: The Production of Government Advertisements The Canadian Unity Information Office: Crisis Advertising to Canadians Selling the Patriation of the Constitution Advertising the Goods and Services Tax: An "Uneasy Persuasion" Creating Meaning in Advertising Conclusion: A "Kind of Decent Materialism?" Appendices Bibliography Index

JONATHAN W. ROSE is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario. He has published in several academic journals and co-edited Canada: The State of the Federation, 1995 (1995).

• Introduction Communication and Government The Rise of Government Advertising in Canada Inside the Idea Factory: The Production of Government Advertisements The Canadian Unity Information Office: Crisis Advertising to Canadians Selling the Patriation of the Constitution Advertising the Goods and Services Tax: An "Uneasy Persuasion" Creating Meaning in Advertising Conclusion: A "Kind of Decent Materialism?" Appendices Bibliography Index