Political Science 2230E Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Constitution Act, 1982, Fiscal Federalism, Cooperative Federalism

• School: Western University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: Political Science 2230E
• Professor: Cameron Anderson

Document Summary

The bedroom theory of canadian federalism: bunk beds as colonial federalism (1867-1896) The relaive relaionship between the federal and provincial governments. The bedroom theory of canadian federalism: twin beds as classical federalism (1896-1930) A return to the bunk beds: emergency federalism (ww1, ww2) Federal government took control over resources available during the world wars. This period commonly referred to a cooperaive federalism, the merging of federal and provincial authority. Poliical and economic condiions: the success of this rebuilding process brings the country up to a certain level. Fiscal federalism: fiscal federalism is about how expenditure and revenue-raising responsibiliies are allocated among the diferent orders of government in a federal poliical system - harvey lazar. The revenues match the level of expenditure obligaions that they have. Ensuring that the provincial and federal level have a balance: horizontal iscal balance. Provinces should have enough revenue to support diferent programs that lay in their jurisdicion: naional standards.