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Book SynopsisThis book investigates why and how Canada and the United States while so close and seemingly so similar remain different in many significant ways.
Table of ContentsIntroduction 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
