Author : Institute for Research on Public Policy
Publisher : IRPP
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 23,20 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780886451943
Social Union Framework evaluates the Social Union Framework Agreement (SUFA) as well as subsequent developments in intergovernmental relations as the deadline for the review of the Agreement approaches.
Author : Institute for Research on Public Policy
Publisher : IRPP
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 39,6 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780886451844
Also published in French under title: L'union sociale canadienne sans le Quebec.
Author : Pradeep Kumar
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 32,8 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781551930589
"The diverse cases and experiences examined in this book hold valuable lessons for labour everywhere." - Elaine Bernard, Harvard Law School
Author : Stephanie Ross
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,49 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Labor unions
ISBN : 9781552665848
For decades, public sector unions in Canada have been plagued by austerity, privatization, taxpayer backlash and restrictions on union rights. In recent years, the intensity of state-led attacks against public sector workers has reached a fevered pitch, raising the question of the role of public sector unions in protecting their members and the broader public interest. Public Sector Unions in the Age of Austerity examines the unique characteristics of public sector unionism in a Canadian context. Contributors to this multi-disciplinary collection explore both the strategic possibilities and challenges facing public sector unions that are intent on resisting austerity, enhancing their power and connecting their interests as workers with those of citizens who desire a more just and equitable public sphere.
Author : Alain-G. Gagnon
Publisher :
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 27,61 MB
Release : 2009-06-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN :
The papers in this collection offer reflections on Canadian federalism by leading Québécois scholars.
Author : Alain-G. Gagnon
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 19,40 MB
Release : 2020-09-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0228002516
The time is ripe to revisit Canada's past and redress its historical wrongs. Yet in our urgency to imagine roads to reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, it is important to keep in sight the many other forms of diversity that Canadian federalism has historically been designed to accommodate or could also reflect more effectively. Canadian Federalism and Its Future brings together international experts to assess four fundamental institutions: bicameralism, the judiciary as arbiter of the federal deal, the electoral system and party politics, and intergovernmental relations. The contributors use comparative and critical lenses to appraise the repercussions of these four dimensions of Canadian federalism on key actors, including member states, constitutive units, internal nations, Indigenous peoples, and linguistic minorities. Pursuing the work of The Constitutions That Shaped Us (2015) and The Quebec Conference of 1864 (2018), this third volume is a testimony to Canada's successes and failures in constitutional design. Reflecting on the cultural pluralism inherent in this country, Canadian Federalism and Its Future offers thought-provoking lessons for a world in search of concrete institutional solutions, within and beyond the traditional nation-state.
Author : Michael J. Prince
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 35,79 MB
Release : 2000-03-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1442690801
No one is content with the state of health and social programs in Canada today. The Right thinks that there is too much government involvement, and the Left thinks there is not enough. In Changing Politics of Canadian Social Policy James Rice and Michael Prince track the history of the welfare state from its establishment in the 1940s, through its development in the mid 1970s, to the period of deficit crisis and restraint that followed in the late 1970s and 1980s. Taking a historical perspective, the authors grapple with the politics of social policy in the 1990s. Globalization and the concomitant corporate mobility affect government's ability to regulate the distribution of wealth, while the increasing diversity of the population puts increasingly complex demands on an already overstressed system. Yet in the face of these constraints, the system still endures and is far from irrelevant. Some social programs have been dismantled, but the government has organized and maintained others. Greater democratization of welfare programs and social policy agencies could make the system thrive again. Changing Politics provides the much-needed groundwork for students and policy makers while also proposing real solutions for the future.
Author : Timothy Caulfield
Publisher : University of Alberta
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 29,59 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780888643667
Sweeping changes are being proposed as Canadians examine our health care system. But what are the legal implications of health care reform? In this timely collection, lawyers and legal scholars discuss a variety of topics in health care reform, including regulation of private care, interpretation of the Canada Health Act, and the constitutional implications of proposed reforms. Barbara von Tigerstrom is currently studying at the University of Cambridge in England. Timothy Caulfield lives in Edmonton, where he teaches at the University of Alberta.
Author : James J. Rice
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 16,74 MB
Release : 2013-03-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1442696664
A consistent bestseller since its publication in 2000, Changing Politics of Canadian Social Policy is a one-of-a-kind resource in the fields of political science and social work. Examining current conditions affecting the development of social policies in Canada, this book offers in-depth critical analysis of how these policies first arose and the implications they pose for future policy development. This new edition of Changing Politics of Canadian Social Policy features updated chapters while retaining the first edition’s analytical focus on economic globalization, societal pluralization, and social protection. The authors offer fresh considerations of gender relations and families, community agencies and the voluntary sector, as well as the social policy activities of all levels of government in the Canadian federation. Changing Politics of Canadian Social Policy will continue to provide the much-needed groundwork for students and policymakers, as well as propose real solutions for the future.
Author : Alain-G. Gagnon
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 14,98 MB
Release : 2009-06-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1442692529
First published in French in 2006, Le fédéralisme canadien contemporain was immediately recognised as the most comprehensive collection of reflections on Canadian federalism by leading Québécois scholars. This remarkable translation of a range of Québécois voices makes their insightful and underrepresented perspectives available to English-language audiences. Offering alternative views of the Canadian federal model's realities by covering its foundations, traditions, and institutions, Contemporary Canadian Federalism considers the ways in which federalism relates to issues such as regionalism, multiculturalism, rights and freedoms, financial distribution, and public policy. Filled with stimulating work that bridges the gap between distinctive traditions in English- and French-Canadian scholarship on federalism, this important volume is required reading for understanding provincial-federal relations and Canadian governance.
