The Rowell-Sirois Commission and the Remaking of Canadian Federalisminvestigates the groundbreaking inquiry launched to reconstruct the federal system - revealing its impact on the high politics of federal-provincial relations and its...
Federal government
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Auteur:Ferguson, Barry, Wardhaugh, RobertSommaire: - Auteur:Harmes, AdamSommaire:
What does federalism have to do with the political struggle between conservatives and progressives over economic policy? How do economic theories of fiscal federalism influence European, North American, and global forms of governance?...
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Auteur:Jackson, D. MichaelSommaire:An integral part of Canada’s political culture, the constitutional monarchy has evolved over the 150 years since Confederation to become a uniquely Canadian institution. Canada inherited the constitutional monarchy from Britain even...
- Auteur:Laplante, LaurentSommaire:
Non seulement le poids du Québec a cessé d’être digne de calcul dans l’ensemble canadien, mais les orientations dictées aujourd’hui par le pouvoir central du Canada vident le Québec des valeurs et des principes qui l’ont inspiré et...
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Auteur:Lewis, RobertSommaire:An intimate history of the journalists who covered Canadian history, and made some of their own. The history of the press gallery is rich in anecdotes about the people on Parliament Hill who have covered 23 prime ministers and 42...
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Auteur:Harder, Lois, Patten, SteveSommaire:Few moments in Canadian history are as intriguing as the political battle between Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and the “Gang of Eight” provincial premiers who opposed his plans to “patriate” Canada’s constitution from Britain....
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Auteur:Anderson, GeorgeSommaire:Les fédérations abritent quarante pour cent de la population mondiale. Les 28 pays dotés d'un régime politique fédéral se révèlent des plus diversifiés : de la nation la plus nantie du monde - les États-Unis d'Amérique - à de...
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Auteur:Heidt, Daniel, Coates, Colin M., Poti, Kim, Poitras, Daniel, Thompson, Philippe, Martel, Marcel, Gohier, Maxime, Miller, J.R., Martel, Marcel, Coates, Colin, Paquet, Martin, Gohier, Maxime, Buckner, Phillip, Wardhaugh, Robert, Ferguson, Barry, Roy, Patricia, Lackenbauer, P. Whitney, Coates, Ken S., Waiser, Bill, Blake, Raymond B., Legare, AndreSommaire:Plusieurs croient que le 1er juillet 1867 représente la date de la Confédération canadienne, le jour de la création du nouveau pays. Mais le processus ne faisait que s'amorcer en 1867. Du petit dominion aux frontières restreintes, le...
- Auteur:Jedwab, Jack, Kincaid, JohnSommaire:
To what extent do federal systems promote multiple identities and attachments? How do their identities affect the trust that is assigned to various orders of government and contribute to cohesion in federalist systems? Do cohesive...
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Auteur:Rushford, GregSommaire:Get the inside scoop on the most powerful city on Earth Washington, D.C.: Capital of the Free World; the most powerful city on Earth. No other country, company, or international organization can compare with the reach and wealth of the...
- Auteur:Forsey, Eugene A.Sommaire:
Explores Canada's parliamentary system from the decisions made by the Fathers of Confederation, to the daily work of Members of Parliament in the Commons and Senate chambers. Also contains useful information on Canada's constitution,...
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Substate nationalism is often studied as a question of political identity and cultural recognition. The same applies to the study of multinational federalism - it is mainly conceived as a tool for the accommodation of minority cultures...
- Auteur:Goodyear-Grant, Elizabeth, Johnston, Richard, Kymlicka, Will, Myles, JohnSommaire:
Until the 1990s social policy played an integrative role in Canada, providing a counter-narrative to claims that federalism and diversity undermine the potential of social policy. Today, however, the Canadian model is under strain,...
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Auteur:Rowe, BillSommaire:John Efford roared down from Ottawa to St. John’s and issued his famous ultimatum to Danny Williams on Paul Martin’s latest offer on the Accord: “Take it or leave it.” Danny’s comeback? “Let me answer Mr. Efford loud and clear. We will...
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Governance of the federation is more complex today than ever before: perennial issues of federalism remain unresolved, conflicts continue over the legitimacy of federal spending power, and the accommodation of Quebec nationalism and...
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Auteur:McWhinney, EdwardSommaire:Drawing on his experience as a two-term MP and former Parliamentary Secretary, Ted McWhinney addresses the need for modernization to meet the radically new demands of the plural, multicultural Canada of the 21st century and offers new...
- Auteur:Goodyear-Grant, Elizabeth, Hanniman, KyleSommaire:
In October 2015, the federal Liberals came to power with sweeping plans to revamp Canada's democratic and federal institutions - a modernizing agenda intended to revitalize Canada's democratic architecture. The centrepiece of...
- Auteur:Brodie, IanSommaire:
Offers a first-hand view of the inner workings of the Canadian federal government, with a particular focus on the interplay between the Prime Minister's Office, the Privy Council Office, the federal cabinet, and the role of...
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Robert (Bob) Andrew Young (1950-2017) was Canada Research Chair in Multilevel Governance at the University of Western Ontario and one of Canada's most distinguished political scientists. In Across BoundariesYoung's former...
