Canadian Federalism: Performance, Effectiveness, and Legitimacy, Fourth Edition
© 2020
Canadian Federalism is Canada’s leading text on federal institutions and processes. The fourth edition provides extensive updates and covers all the significant developments of the past decade, including Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s battles with the Supreme Court and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s efforts at a more co-operative approach to intergovernmental relations. It also features two entirely new chapters – one on criminal justice and criminal law, the other on comparative federalism. Specific topics include the Supreme Court’s renewed emphasis on co-operative federalism and a federal–provincial balance tilted more in favour of the provinces, the Trudeau government’s efforts to broker a deal between provinces over pipelines and carbon taxes as part of its commitment under the Paris Agreement, the strains imposed on federal–provincial relations with the influx of refugees, and the changing role of Ottawa and the provinces towards cities and in accommodating Indigenous rights. Examination of these key issues includes discussion of the implications of the 2019 federal election and recent provincial elections.
Product Details
- World Rights
- Page Count: 520 pages
- Dimensions: 6.0in x 1.1in x 9.0in
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Reviews
“The fourth edition of Canadian Federalism is an excellent survey of the history, structures, and processes of Canadian federalism. Collectively, the chapters cover all of the major policy fields that federalism has shaped, and perform the valuable task of bringing together disparate aspects of the federal system under one framework. Canadian Federalism is well-written, well-organized, and hugely valuable for teaching purposes.”
Dave Snow, University of Guelph
“This fourth edition is a welcome and timely update to this ongoing examination of the way federalism works in Canada. Students across the country will benefit from the insights contained within these pages.”
Jennifer Wallner, University of Ottawa
"Bakvis and Skogstad’s book has been an anchor in the literature for years. This fourth edition is a significant revision and an indispensable read for everyone interested in Canadian federalism."
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Author Information
Herman Bakvis is a professor emeritus in the School of Public Administration at the University of Victoria.
Grace Skogstad is a professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto. -
Table of contents
Part I Socio-Economic Foundations, Institutions, and Processes of Canadian Federalism
1. Canadian Federalism: Performance, Effectiveness, and Legitimacy
Herman Bakvis and Grace Skogstad2. Canada as a Case of Comparative Federalism
Jörg Broschek3. Quebec and the Canadian Federation
David Cameron4. The Courts, the Division of Powers, and Dispute Resolution
Gerald Baier5. Criminal Justice and Criminal Law
Dennis Baker6 Federalism, Political Parties, and the Burden of National Unity: Still Making Federalism Do the Heavy Lifting?
Herman Bakvis and A. Brian Tanguay7. Intergovernmental Relations in a Complex Federation
Robert SchertzerPart II The Social and Economic Union
8. Federalism and Canada’s Economic Union
Grace Skogstad and Matt Wilder9. International Trade and the Evolution of Federalism
Christopher Kukucha10. Fiscal Federalism: The Importance of Balance
Douglas M. Brown11. The Three Federalisms and Change in Social Policy
Keith G. Banting12. Federalism and Universal Health Care: A Question of Performance and Effectiveness
Herman Bakvis13. Federalism and Immigration in Canada
Mireille Paquet14. Federalism and Canadian Climate Change Policy
Mark Winfield and Douglas MacdonaldPart III Re-imagining the Federation
15. Nation to Nation? Canadian Federalism and Indigenous Multilevel Governance
Martin Papillon16. Municipalities in the Federation
Jack Lucas (Calgary) and Alison SmithConclusion: Taking Stock of Canadian Federalism
Grace Skogstad and Herman Bakvis
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