POLS 1400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Distinct Society, Quebec Act, Populism
20 Oct 2014
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Sectionalism strongly attached to territory without giving much output to surrounding areas: nationalism strong sense of pride for whole country; reverse separatism. Populism - a belief in the ability of ordinary people to act together politically : two strains: radical populism, social conservatism, common theme: power is held by an (economic or political) elite; elite is decadent and corrupt. 1987: based on preston manning"s principles of social conservatism. Freedom of individual important; capitalism even more important: western conservatives reject pandering to quebec by pc government led by mulroney (initially) opposed to: group rights, multiculturalism, corporate welfare, corrupt politicians. In favour of: direct democracy mechanisms, tight constituency association control of mps, decentralization, federalism. Federalism - a system of government characterized by two levels of government and a division of powers. Why federalism: large geographic area, heterogeneous populations, distrust of government, big government agenda.
