Federalism and the Constitution of Canada

by David E. Smith

The Canadian system of federalism divides the power to govern between the central federal parliament and the provincial and territorial legislative assemblies. In what can be seen as a double federation, power is also divided culturally, between English and French Canada. The divisions of power and responsibility, however, have not remained static since 1867. The federal language regime (1969), for example, reconfigured cultural federalism, generating...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442611510
• ISBN13: 9781442611511
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.9"