Canadian federalism : performance, effectiveness, and legitimacy / edited by Herman Bakvis and Grace Skogstad.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bakvis, Herman, 1948- editor.

Skogstad, Grace, 1948- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Federal government--Canada--Textbooks.

Federal government.

Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (516 pages)

Edition:

4th Edition

Place of Publication:

Toronto, Ontario ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2020]

Summary:

Canadian Federalism is Canada’s leading text on federal institutions and processes. The fourth edition provides extensive updates and covers all the significant developments of the past decade, including Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s battles with the Supreme Court and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s efforts at a more co-operative approach to intergovernmental relations. It also features two entirely new chapters – one on criminal justice and criminal law, the other on comparative federalism. Specific topics include the Supreme Court’s renewed emphasis on co-operative federalism and a federal–provincial balance tilted more in favour of the provinces, the Trudeau government’s efforts to broker a deal between provinces over pipelines and carbon taxes as part of its commitment under the Paris Agreement, the strains imposed on federal–provincial relations with the influx of refugees, and the changing role of Ottawa and the provinces towards cities and in accommodating Indigenous rights. Examination of these key issues includes discussion of the implications of the 2019 federal election and recent provincial elections.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Contributors

Preface

CHAPTER ONE. Canadian Federalism: Performance, Effectiveness, and Legitimacy

CHAPTER TWO. Self-Rule vs. Shared Rule: Canada as a Case of Comparative Federalism

CHAPTER THREE. Quebec and the Canadian Federation

CHAPTER FOUR. The Courts, the Division of Powers, and Dispute Resolution

CHAPTER FIVE. Criminal Justice and Criminal Law

CHAPTER SIX. Federalism, Political Parties, and the Burden of National Unity: Still Making Federalism Do the Heavy Lifting?

CHAPTER SEVEN. Intergovernmental Relations in a Complex Federation

CHAPTER EIGHT. Federalism and Canada’s Economic Union

CHAPTER NINE. International Trade and the Evolution of Canadian Federalism

CHAPTER TEN. Fiscal Federalism: The Importance of Balance

CHAPTER ELEVEN. The Three Federalisms and Change in Social Policy

CHAPTER TWELVE. Federalism and Universal Healthcare: A Question of Performance and Effectiveness

CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Federalism and Immigration in Canada

CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Federalism and Canadian Climate Change Policy

CHAPTER FIFTEEN. Nation to Nation? Canadian Federalism and Indigenous Multi-level Governance

CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Municipalities in the Federation

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. Conclusion: Taking Stock of Canadian Federalism

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4875-7045-7

1-4875-7046-5

OCLC:

1198929496