POLSCI 1G06 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Collective Security, Arms Control, In Essence
24 Jun 2015
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Canada is a federation rather than a unitary state. Both ottawa and the provinces possess separate powers. And neither level of government is, technically speaking, subordinate to the other within its area of jurisdiction. Neither level of government can take away the power of the other. All the provinces have someone who plays a role similar to the prime minister. Municipal and territorial power isn"t though they still have power. They are both (at least in theory) autonomous within their respective spheres. The separation of power between the federal government and the provincial governments is entrenched in the canadian constitution. Bearing in mind that the canadian constitution is composed of the numerous elements that we looked at last week. Elements of federalism: the division of power in the constitution act, 1867. Each level of government is granted constitutional power in certain areas areas over which it has exclusive legal sovereignty.
