Constitutional Politics And The Territorial Question In Canada And The United Kingdom

Author : Michael Keating,Guy Laforest
Publisher : Springer
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319580746

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Constitutional Politics and the Territorial Question in Canada and the United Kingdom by Michael Keating,Guy Laforest Pdf

This book compares the constitutional politics in Canada and the United Kingdom – two complex, multilevel, plurinational states. While the former is federal and the latter a devolved state, the logic of both systems is similar: to combine unity with diversity. Both are facing similar challenges in a world marked by spatial rescaling, international interdependence and economic and social change. The contributors chart these challenges and the responses of the two countries, covering the meanings of federalism and devolution; the role of the courts; fiscal equalization; welfare; party politics; reform by popular referendum and citizen assemblies; and intergovernmental relations. The book will be of interest to students of federalism and multilevel government, state transformation territorial politics on both sides of the Atlantic.

Author : Peter H. Russell,Christian Leuprecht
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 529 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442603684

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Essential Readings in Canadian Constitutional Politics by Peter H. Russell,Christian Leuprecht Pdf

Essential Readings in Canadian Constitutional Politics introduces students, scholars, and practitioners to classic authors and writings on the principles of the Canadian Constitution as well as to select contemporary material. To complement rather than duplicate the state of the field, it deals with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and with Canadian mega-constitutional politics in passing only, focusing instead on institutions, federalism, intergovernmental relations, bilingualism and binationalism, the judiciary, minority rights, and constitutional renewal. Many of the selections reverberate well beyond Canada's borders, making this volume an unrivalled resource for anyone interested in constitutional governance and democratic politics in diverse societies.

Author : Gilbert Malcolm Sproat
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1873
Category : Canada
ISBN : BL:A0022222587

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Canada and the Empire: a speech by Gilbert Malcolm Sproat Pdf

Author : John C. Courtney,David E. Smith
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2010-04-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780199714957

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The Oxford Handbook of Canadian Politics by John C. Courtney,David E. Smith Pdf

Canada officially achieved legislative autonomy in 1931 and has since developed into one of the world's most prosperous democracies. Though its political system is widely commended for its stability and fairness, it is nonetheless extremely complex. Particularly within the past five decades, Canada has undergone a vast social and political revolution, as exhibited by events such as the Quiet Revolution in Quebec, the ratification of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the Medical Care Act of 1966 and the official adoption of bilingualism and multiculturalism. As the world moves towards globalization, technology has likewise facilitated communication between previously isolated provinces and territories within Canada. Such developments hold significant implications for the role of Canadian politics, both domestically and internationally. The Oxford Handbook of Canadian Politics provides a comprehensive overview of the transformation that has occurred in Canadian politics since the country acheived autonomy, examining the institutions and processes of Canadian government and politics at the local, provincial and federal levels. It analyzes all aspects of the Canadian political system: the courts, elections, political parties, Parliament, the constitution, fiscal and political federalism, the diffusion of policies between regions, and various aspects of public policy. The Handbook examines recent trends such as the movement towards minority Parliaments and extrapolates potential developments. This handbook represents the work of a distinguished array of contributors, including some of the world's most prominent scholars of political science. This volume renders an objective, authoritative portrait of the Canadian political system: it is indispensable to anyone interested in the topic.

Author : Robert Andrew Young
Publisher : Lorimer
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105044523046

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Confederation in Crisis by Robert Andrew Young Pdf

Preface Introduction I The Citizens and the Constitution 1 We the People: Public Opinion, Sovereignty and the Constitution Édouard Cloutier 2 Constitutional Politics in the West and the Rest Roger Gibbins Interchange II The Economy and the Constitution 3 How Economics is Shaping the Constitutional Debate in Quebec Pierre Fortin 4 Federalism and Negative-Sum Games Grant L. Reuber Interchange III Government Strategies and the Constitution 5 The Constitutional Game in Quebec: Options, Interests, Strategies, Outcomes Andre Blais 6 The Future Process of Canadian Constitutional Politics Peter Russell Interchange 7 In Summation Conclusion Contributors Further Reading

Author : André Lecours,Nikola Brassard-Dion,Guy Laforest
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780228007456

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Constitutional Politics in Multinational Democracies by André Lecours,Nikola Brassard-Dion,Guy Laforest Pdf

Constitutional politics is exceptionally intense and unpredictable. It involves negotiations over the very nature of the state and the implications of self- determination. Multinational democracies face pressing challenges to the existing order because they are composed of communities with distinct cultures, histories, and aspirations, striving to coexist under mutually agreed-upon terms. Conflict over the recognition of these multiple identities and the distribution of power and resources is inevitable and, indeed, part of what defines democratic life in multinational societies. In Constitutional Politics in Multinational Democracies André Lecours, Nikola Brassard-Dion, and Guy Laforest bring together experts on multinational democracies to analyze the claims of minority nations about their political future and the responses they elicit through constitutional politics. Essays focus on the nature of these states and the actors and political process within them. This framework allows for a multidimensional examination of crucial political periods in these democracies by assessing what constitutional politics is, who is involved in it, and how it happens. Case studies include Catalonia and Spain, Puerto Rico and the United States, Scotland and the United Kingdom, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Quebec and the Métis People in Canada. Theoretically significant and empirically rich, Constitutional Politics in Multinational Democracies is a necessary read for any student of multinationalism.

Author : Alan C. Cairns
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1992-02-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780773563278

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Charter versus Federalism by Alan C. Cairns Pdf

Responding to the increasing diversity of the Canadian population -- and to an increasing sensitivity to historical diversities -- the 1982 Constitution Act amended the British North America Act and introduced the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, giving new powers to heterogeneous groups within the Canadian polity. These changes disturbed the equilibrium of an older, federalist Canada whose constitutional concerns were limited to the relative powers of federal and provincial governments and to French-English ethnic/linguistic questions. Cairns underlines the significance of international influences on the development of Canada's constitution, in particular the adoption of the Charter, and examines the constitution's role in shaping Canadians' civic identities and community conceptions. He argues that the constitution is a powerful mobilizing instrument that shapes the people subject to its authority. Canada is now populated by what Cairns calls "Charter Canadians," who see themselves as rights-bearers and tend to look to the federal government as the effective focus of political community. During the Meech Lake affair, the demands of Charter Canadians and politicized aboriginal peoples clashed with Quebec's constitutional aspirations as well as older élite accommodation politics. In addition to the Charter, the 1982 Constitution Act contained a new amending formula that contradicted the Charter's message that the rights of individuals precede those of governments. This formula gave a collective of federal and provincial governments a formal monopoly on constitutional change and encouraged the belief, refuted by the Meech Lake experience, that they could amend the constitution in terms of their own self-interest and announce the results as a fait accompli. The clash between the Charter and the amending formula is constitutionally destabilizing, Cairns argues, because these two parts of the same constitution are based on different understandings of the fundamental purpose of the constitution and for whose benefit it exists. The Meech Lake fiasco, having brought Canada to the brink of disaster, clearly indicates that Canada's future constitutional health depends not only on the reconciliation of Quebec with the rest of Canada but -- respectful of the Charter's message -- on a simultaneous constitutional rapprochement between citizens and governments in the process of constitutional reform.

Author : C. Cecil Lingard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1946
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015030832680

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Territorial Government in Canada by C. Cecil Lingard Pdf

Constitutional and political history of present NWT, Alberta and Saskatchewan, 1900-05, which comprised the old North-West Territories.

Author : Peter H. Russell
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780802037770

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Constitutional Odyssey by Peter H. Russell Pdf

The first and second editions of Constitutional Odyssey, published in 1992 and 1993 respectively, received wide-ranging praise for their ability to inform the public debate. This third edition continues in that tradition.

Author : Keith Archer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015037493569

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Parameters of Power by Keith Archer Pdf

Author : John George Bourinot
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1901
Category : Canada
ISBN : UOM:39015020115617

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A Manual of the Constitutional History of Canada from the Earliest Period to 1901 by John George Bourinot Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:248265417

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A Consolidation of the Constitution Acts 1867 to 1982 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Québec (Province). Secrétariat aux affaires intergouvernementales canadiennes
Publisher : Secretaria Ministere
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Law
ISBN : NYPL:33433017625389

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Québec's Political and Constitutional Status by Québec (Province). Secrétariat aux affaires intergouvernementales canadiennes Pdf

This study reviews the key events pertaining to the question of Quebec's political & constitutional status. The first section covers the period from the British conquest to the Act of Union of 1840. The second discusses Quebec and the Canadian federal system from Confederation in 1867 to the sovereignty referenda in the 1980s. This is followed by a review of the constitutional reform of 1982, attempts at redress from the Meech Lake Accord to the Charlottetown Accord, and finally the 1995 referendum & subsequent events.

Author : Samuel V. Laselva
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780773555310

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Canada and the Ethics of Constitutionalism by Samuel V. Laselva Pdf

A new perspective on the Canadian Constitution that focuses on Canada's distinctive contribution to constitutional ethics.

Author : Marian Cecilia McKenna
Publisher : Calgary : University of Calgary Press
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Canada
ISBN : 1895176263

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The Canadian and American Constitutions in Comparative Perspective by Marian Cecilia McKenna Pdf

Spanning over two centuries of constitutional developments in the United States & Canada, this comprehensive collection of essays brings together the provocative writings of prominent political scientists & jurists from both countries on the historical origins, ideology, function & political determinants of the two working constitutional systems. The book's lively & clear analysis summarises the intricate details of constitutional politics in a way that will help readers to face up to the historical choices that now confront us. Policies that have dominated public debate in recent years are examined under four broad headings: federalism, church-state relations, the politics of rights & the role of judges in formulating public policy. Addressed both to students of law, history & political science & to all who are concerned about their constitutional future, these essays examine issues that have led to profound changes in the lives of ordinary citizens in both countries.