POLS 2300 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Western Alienation In Canada, Border Region, Party System
11 Apr 2014
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Regionalism: a political identity based on a shared sense of place. Canadian thought it to be a burden: the expansion of canada was seen by most as a necessary pre-emptive action to reduce the possibility of the vast western territories being annexed by the united. There has been an increase in regionalism in the last few decades this can be seen in the party system, western alienation, regional economic disparities, and intergovernmental conflict. The party system: regionalism is seen here because certain parties tend to get votes and seats from certain regions of canada. Liberals do well in quebec while conservatives tend to do better in the west. Economic disparities: the government spreads the wealth from taxes to poorer regions. between different regions like ontario and new brunswick: the political will to maintain redistributive transfers has become weaker in the last two decades.
