Political Science 2230E Lecture 4: The Canadian North
21 Oct 2017
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The beginning because of the cold their permission. World war 2 they were only an extension of the federal bureaucracy (no territorial police) to protect interests the south education, etc. 1970s today: thought it was up to the local government and others. Indigenous people fight back/create mobilization dene, inuvialuit, metis: even the residents of the north began to fight back government, military, families, etc. Institutions are flawed regionalism will remain an issue: first minister"s conferences. Nunavut has capacity problems and has trouble delivering services but they do not help on it and once they go over they have to transfer the payments. External institutions: meech lake/charlottetown, health, environmental harmonization accord, social union framework agreement, kelowna accord. Internal institutions: federal laws, devolution transfer payments, treaties, nunavut, dept. of crown-indigenous relations and northern affairs. Increased northern presence and exert sovereignty frequently and publicly: northern spending research centres, build military bases, encourage, make your presence felt mineral development.
