Contemporary Canadian federalism : foundations, traditions, institutions / edited by Alain-G. Gagnon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gagnon, Alain-G., Author.

Contributor:

Gagnon, Alain.

Standardized Title:

Federalisme canadien contemporain. English.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Federal government--Canada.

Federal government.

Federal government--Québec (Province).

Multiculturalism--Political aspects--Canada.

Multiculturalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (493 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Introduction. Intersecting perspectives on Canadian federalism / Alain-G. Gagnon

The idea of federalism among the founding fathers of the United States and Canada / Marc Chevrier

The multiple voices of the federal tradition and the turmoil of Canadian federalism / Dimitrios Karmis

The Quebec-Canada dynamic or the negation of the ideal of federalism / Francıois Rocher

Canada's federative deficit / Jean-Francıois Caron, Guy Laforest and Catherine Vallier̀es-Roland

Federalism in Canada : provinces and minorities

same fight / Andree Lajoie

On not finding our way : the illusory reform of the Canadian federation / Michel Seymour

Conflicting national identities and federalism : a Quebec perspective on the change occurring in Canada's political system / Joseph Facal

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and Its consequences for political and democratic life and the federal system / Joseþ Woehrling

Taking stock of asymmetrical federalism in an era of exacerbated centralization / Alain-G. Gagnon

Balance and imbalance in the division of financial resources / Alain Noe·l

From the Canadian social union to the federal social union of Canada, 1990-2006 / Sarah Fortin

Social economy, social policy, and federalism in Canada / Yves Vaillancourt and Luc Theriault

Cities within the Canadian intergovernmental system / Luc Turgeon

Citizenship and federalism in Canada : a difficult relationship / Linda Cardinal and Marie-Joie Brady

Towards postcolonial federalism? The challenges of aboriginal self-determination in the Canadian context / Martin Papillon

Managing diversity in federal states : conceptual lenses and comparative perspectives / Michael Burgess

Asymmetries in Canada and Spain / Kenneth Mcroberts

Appendix. The future of Quebec within the Canadian federation / Benoit Pelletier.

Notes:

Translation of: Le federalisme canadien contemporain.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Nov 2018)

ISBN:

1-4426-9252-9

1-4426-8772-X

OCLC:

1076456024