ADMS 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Fish Processing, Oil Sands, Transfer Payment

• School: York University
• Department: Administrative Studies
• Course: ADMS 1010
• Professor: Eytan Lasry

Document Summary

A system of government in which power is divided between a federal government and various regional governments. Governments coordinate their roles and responsibilities: neither can subordinate or overrule the authority of the order. I. e. , ontario has power over local education, whereas the federal government does not. Canada has both a french and english culture. We are not nationalists: hard to create national identity when there are so many regions spread across vast country that have their own provincial powers. The provinces and federal government are often in conflict over the authority in specific areas. Duality of federalism: the country versus the regions. Nature of regions: many areas of canada were independent prior to. Confederation and have their own distinct identities: diverse cultures in provinces. A federal state must attempt to build a national strategy. Develop a transfer payment policy that redistributes canada"s wealth fairly.