Contemporary Canadian Federalism: Foundations, Traditions, Institutions

Alain-G. Gagnon

Published by University of Toronto Press 2009

Contemporary Canadian Federalism

Foundations, Traditions, Institutions

Alain-G. Gagnon

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442687721

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Filled with stimulating work that bridges the gap between distinctive traditions in English- and French-Canadian scholarship on federalism, this important volume is required reading for understanding provincial-federal relations and Canadian governance.

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Gagnon Alain-G. :

Alain-G. Gagnon is Canada Research Chair in Quebec and Canadian Studies and professor in the Department of Political Science at the Université du Québec à Montréal.

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Introduction: Intersecting Perspectives on Canadian Federalism Alain-G. Gagnon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
Part 1: Foundations and Traditions
1. The Idea of Federalism among the Founding Fathers of the United States and Canada Marc Chevrier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
2. The Multiple Voices of the Federal Tradition and the Turmoil of Canadian Federalism Dimitrios Karmis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
Part 2: Canadian Federalism
3. The Quebec–Canada Dynamic or the Negation of the Ideal of Federalism François Rocher Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
4. Canada’s Federative Deficit Jean-François Caron, Guy Laforest and Catherine Vallières-Roland Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	132
5. Federalism in Canada: Provinces and Minorities – Same Fight Andrée Lajoie Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
6. On Not Finding Our Way: The Illusory Reform of the Canadian Federation Michel Seymour Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	187
7. Conflicting National Identities and Federalism: A Quebec Perspective on the Change Occurring in Canada’s Political System Joseph Facal Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	213
8. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and Its Consequences for Political and Democratic Life and the Federal System José Woehrling Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	224
Part 3: Federal-Provincial and Intergovernmental Relations in Canada
9. Taking Stock of Asymmetrical Federalism in an Era of Exacerbated Centralization Alain-G. Gagnon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255
10. Balance and Imbalance in the Division of Financial Resources Alain Noël Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	273
11. From the Canadian Social Union to the Federal Social Union of Canada, 1990–2006 Sarah Fortin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	303
12. Social Economy, Social Policy, and Federalism in Canada Yves Vaillancourt and Luc Thériault Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	330
13. Cities within the Canadian Intergovernmental System Luc Turgeon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	358
Part 4: Federalism and Management of Diversity
14. Citizenship and Federalism in Canada: A Difficult Relationship Linda Cardinal and Marie-Joie Brady Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	381
15. Towards Postcolonial Federalism? The Challenges of Aboriginal Self- Determination in the Canadian Context Martin Papillon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	405
16. Managing Diversity in Federal States: Conceptual Lenses and Comparative Perspectives Michael Burgess Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	428
17. Asymmetries in Canada and Spain Kenneth McRoberts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	441
Appendix: The Future of Quebec within the Canadian Federation Benoît Pelletier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	469
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	483

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 500

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Published: June 6, 2009
ISBN: 9781442687721