HECOL300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Canada Labour Code, Napoleonic Code, Distinct Society

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Human Ecology
• Course: HECOL300
• Professor: Janet Fast

Document Summary

Canada"s political context:! democracy ! constitutional monarchy - the queen is the head of state in canada! federal system - subs of jurisdictions that work together on some things and independently on others ! federal-provincial relationship ! Devolution of powers - issues that arise: who gets power over certain kinds of policy. what policy domains they are responsible for ! Overlapping jurisdictions - some policy domains where both the federal and the provincial governments have some authority. Some overlaps where both provincial and municipalities have jurisdictions or authority. Can create con ict over who really does have jurisdiction over the policy domain and what should actually be done about the policy domain ! The federal and provincial governments may have different perspectives on what should be done ! 2011 election:! population = 31. 6 million ! registered voters = 24. 3 million ! ballots cast = 14. 8 million (61% of registered voters) !