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Book SynopsisThis is Canada's only up-to-date collection of essays on issues in Canadian federalism, covering the Harper and Trudeau eras, as well as federal-provincial debates over healthcare, climate change, trade, and more.
Table of ContentsPart I Socio-Economic Foundations, Institutions, and Processes of Canadian Federalism 1. Canadian Federalism: Performance, Effectiveness, and Legitimacy Herman Bakvis and Grace Skogstad 2. Canada as a Case of Comparative Federalism Jörg Broschek 3. Quebec and the Canadian Federation David Cameron 4. The Courts, the Division of Powers, and Dispute Resolution Gerald Baier 5. Criminal Justice and Criminal Law Dennis Baker 6 Federalism, Political Parties, and the Burden of National Unity: Still Making Federalism Do the Heavy Lifting? Herman Bakvis and A. Brian Tanguay 7. Intergovernmental Relations in a Complex Federation Robert Schertzer Part II The Social and Economic Union 8. Federalism and Canada’s Economic Union Grace Skogstad and Matt Wilder 9. International Trade and the Evolution of Federalism Christopher Kukucha 10. Fiscal Federalism: The Importance of Balance Douglas M. Brown 11. The Three Federalisms and Change in Social Policy Keith G. Banting 12. Federalism and Universal Health Care: A Question of Performance and Effectiveness Herman Bakvis 13. Federalism and Immigration in Canada Mireille Paquet 14. Federalism and Canadian Climate Change Policy Mark Winfield and Douglas Macdonald Part III Re-imagining the Federation 15. Nation to Nation? Canadian Federalism and Indigenous Multilevel Governance Martin Papillon 16. Municipalities in the Federation Jack Lucas (Calgary) and Alison Smith Conclusion: Taking Stock of Canadian Federalism Grace Skogstad and Herman Bakvis
