POL 123 Lecture 2: POL 123 Framing Canadian Communities 9-9-2014.docx

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Politics and Public Administration
• Course: POL 123
• Professor: Kyle Rae

Document Summary

A political system in which the powers of the state are formally divided between central (national) and regional (sub-national) governments by a written constitution, but in which these governments are linked in the independent political relationship. Quality of governance is best and costs least when delivered by the smallest unit of government has capacity. Federal government can only interfere in municipal and provincial if it is concerning federal legislations, like the criminal act. In some provinces, recently, fed and mun govs have sat down to try and co-share responsibilities, not in toronto though. Act: piece of legislation that a government passes. Powers of the fed gov are set out in the constitution of 1982, section 91. Powers of the prov gov are set out in section 92 and 92a of the constitution act. the federal government has tried to intervene in provincial responsibilities and has lost the trials. Was constitutionally created by, and subordinated to provincial governments.