The Federal Spending Power in Canada
Nation-Building or Nation-Destroying
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6376343 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hamish Telford (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 23-44 |
| Publication date | 2003-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Publius The Journal of Federalism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0048-5950 • E-ISSN: 1747-7107 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubjof.a004976 |
| OpenAlex | W1969401051 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
For the past 40 years, the federal spending power in Canada has been one of the most contentious issues in federal-provincial relations, and it has been central to Quebec's dissatisfaction with the Canadian federation. The dispute is rooted in two different conceptions of federalism and different perceptions of the federal compact in Canada. English-speaking Canadians tend to view the federal spending power as the source of highly valued “national” social programs, while the government of Quebec maintains that the federal spending power constitutes an invasion of provincial autonomy and, as such, poses a threat to the cultural distinctiveness of the Quebec nation. The governments of Canada and Quebec have reached a tenuous modus operandi, but the fundamental conflict remains unsolved
Economic history · Federalism · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Canadian Identity and History · Canadian Policy and Governance · History · Law · Political Systems and Governance
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| Unique citing works | 20 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,11 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 19 |