Geography 2010A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Official Language, Culture Of Quebec, Quebec Agreement
22 Oct 2016
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The 4 faultlines represent struggles between : centralist and decentralist visions of canada, english and french, old and new canadians, aboriginal and non-aboriginal canadians. Due to these canada has faced many troubles of almost falling apart compromise was crucial to. Cdn"s survival: cdn is called the soft country meaning a society where conflicts are resolved through discussion and negotiations. Leans most heavily on canada"s geography and political system. Cdn size and spread of resources led to provincial feuds: provincial control over natural resources at the movement, oil-rich provinces have an advantage over other provinces. Often flared between particular provinces and ottawa. Quarrels with ottawa often revolve around federal transfer payments: provincially administered post-secondary, health, and social programs far outstrip their financial capacity, 1. Provinces seek an increase in transfer payments, while ottawa seeks ways to reduce its annual expenditures in order to balance its budget: 2.
