Political Science 3324F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Young Offenders Act, Judicial Activism
6 Dec 2017
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In canada, we divide power between each sphere of government. The charter and federalism: what does the centralization thesis entail? system, s. 91 talks about areas of jurisdiction for federal government, and s. 92 for provincial. It makes sense with our economy, ideologies, geography and languages. It allows diverse regional communities to have some control over their own personal concerns. Provincial government can make laws, and federal gov will have to pay for it. Critics say there is a tension between federalism and rights. The court system is hierarchical, and scc is at the top, and their decisions have jurisdiction all over the. Decentralization no strong federal gov, provincial is powerful. Pm appoints scc therefore, it can be pretty much judicial arm of the federal. The charter (federally appointed judges in scc) basically allows fed gov do (cid:498)indirect(cid:499) things to provinces, they can(cid:495)t do directly. It will decrease the provincial autonomy and undermine government.
