Canada: the State of the Federation, 2012 by Loleen Berdahl, ... - 9781553392101

McGill-Queen's University Press

Canada: the State of the Federation, 2012Regions, Resources, and Resiliency\nAuthor(s): Loleen Berdahl, Andr Juneau, Carolyn Hughes Tuohy\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: McGill-Queen's University Press, Canada\nImprint: Institute of Intergovernmental Relations\nISBN-13: 9781553392101, 978-1553392101\nSynopsis\nRegional resource disparities and the tensions they generate are a perennial Canadian topic. This edition of Canada: The State of the Federation presents essays on regions, resources, and the resiliency of the Canadian federal system. Contributors consider questions such as: to what extent do Canada's natural resource industries benefit the Canadian economy? Do Canada's federal institutions hinder or promote the ability of the economy to respond to global economic shifts? Do current intergovernmental structures allow for constructive dialogue about national policy issues? In responding to these and related questions, many of the authors touch on energy issues. Others consider th.