The Politics of Federalism: Ontario's Relations with the Federal Government. 1867-1942

by Chris Armstrong

The British North America Act of 1867 fashioned a Canadian federation which was intended to be a highly centralized union led by a powerful national government. Soon after Confederation, however, the government of Ontario took the lead in demanding a greater share of the power for the provinces, and it has continued to press this case. Professor Armstrong analyses the forces which promoted decentralization and the responses which these elicited...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442651466
• ISBN13: 9781442651463
• Release Date: December 1981
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher