Canada and the United States: Differences That Count, Fifth Edition

Edited by Christopher Sands and David M. Thomas

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Published: August 2023

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Imprint: University of Toronto Press

Page Count: 440 Pages

Illustrations: 30 b&w figures and 5 b&w tables

Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.00

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ISBN: 9781487544218

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Canada and the United States explains, across fifteen diverse areas, why and how Canada and the United States are still so different. The book discusses whether or not these differences are growing, the key results of such differences, and the major challenges to be faced in each system.

Focusing on institutions, political cultures, and social values, the book shows how both federal systems are extremely complex and how our institutions, cultures, and historical experiences often lead to very different outcomes. The fifth edition discusses the emergence of vital new issues, including the pandemic and its effects, climate change, energy requirements, vastly increasing international tensions, and new trade problems. This up-to-date edition discusses massive budgetary changes, an ongoing political crisis in the US with a former president convincing millions of his followers that the election was a hoax, and new forms of protest emerging in Canada. It includes discussion questions, data sources, and detailed endnotes for further reading. Written by leading scholars in their field, Canada and the United States reveals how two countries compare when dealing with similar problems that often spill across the border.

Christopher Sands is the director of the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Canada Institute and senior research professor and director of the Center for Canadian Studies at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University.

David M. Thomas is the retired vice president academic of Vancouver Island University. He was the editor and co-editor of the first four editions of Canada and the United States, and holds a PhD in political science from the University of Calgary.

Introduction
David M. Thomas

Part 1: Populations, Impressions, and Values

1. North America’s New Demographic Destiny
Darryl Bricker and John Ibbitson

2. Imagining Each Other
Stephen Brooks

3. American Backlash, Canadian Compromise: 30 Years of Divergence
Michael Adams

4. Together and Apart: Canada and the United States and the World Beyond
Deanna Horton and Roy Norton

Part 2: Governance and Governing Mechanisms

5. Elections: Why Such Differences?
Michael Boda and Keith Archer

6. Past Futures: Federalism under Yet More Stress
David M. Thomas

7. Prime Ministers and Presidents: Institutional Differences and Political Convergence
Thomas Bateman

8. How Partisan Polarization Affects the Workings of the US Congress and the Canadian Parliament in the Twenty-first Century
Melissa Haussman and Lori Turnbull

9. Courts and the Law
Chios Carmody

Part 3: Economic Systems, Taxation, Safety Nets, and Democracy

10. The Complex World of Budgetary Policy: Made Even More Complex by COVID-19
Munir Sheikh

11. Healthcare in Canada and the United States
Antonia Maioni and Pierre Martin

12. Inequality: Choose Your Parents Wisely
John Harles

Part 4: Policy Differences, Policy Challenges, and Policy Change

13. Protests, Diversity, and Differences That Matter – For Some
Kathy Brock and Andrea Migone

14. Twin Crises – Twin Ambitions – Twin Vulnerabilities: Confronting Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss in Canada and the United States
Andrea Olive and Debora VanNijnatten

15. Energy Interdependence and the Future
Monica Gattinger and Julien Tohme

Conclusion
Christopher Sands

Index

Political Science / American Politics

Political Science / Comparative Politics

Political Science / North American Politics

Political Science / Canadian Politics