POL214Y1 Lecture Notes - Corn Laws, Ultra Vires, Precedent
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Oct 24, 2011: the federal principle, origins of confederation, faces of federalsm. Prov= 19: comprehensive, portable, universal, public administration, accessible. Factors in federalism evolution: courts, inter-govt negotiations, fed. Supreme court 4 principles- one is federalism, central part. Federal legislation- control area vital to national security, defence, trade, etc. State legislature- control areas that are local like education. However they try to expand their powers, pushing the line. In practice, federal constitution is biased in favour of the federal. What we haven"t thought about is in power of this legislature or that legislature. Canadians agreed on a federal constitution after the bna. Constitution act 1867- historians see act as a economic business deal, better credit rating at the. Cabinet ministers had a financial interest in federalism and they had shares in the companies that would gain. Military people see american pressure they had biggest army. British wanted canadians to pay for defence because of the war with americans.
