The Case for Centralized Federalism

Download or read book The Case for Centralized Federalism written by Gordon DiGiacomo and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 2010-08-21 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Case for Centralized Federalism and its sister volume The Case for Decentralized Federalism are the outcome of the Federalism Redux Project, created to stimulate a serious and useful conversation on federalism in Canada. They provide the vocabulary and arguments needed to articulate the case for a centralized or a decentralized Canadian federalism. In The Case for Centralized Federalism, an array of experts condemns the federal government’s submissiveness in its dealings with the provinces and calls for a renewed federal assertiveness. They argue that the federal government is best placed to create effective policy, support democracy and respond to issues of national importance.