Ex uno plures : federal-provincial relations in Canada, 1867-1896 / Garth Stevenson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stevenson, Garth.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Federal government--Canada--History--19th century.

Federal government.

Canada--Politics and government--1867-1914.

Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (414 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : Buffalo : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Beginning with brief accounts of the origins of Confederation and the economic, social, and political characteristics of late nineteenth-century Canada, Stevenson recounts the major issues that occupied the intergovernmental agenda. Liquor regulation in Ontario, land reform in Prince Edward Island, reluctant acceptance of Confederation in Nova Scotia, chronic financial problems in Quebec, controversy over Catholic schools in New Brunswick, and the roots of Western alienation in Manitoba and British Columbia are all described in detail. Stevenson then examines the process of intergovernmental relations and the significance of particular practices and institutions such as disallowance, reservation, federal-provincial conferences, and judicial review. In the final chapter he summarizes the evolution of Canadian federalism up to 1896 and briefly relates it to the current state of Canadian federalism. Based on extensive archival research, this book will interest political scientists, historians, and anyone curious to know the background of Canada's federal crisis.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Tables

Preface

Confederation and the British North America Act

The Economic, Social, and Political Environment

The Intergovernmental Agenda: Ontario

The Intergovernmental Agenda: Quebec

The Intergovernmental Agenda: The Maritimes

The Intergovernmental Agenda: The West

Intergovernmental Relations: Issues, Processes, and Institutions

The Role of the Lieutenant–Governor

The Disallowance of Provincial Legislation

The Imperial Connection

The Judicial Committee and the British North America Act

The Origins of Cooperative Federalism

Intrastate Federalism: Myth or Reality?

Conclusion: From Gristle into Bone

Notes

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-85631-6

9786612856310

0-7735-6384-9

OCLC:

243570157