POL 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: English Canada, Oliver Mowat, Fiscal Imbalance
2 Dec 2018
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= the most distinctive characteristic of canada"s political system. A system of shared rule through common institutions and regional self-rule for member governments (watts 2008) We can think of federalism as: a set of governing institutions (conventional way, a societal characteristic, a set of multiple identities in search of balance. Distinct orders/levels of govt, with neither subordinate to the other. Complicated fiscal arrangements (unlimited ability to levy tax in the federal gov"t collect and redistribute money) Senate too weak to broker differences between feds & provinces (u. s. senate too strong and imbalanced b/c most of country lives in 25% of the states but 75% out of state so senate covers the 25%) We are a federal society, made up of more than one founding nation. Our constitution & conventions reinforce the importance of these differences in our daily lives. Canadians tend to see politics in regional terms . Shared rule protection from the tyranny of the majority .
