Contemporary Canadian federalism : foundations, traditions, institutions / edited by Alain-G. Gagnon.

Translation of: Le fédéralisme canadien contemporain.

Includes bibliographical references.

I.- Foundations and traditions: 1 The idea of federalism among the Founding Fathers of the United States and Canada / Marc Chevier-- 2 The multiple voices of the federal tradition and the Turmoil of Canadian Federalism/ Dimitrios Karmis-- II.- Canadian Federalism: 3The Quebec-Canada Dynamic or the negation of the ideal of federalism/ François Rocher-- 4 Canada's federative deficit/ Jean-François Caron, Guy Laforest, Catherine Vallieres-Roland-- 5 Federalism in Canada: Provinces and minorities- Same fight/ Andree Lajoie-- 6 On not dfinding our way: The illusory reform of the Canadian federation/ Michel Seymour-- 7 Conflicting nationl identities and federalism: A Quebec perspective on the change ocurring in Canada's political system/ Joseph Facal-- 8 The Canadian charter of tights and freedoms and its consequences for political and democratic life and the federal system/ José Woehrling-- III.- Federal-provincial and intergovernmental relations in Canada: 9 Taking stock of asymmetrical federalism in an era of exacerbated centralization/ Alain-G Gagnon-- 10 Balance and imbalance in the division of financial resources/ Alain Noel-- 11 From the Canadian Social Union to the Federal Social Unin of Canada, 1990-2006/ Sarah Portin-- 12 Social economy, Social policy and Federalism in Canada/ Yves Vailancourt and Luc Theriault-- 13 Cities within the Canadian intergovernmental system / Luc Turgeon-- IV.- Federalism and management of diversity: 14 Citizenship and federalism in Canada: A dificult relationship/ Linda Cardinal and Marie-Joie Brady-- 15 Towards postcolonial federalism? The challenges of aboriginal self-determination in the Canadian context/ Martin Papillon-- 16 Managing diversity in federal states: Conceptual lenses and comparative perspectives/ Michael Burgess-- 17 Asymmetries in Canada and Spain/ Kenneth Mcroberts.