POL 827  Class Schedule 2012

 

Jan 6: Organizational

In-class read:  P. Fafard & F. Rocher, "The Evolution of Federalism Studies in Canada: From Central to Periphery," (2009) 52 Canadian Public Administration, 291-311

 

Jan 13: Introduction to Canadian Federalism

Herman Bakvis et al, "Understanding Federalism & Intergovernmental Relations," Ch.1 of textbook

H. Bakvis et al, "The Economic, Social, and Institutional Bases of Canadian Federalism," Ch.2  of textbook

Samuel LaSelva, "Federalism as a Way of Life: The Canadian Experiment," ch.1 in The Moral Foundations of Canadian Federalism, Montreal-McGill Queen's Press, 17-30

S. LaSelva, "Confederation and the Beginnings of Canadian Federalist Theory," ch.2 in The Moral Foundations of Canadian Federalism, Montreal-McGill Queen's Press, 31-48

Richard Simeon & Ian Robinson, "The Dynamics of Canadian Federalism," in James Bickerton & Alain.-G. Gagnon (eds.), Canadian Politics, 5^th.ed., Toronto: U of T Press, 2009, pp.155-178

 

Jan 20:  Centralization, Decentralization and Asymmetry

Gérard Bélanger, "The Theoretical Defence of Decentralization," in R. Hubbard & G. Paquet (eds.), The Case for Decentralized Federalism, Ottawa: U of Ottawa Press, 2010, 68-89

Kathy Brock, "The Politics of Asymmetrical Federalism: Reconsidering the Role & Responsibilities of Ottawa," (2008) 34 Canadian Public Policy, 143-161

David Milne, "Equality or Asymmetry: Why choose?" in R.L. Watts & D.M. Brown, Options for a New Canada, Toronto: U of T Press, 1991, 285-307

 

Jan 27: Regionalism, Nationalism, and Federalism --  Book Review Due Today

Loleen Berdahl, "Wither Western Alienation? Shifting Patterns of Western Canadian Discontent with the Federal Government," Canada West Foundation, 2010

Alisa Henderson, "Regional Political Cultures in Canada," (2004) 37 Canadian Journal of Political Science, 595-615

Pierre Trudeau, "Federalism, Nationalism, and Reason" in Federalism and the French Canadians, Toronto: Macmillan, 1968, 182-203

 

Feb 3:  Constitutional Renewal

Bakvis et al, "The Constitution and Constitutional Change," textbook, ch.4

Bakvis et al, "Judicial Review and Dispute Resolution," textbook, ch.5

James B. Kelly & Michael Murphy, "Shaping the Constitutional Dialogue on Federalism: Canada's Supreme Court as Meta-Political Actor," (2005) 36 Publius 217-243

Jean Leclair, "The Supreme Court of Canada's Understanding of Federalism: Efficiency at the Expense of Diversity," (2003) 28 Queen's Law Journal  411-453

Michael Lusztig, "Constitutional Paralysis: Why Canadian Constitutional Initiatives are Doomed to Fail," (1994) 27 Canadian Journal of Political Science, 747-771

Stephen McBride, "Quiet Constitutionalism in Canada: The International Political Economy of Domestic Institutional Change," (2003) 36 Canadian Journal of Political Science, 251-273

Joe Woehrling, "The Charter of Rights and Freedoms and Its Consequences for Political and Democratic Life and the Federal System," in A.-G. Gagnon (ed.), Contemporary Canadian Federalism: Foundations, Traditions, Institutions, Toronto: U of T Press, 2009, 225-249

 

Feb 10: Fiscal Federalism -- Op-Ed #1 Due today

H. Bakvis et al, "Fiscal Relations: Basic Principles and Overview," Ch.8  of textbook

H. Bakvis et al, "Fiscal Relations: Current Issues," Ch.9  of textbook

Ben Eisen & Mark Milke, "The Real Have-Nots in Confederation: Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia," Policy Series No. 83, The Frontier Centre for Public Policy, 2010

André Lecours & Daniel Béland, "Federalism and Fiscal Policy: The Politics of Equalization in Canada," (2009) 40 Publius, 569-596

 

Feb 17: Reading Week

 

Feb 24:, Policy Dimensions: Social Policy, Health Care and Environmental Regulation

H. Bakvis et al, "The Social Union, SUFA, and the Health Care", ch.169

H. Bakvis et al, "The Economic Union and Economic Policy", ch.185

H. Bakvis et al, "The Environmental Union", ch.205

Antonia Maioni & Miriam Smith, "Health Care and Canadian Federalism," in F. Rocher & M. Smith (eds.), New Trends in Canadian Federalism, Peterborough, Broadview, 2003, 295-312

Inger Weibust, "The Great Green North? Canada's Bad Environmental Record and How the Feds Can Fix It," in Gordon DiGiacomo & Maryantonett Flumian (eds.), The Case for Centralized Federalism, Ottawa: U of Ottawa Press, 2010, 215-250

 

Mar 2: Representation

Herman Bakvis and A. Brain Tanguay, "Federalism, Political Parties, and the Burden of National Unity:  Still Making Federalism Do the Heavy Lifting?" in H. Bakvis & Grace Skogstad (eds.), Canadian Federalism: Performance, Effectiveness, and Legitimacy, Don Mills, OUP Canada, 2008, 112-133

Alan C. Cairns  "The Electoral System and the Party System in Canada, 1921-1965," (1968) 1 Canadian Journal of Political Science, 55-80

J.A. Lovink, "On Analyzing the Impact of the Electoral System on the Party System in Canada" (1970) 3 Canadian Journal of Political Science, 497-516

Ken Carty and Steven B. Wolinetz, "Political Parties and the Canadian Federation's Coalition Politics," in J. Peter Meekison, Hamish Telford and Harvey Lazar (eds.), Reconsidering the Institutions of Canadian Federalism, Kingston: McGill Queen's Univ. Press, 2002, 57-76

Alan Siaroff, "Seat Imbalance in Provincial Elections Since 1900: A Quantitative Explanation," (2009) 3 Canadian Political Science Review, 77-92

David E. Smith, "The Senate of Canada and the Conundrum of Reform" Queen's University Institute of Intergovernmental Relations, Special Working Paper Series on Senate Reform, 2007 ‐2008

 

Mar 9: Executive Federalism --  Op-Ed # 2 Due Today

H. Bakvis et al, "Executive Federalism: Sites and Settings, Councils and Conferences," Ch.6  of textbook

H. Bakvis et al, "The Management and Reform of Executive Federalism," Ch.7  of textbook

Johanne Poirier, "Intergovernmental Agreements in Canada: At the Crossroads Between Law and Politics," in J. Peter Meekison, Hamish Telford and Harvey Lazar (eds.), Reconsidering the Institutions of Canadian Federalism, Kingston: McGill Queen's Univ. Press, 2002, 425-462

Julie Simmons, "Democratizing Executive Federalism," in Herman Bakvis and Grace Skogstad (eds.), Canadian Federalism: Performance, Effectiveness and Legitimacy, 2nd ed., Don Mills: Oxford University Press, 2008, 355-379

 

Mar 16: Class Cancelled

 

Mar 23: Quebec, Sovereignty, & Separation

Hilliard Aronovitch, "Seceding the Canadian Way," (2006) 36 Publius, 541–564

Stéphane Dion, "Explaining Quebec Nationalism," R.K. Weaver (ed.), The Collapse of Canada? Washington: The Brookings Institute, 1992, 77-121

Francois Rocher, "The Quebec-Canada Dynamic or the Negation of the Ideal of Federalism," in A.-G. Gagnon (ed.), Contemporary Canadian Federalism: Foundations, Traditions, Institutions, Toronto: U of T Press, 2009, 81-131

Douglas Sanders, "If Quebec Secedes from Canada Can the Cree Secede from Quebec?" (1995) 29 University of British Columbia Law Review, 143-158

 

Mar 30: Aboriginal, Local, and International Dimensions of Canadian Federalism

H. Bakvis et al, "Aboriginal Governments and Federalism," Ch.14  of textbook

Tom Flanagan, "The Fiction of Aboriginal Sovereignty," First Nations Second Thoughts, 2^nded., Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2008, 48-66

Mark Papillon, "Canadian Federalism and the Emerging Mosaic of Aboriginal Multilevel Governance," in Herman Bakvis and Grace Skogstad (eds.), Canadian Federalism: Performance, Effectiveness and Legitimacy, 2nd ed., Don Mills: Oxford University Press, 2008, 291-313

H. Bakvis et al, "Local Government and Federalism," Ch.13  of textbook

Christopher J. Kukucha, "From Kyoto to the WTO: Evaluating the Constitutional Legitimacy of the Provinces in Canadian Foreign Trade and Environmental Policy," (2005) 38 Canadian Journal of Political Science, 129–152

Grace Skogstad, "Canadian Federalism, International Trade, and Regional Market Integration in an Era of Complex Sovereignty," in Herman Bakvis and Grace Skogstad (eds.), Canadian Federalism: Performance, Effectiveness and Legitimacy 2nd ed., Don Mills: Oxford University Press, 2008, 223-245

 

Apr 6: Good Friday Holiday