The Case for Centralized Federalism
Publication Year: 2010
The Case for Centralized Federalism and its sister volume The Case for Decentralized Federalism are the outcome of the Federalism Redux Project, created to stimulate a serious
The Case for Centralized Federalism
Publication Year: 2010
The Case for Centralized Federalism and its sister volume The Case for Decentralized Federalism are the outcome of the Federalism Redux Project, created to stimulate a serious and useful conversation on federalism in Canada. They provide the vocabulary and arguments needed to articulate the case for a centralized or a decentralized Canadian federalism.
In The Case for Centralized Federalism, an array of experts condemns the federal government’s submissiveness in its dealings with the provinces and calls for a renewed federal assertiveness. They argue that the federal government is best placed to create effective policy, support democracy and respond to issues of national importance.
Published by: University of Ottawa Press
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This volume is one of a pair of books published in its Governance Series by the University of Ottawa Press that have been the outcome of the Federalism Redux Project that was undertaken in 2008. These two books are designed to provide the requisite vocabulary...
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In the 2008 federal election, the Conservative party won 21.7 percent of the popular vote in Quebec, which gave it 10 seats. In the previous election, in 2006, the party also won 10 seats but its popular vote total in the province was 24.6 percent (Elections Canada 2009). What is interesting about these figures is that between 2006 and 2008 the Conservative party declared...
1. Ottawa’s Deferential Approach to Intergovernmental Relations
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In his 2009 budget, the federal Minister of Finance announced his intention to establish a single Canadian securities regulator to improve the regulation of capital markets. But rather than make clear that the regulator would operate for ALL of Canada, the Minister indicated that he would work with “willing provinces and territories” to establish...
2. Asymmetrical Federalism in Canada: Magic Wand or Breaking the Ties that Bind?
