POLI 222 Lecture Notes - Social Capital, Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act, Competitive Advantage

• School: McGill University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLI 222
• Professor: Christa Scholtz

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Issue 6 - should quebec be recognized as a nation. Because of there are many definitions of a nation, we have to be tolerant of other nations. Aboriginals are recognized as a nation, so should qu b cois. Federalism: one core governments, but various provincial governments that respond to that core government. Canada would have it if only the land would not have been populated. Individual rights are considered paramount and equality is measured as formal equality of agency. Not measured by whether the result of political and economical forces leads to substantively equal results. Issue 9 - should party disciplined be relaxed. Voting for your party"s call isn"t democratic; you should vote to fulfill your beliefs. Been done that way because of threat of parliament dissolution. Reforming the role of mp"s to nationalize ottawa. Other periods show parties voting against their leader"s choice; the gov. didn"t collapse.