POLS 2300 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Child Benefit, Canada Health Transfer, Unemployment Benefits
19 Mar 2018
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Stand on federalism depends on where you live, status of minority group, age, How you feel about the distribution of powers in canada depends on your political values and your expectations of government, which are shaped about your social situation. Federalism is about more than just the constitution. Evolved considerably over the century and a half of confederation. First minister meeting were good examples of interstate federalism. First minister meetings are now few and far between, and much federalism now takes place at the bureaucratic level. Although fiscal arrangements dominate debates in canadian federalism, they don"t consume the entire intergovernmental agenda. Federalism helps keep diverse countries like canada together. No national healthcare systems but 14separate healthcare systems. Central govt spends more money on issues outside tis jurisdiction than within. Finding ways to deal with pan-canadian issues requires over a dozen governments to collaborate and reach consensus.
