POLS 1400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Preston Manning, Resource-Based Economy, Canada A National Rugby Union Team
19 Feb 2017
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Canada a brief history, regionalism and federalism a political culture. Constitution act 1791: lower vs. upper canada. Those conforming to loyalist ideology: eventually became the tories (conservatives) Those who opposed were the reformers (known as the liberals today) Bna act 1867: tension continued but instead between east and western canada. Still feel that tension today such as alberta feels very disconnected. John macdonald proposed a federal system that gave these provinces their own legislations. You have a central government and every province with have its own legislature: federalist system/country, their own power to deal with certain jurisdictions. Prerogative power officially send off ambassadors, receive troops. Most important thing: has the power to say no to dissolve parliament, royal assent (signs all bills before it becomes law) Takes a lot of tax payers to keep the governor general afloat. Macdonald"s national policy: construction of canadian policy, stop the americans from occupying canada and canadian economy.
