Political Science 2230E Lecture 2: Lecture 2-Chapter 4.docx
16 Feb 2014
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Covers material from november 26th to end of feb. 4th. Includes reading from text, tutorial material, and lecture material. The source of sovereignty in the canadian system is the crown. Federations are fractious they like to fight and break up the level of tension between groups within federations are high competition within governments because of the structure the structure promotes competition and friction. To divide sovereignty among the centre and sub-national governments, the power of the crown was so divided. We have 11 separate sources of sovereign power. Consequence: the division deepened the power of each of those units, which is why after 1867 the provinces emerged as powerful. Many issues were not resolved in the original 1867 document; left for later. This is why the jcpc had a role in shaping canadian federalism in the early years, and why in. 1982 another set of constitutional amendments were required. Continued a political system marked by executive dominance.
