Open AccessCanadian Federalism in the Context of Combating Climate Change
Author(s) -
Alexis Bélanger
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
constitutional forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1927-4165
pISSN - 0847-3889
DOI - 10.21991/c96x04
Subject(s) - federalism , jurisdiction , context (archaeology) , government (linguistics) , political science , diversity (politics) , climate change , public administration , population , cooperative federalism , environmental planning , geography , law , sociology , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , demography , archaeology , politics , biology
Canada has a relatively decentralized federal structure, which allows the diversity of its population and geography to be taken into consideration. To address increasingly urgent environmental problems, the federal government and its supporters must set aside their centralist reflexes and encourage the provinces to continue experimenting with their own policies. Ottawa must at the same time fulfill its environmental responsibilities in its own fields of jurisdiction, for the greatest benefit to federalism and the environment.