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Newsletter: Towards Scottish Independence? Examining the Scottish Government’s White Paper

In September 2014, Scots will be asked to decide on the following question: Should Scotland be an independent country? Yes/No.

Review: The Big Shift

Canada is changing. According to Darrell Bricker and John Ibbitson, the change is rooted in a value shift among the Canadian electorate.

Study: Federalism and the Federation According to Conservatives (1957-2011)

Is it possible to identify a distinctly conservative vision of federalism which runs as a common thread from one era to another? That is the question addressed by this paper.

Study: Abolishing the Senate: the NDP’s bad idea

In the summer of 2013, mounting opposition to Bill C-377 in the Senate stalled the progress of its passage.

Mr. Jean Charest joins The Federal Idea

The Federal Idea is proud to announce that Mr Jean Charest has agreed to preside its Board of Governors.

Survey: Canada and its Natural Resources

CROP was appointed by a group composed of The Federal Idea, the Canada West Foundation, the Mowat Centre for Policy Innovation (University ofToronto) and the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council to measure Canadian perceptions of the hydrocarbon sector.

Newsletter: The Evolution of Canadian Federalism and its Possible Impact on Quebec Secessionist Discourse

It must be admitted that the current analysis of Canada’s contemporary federalism is very often negative. One of the main criticisms being mentioned by intellectuals is certainly the fact that the country is organized around an ideal of territorial federalism, while Quebec would rather see it evolve into a truly multinational dynamic.