POLSCI 1G06 Lecture Notes - Judicial Interpretation, Constitution Act, 1982
13 Mar 2014
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Political science 1g06 2013 ii lecture 5a federalism. Canada is a federation rather than a unitary state. Both ottawa and the provinces possess separate powers: and neither level of government is, technically speaking, subordinate to the other within its area of jurisdiction. They are both (at least in theory) autonomous within their respective spheres. The separation of power between the federal government and the. Provincial governments is entrenched in the canadian constitution. Bearing in mind that the canadian constitution is composed of the numerous elements that we looked at last week. Elements of federalism: the division of power in the constitution act, 1867. Each level of government is granted constitutional power in certain areas. Areas over which it has exclusive legal sovereignty. However, the constitution act, 1867, appears to give more power to the central government than the provinces. Section 92 lays out 16 specific areas where provinces have exclusive jurisdiction.
