POL101 Chapter 17 Federalism In Canada

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Federalism In Canada Email Policy: Include course number POL101 in the subject line Final exam: Will be a take home exam EMAIL PRIOR TO NOV 1st if you need assistance with the paper Paper Due Date: November 8th by 11:59pm via D2L Late papers will be subject to a 5% per day late penalty, up to a maximum of 5 days. Papers submitted after this deadline will not be accepted, unless you have an academic accommodation in place. Please notify the instructor prior to the due date of any academic accommodations, it is your responsibility to ensure that the instructor is aware that you require additional time to submit your assignment. If no email is sent, the instructor will assume that you will be submitting your assignment on the due date. Your analysis should also provide: a clear thesis statement, background/overview of the issue, what has been done to address the problem, and outline what challenges the government may have faced in addressing the issue. Format Subheadings are allowed ● MLA or APA citation style ● Minimum of 6 peer reviewed academic sources to provide a CRITICAL ANALYSIS of your topic ● Minimum of 3 concepts from the course to discuss the issue and provide your reflection Select a topic from the following questions: Why do so few young Canadians vote in elections and is this a problem for democracy? Identify ● two solutions that would address this issue. What should the Liberal government do to reconcile Canada’s ● relationship with Indigenous peoples? In your answer, select at least three of the recommendations laid out in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Final Report and address them specifically. Is Canada living up to its reputation as a sharing, caring, society on the ● global stage today? Why or why not? Select a policy issue and discuss the government’s response to this issue ● using one of the approaches outlined in Chapter 1 in the Approaches to studying the politics section. Chapter Objectives

Federalism In Canada Canadian Federalism Defined ● Confederation ● Evolution of Canadian Federalism ● Phases of Canadian Federalism Federalism is the division of powers between central and regional governments, with neither government subordinate to the other - Municipal governments are not part of the official “Federal” system ● Federalism in canada can be symmetrical or asymmetrical, depending on whether the provinces are treated equally or not ● The Confederation Settlement, part of the British North America Act, 1867, involved five principal components 1. The division of powers between governments 2. The division of financial resources 3. Federal controls on the provinces 4. Provincial representations in central institutions 5. Cultural guarantees GOOGLE SCHOLAR ● The Confederation Settlement subordinated the provinces to the federal government. Federal Powers Trade and commerce Any form of taxation National defence Banking Indigenous People Criminal law Interprovincial Transportation and communication Provincial Powers Direct Taxation within the province Public lands Hospital and healthcare Municipal: institutions Education Property and civil rights Admin of justice Concurrent Powers Agriculture Immigration Old age pension

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