"The underlying theme here is that Canadian federalism remains a work in progress. The founding basis of the federation, "two Canadas" (English and French) within a federal state, remains an ongoing challenge. At the same time, Canada has grown more diverse, creating even more challenges for the modern Canadian state." Choice
The time is ripe to revisit Canada's past and redress its historical wrongs. Yet in our urgency to imagine roads to reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, it is important to keep in sight the many other forms of diversity that Canadian federalism has historically been designed to accommodate or could also reflect more effectively. Canadian Federalism and Its Future brings together international experts to assess four fundamental institutions: bicameralism, the judiciary as arbiter of the federal deal, the electoral system and party politics, and intergovernmental relations. The contributors use comparative and critical lenses to appraise the repercussions of these four dimensions of Canadian federalism on key actors, including member states, constitutive units, internal nations, Indigenous peoples, and linguistic minorities. Pursuing the work of The Constitutions That Shaped Us (2015) and The Quebec Conference of 1864 (2018), this third volume is a testimony to Canada's successes and failures in constitutional design. Reflecting on the cultural pluralism inherent in this country, Canadian Federalism and Its Future offers thought-provoking lessons for a world in search of concrete institutional solutions, within and beyond the traditional nation-state.
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An insightful account of Canadian federalism: its origins, its development, and where it is heading.
An insightful account of Canadian federalism: its origins, its development, and where it is heading.
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780228001126
Publisert
2020-09-23
Utgiver
Vendor
McGill-Queen's University Press
Vekt
454 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
440