Canadian Federalism and Quebec Sovereignty

Canadian Federalism and Quebec Sovereignty
Author: Christopher Edward Taucar
Publisher: Peter Lang
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2004-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780820462424

In this comprehensive book on Canadian federalism, the author thoroughly examines the Quebec sovereignty issue in order to determine whether or not reasonable and substantial grounds exist justifying Quebec sovereignty in the context of contemporary Canada. As a result, this book examines the successive layers that constitute Canadian federalism to unravel its nature, essence and the successes of its functioning, or the lack thereof, particularly with respect to Quebec. Ultimately, no matter how the federation is portrayed, if it has worked and continues to work well to achieve the most basic needs and interests of Quebecers, there leaves little if anything in support of secession. The fundamental success of the Canadian federation is the all-important lesson of this book.

Federalism in Canada

Federalism in Canada
Author: Thomas O. Hueglin
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 378
Release: 2021
Genre: Canada
ISBN: 1442636475

"Federalism in Canada tells the turbulent story of shared sovereignty and divided governance from Confederation to the present time. It does so with three main objectives in mind. The first objective is to convince readers that federalism is the primary animating force in Canadian politics, and that it is therefore worth engaging with its complex nature and dynamic. The second objective is to bring into closer focus the contested concepts about the meaning and operation of federalism that all along have been at the root of the divide between English Canada and Quebec in particular. The third objective is to give recognition to the trajectory of Canada's Indigenous peoples in the context of Canadian federalism, from years of abusive neglect to belated efforts of inclusion. The book focuses on the constitution with its ambiguous allocation of divided powers, the pivotal role of the courts in balancing these powers, and the political leaders whose interactions oscillate between intergovernmental conflict and cooperation. This focus on executive leadership and judicial supervision is framed by considerations of Canada's regionalized political economy and cultural diversity, giving students an interesting and nuanced view of federalism in Canada."--

Canadian Federalism and Its Future

Canadian Federalism and Its Future
Author: Alain-G. Gagnon
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Total Pages:
Release: 2020-09-23
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0228002516

The time is ripe to revisit Canada's past and redress its historical wrongs. Yet in our urgency to imagine roads to reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, it is important to keep in sight the many other forms of diversity that Canadian federalism has historically been designed to accommodate or could also reflect more effectively. Canadian Federalism and Its Future brings together international experts to assess four fundamental institutions: bicameralism, the judiciary as arbiter of the federal deal, the electoral system and party politics, and intergovernmental relations. The contributors use comparative and critical lenses to appraise the repercussions of these four dimensions of Canadian federalism on key actors, including member states, constitutive units, internal nations, Indigenous peoples, and linguistic minorities. Pursuing the work of The Constitutions That Shaped Us (2015) and The Quebec Conference of 1864 (2018), this third volume is a testimony to Canada's successes and failures in constitutional design. Reflecting on the cultural pluralism inherent in this country, Canadian Federalism and Its Future offers thought-provoking lessons for a world in search of concrete institutional solutions, within and beyond the traditional nation-state.

Canadian Federalism

Canadian Federalism
Author: Herman Bakvis
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780195425123

The Second Edition of Canadian Federalism: Performance, Effectiveness, and Legitimacy is a collection of eighteen original essays casting a critical eye on the institutions, processes, and policy outcomes of Canadian federalism. Divided into three parts--The Institutions and Processes ofCanadian Federalism; The Social and Economic Union; and Persistent and New Challenges to the Federation--the book documents how Canadian intergovernmental relations have evolved in response to such issues as fiscal deficits; the chronic questioning of the legitimacy of the Canadian state by asignificant minority of Quebec voters and many Aboriginal groups, among others; health care; environmental policies; and international trade. Herman Bakvis and Grace Skogstad have gathered together some of the most prominent Canadian political scientists to evaluate the capacity of the federalsystem to meet these and other challenges, and to offer prescriptions on the institutional changes that are likely to be required.

Fiscal Federalism and Equalization Policy in Canada

Fiscal Federalism and Equalization Policy in Canada
Author: Daniel Béland
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2017-08-08
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1442635436

Fiscal Federalism and Equalization Policy in Canada aims to increase public understanding of equalization and fiscal federalism by providing a comparative and multidisciplinary perspective on the history, politics, and economics of equalization policy in Canada. The authors provide a brief history, an analysis of the politics of equalization as witnessed over the last fifteen years, and a discussion of key economic debates concerning the role of the program and its effects. They also explore the relationship between equalization and other components of fiscal federalism, particularly the Canada Health Transfer and the Canada Social Transfer. The result is an analysis that draws from the best scholarship available in the fields of economics, economic history, political science, political sociology, and public policy.

Contemporary Canadian Federalism

Contemporary Canadian Federalism
Author: Alain-G. Gagnon
Publisher:
Total Pages: 500
Release: 2009-06-06
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

The papers in this collection offer reflections on Canadian federalism by leading Québécois scholars.

Framing Canadian Federalism

Framing Canadian Federalism
Author: P. E. Bryden
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2009-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0802094368

Covering themes that include the Supreme Court of Canada, changing policies towards human rights, First Nations, as well as the legendary battles between Mitchell Hepburn and W.L. Mackenzie King, this collection illustrates the central role that federalism continues to play in the Canadian polity.

Canadian Federalist Experiment

Canadian Federalist Experiment
Author: Frederick Vaughan
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2003
Genre: History
ISBN: 0773525335

Frederick Vaughan looks at changes that have taken place in Canada since 1867, arguing that Pierre Trudeau's 1982 Constitution Act quietly undermined the monarchic character of the constitution by introducing republican principles of government, leaving Canada clinging to the wreckage of the old aristocratic order while attempting to provide a new order founded on republican equality."--BOOK JACKET.