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Newsletter: [French] Quelle monnaie pour une Écosse indépendante?

Dans quelques jours, soit le 18 septembre, nous connaitrons le sort de l’Écosse au sein du Royaume-Uni. Si jamais les indépendantistes l’emportent, un des principaux enjeux pour le gouvernement écossais sera celui de la monnaie.

Study: Multinationalism and Accommodation

Canada is a traditional case study of political dynamics in multinational societies. Québec nationalism is evidently the major force behind the literature…

Newsletter: Natural resources for all Canadians

There was much to like in the April 8th 2014 speech by former prime minister Brian Mulroney in which he laid out a path to prosperity for Canada based on making the most of our natural resources.

Study: 19th Century Division of Powers, 21st Century Problems

2014 should be a busy year for those responsible for managing the Canadian federation. Three major intergovernmental agreements – the Canada Health Transfer (CHT), the Canada Social Transfer (CST) and equalization – are set to expire.

Study: [French] Laïcité et fédéralisme

Avec le projet de loi 60, le gouvernement du Parti québécois vise en principe à consolider le modèle québécois en matière de laïcité.

Study: The Referendum in Multi-level States: Fracturing or Fostering Federal Models of Government?

The use of the referendum, particularly at the level of constitutional decision-making, has proliferated widely in recent decades.

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.