Chapter 6 Further Resources

Web Links

• Canadian Federalism (www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/aia/index.asp?lang=eng&page=federal). A very good primer on the peculiarities of Canada’s federal system.

• Equalization Payments (www.fin.gc.ca/fedprov/eqp-eng.asp). A government page detailing how equalization works in Canada.

• Health Canada (www.hc-sc.gc.ca). Main page for Canada’s department of Health

• How Canadians Govern Themselves: Powers of the National and Provincial Governments (http://www.parl.gc.ca/about/parliament/senatoreugeneforsey/book/chapter_3-e.html). Explains nature of power in provinces and central government.

• Provinces and Territories of Canada (www.canada.gc.ca/othergov-autregouv/prov-eng.html). Portal to territorial and provincial government sites.

• Indian Government Website (http://india.gov.in). Website for Indian government.

Podcasts

• “Federalism”, Civics 101: A podcast, September 26, 2017. https://www.civics101podcast.org/civics-101-episodes/ep60
  
  This podcast episode reviews the benefits and challenges of a federal political system.

• “Midweek Podcast: The Debate over the notwithstanding clause”, CBC Radio, September 5, 2018. https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thehouse/midweek-podcast-the-debate-over-the-notwithstanding-clause-1.4820203
  
  This podcast episode analyses the consequences of using the notwithstanding clause by the Ontario premier Doug Ford to overrule a judicial decision that would halt his plan to cut the size of Toronto’s municipal council. 

Further Readings

• Bickerton, James (1999). “Regionalism in Canada.” In Canadian Politics, James P. Bickerton & Alain-G. Gagnon (Eds.). Toronto: Broadview Press.

• Fillipov, Mikhail, Peter C. Ordeshook, & Olga Shvetsova (2004). Designing Federalism: A Theory of Self-Sustainable Federal Institutions. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

• Guy, James J. (1995). Politics Government: Political Science: A Canadian Perspective. Toronto: Prentice Hall Canada.

• Howlett, Michel (1999). “Federalism and Public Policy.” In Canadian Politics, James P. Bickerton & Alain-G. Gagnon (Eds.). Toronto: Broadview Press.

• Nye, Joseph S. Jr. (2007). Understanding International Conflicts: An Introduction to Theory and History. New York: Pearson Longman.

• Potter, Jonathan (2001). Devolution and Globalisation: Implication for Local Decision-Makers. Paris: OECD.

• Robinson, Ian, & Richard Simeon (1999). “The Dynamics of Canadian Federalism.” In Canadian Politics, James P. Bickerton & Alain-G. Gagnon (Eds.). Toronto: Broadview Press.