UID:
edocfu_9959630168902883
Format:
1 online resource (xvi, 328 pages)
Edition:
4th ed.
ISBN:
0-7735-7553-7
Content:
In Unfulfilled Union Garth Stevenson examines such topics as the origins and objectives of Confederation and the BNA Act of 1867, the interpretation of Canada's federal constitution by the courts, the impact of economic regionalism and Quebec nationalism, financial relations between the federal and provincial levels of government, the consequences of federalism for economic policy, the sources of federal-provincial conflicts and the means to resolve them, and the lengthy but inconclusive efforts to reform the constitution through federal-provincial agreement, particularly since Quebec's Quiet Revolution in the 1960s. Although institutional factors such as the defects of the original constitution and the sometimes questionable interpretations of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council are given due attention, Stevenson emphasizes the political economy of Canada, including its relationship with the United States, and the vitality of Quebec nationalism as the major reasons Canada has not achieved the same level of centralization and stability as other federations in the industrialized world. This updated edition of Unfulfilled Union includes a new introduction that discusses the extensive changes that have taken place in Canadian federalism since that time.
Note:
The meaning of federalism -- Origins and objectives of Canadian confederation -- Judicial interpretation of the constitution -- The political economy of decentralization -- A province unlike the others -- Fiscal federalism : the search for balance -- Conditional grants and shared-cost programs -- Federalism and economic policy -- Federal-provincial conflict and its resolution -- Federalism and constitutional change -- Federalism in the twenty-first century -- Appendices. Constitution Act, 1867, Part VI ; Constitution Act, 1982 ; 1987 Constitutional Accord.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-7735-3632-9
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9780773575530
