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Sep 28, 2021 · In the rest of Canada, the public is more evenly split on the question. But the key point is that the pandemic notwithstanding, support for funding tied to “national standards” is the generally a minority position, both inside and outside Quebec – a finding that is consistent with the notion that Canadians remain comfortable with their relatively decentralized federation.
- Andrew Parkin
The differences between Canada and the U.S. remain...
- Andrew Parkin
Jul 4, 2019 · Centralization and Decentralization. Federal systems (see Federalism) differ greatly in the constitutional structures and powers of the two levels of government. Those in which the central government has preponderant weight, whether in legislative jurisdiction, financial capacity or administrative activity are described as centralized. Those in ...
- Abstract
- Methodology
- Creating A Centralized Federation: The Compromise of 1867
- Dynamic De/Centralization
- Contemporary Static De/Centralization
- Conclusion
There is much debate about de/centralization in the Canadian federation. The main narrative is that Canada has evolved from being centralized at its birth to being one of the world’s most decentralized federations (Bakvis and Skogstad 2002, 4). Writing in 1951, constitutional expert F.R. Scott stated: “Since 1867 the jurisdiction of the central gov...
This article provides a panoramic view of dynamic de/centralization in Canada by assessing twenty-two policy fields (on both legislative and administrative authority) and five fiscal categories on a seven-point scale for every decade between 1870 and 2010. For the policy assessment, on this scale, one represents a field where authority is exclusive...
The creation of the Canadian federation in 1867 was the product of a compromise. Although the formation of a new state from the British colonies of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the Province of Canada (Canada East and Canada West since the 1840 Act of Union) offered potential security and market benefits to political and economic elites (as well ...
In 1986, Richard Simeon spoke about Canada’s “exceptionalism” when it came to de/centralization. Whereas mainstream thinking held that “[M]odernization and centralization went hand in hand,” Simeon found that Canada experienced decentralization beginning in the 1960s (Simeon 1986, 449). There is much truth to Simeon’s assertion, although decentrali...
The process of dynamic de/centralization discussed below has produced a federation with a more equal balance between federal and provincial authority than originally existed. Provinces now have exclusive, almost exclusive or predominant power in seven policy fields while for the federal parliament it is nine. The federal and provincial parliaments ...
This research provides partial validation for the main narrative on the evolution of federalism in Canada. Overall, the path has been a decentralist one but, contrary to that narrative, decentralization has been slight. Indeed, the extent of the historical decentralization of the Canadian federation may be exaggerated in the literature (Stevenson 2...
- André Lecours
- 2019
Feb 7, 2006 · Last Edited December 16, 2013. Decentralization, in federal countries, occurs when there is a substantial sharing of power, authority, financial resources and political support among federal, provincial and local GOVERNMENTS. The less concentrated these resources are in the central government, the more decentralized the system.
The third dimension of Canadian diversity is one not usually linked to discussion of federalism and decentralization, yet it is has many parallels. That is the presence in Canada of Aboriginal peoples, or ‘first nations.’. Historically, they were exploited and subordinated in Canadian politics.
Nov 27, 2020 · For example, depending on where you live in Canada, changes to speed limits may require provincial approval, local public health decision-making is second-guessed, and municipal planning decisions ...
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The result is that the Canadian federation has evolved into a highly decentralized one that at the same time has a reasonably harmonized tax system. This results in the provinces providing comparable programs in areas like health, education, and welfare, while at the same time allowing them to choose the specific features of program design to ...
