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Federalism
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- 1Clarity ActA Law outlining the conditions of negotiations between the Federal government and the Province if a province succeeded in a referendum to separate.
- 2Distinct societya common phrase in the Meech lake and charlottetown accord refvering to quebec. Demostrating the french understanding of quebec as a “distinct society” used lightly by brain mulrooney
- 3Indian Act- First passed in 1876 and is still in force with amendments, it is the primary document which governs how the Canadian state interacts with the 614 First Nation bands in Canada and their members covering governance, land use, healthcare, education, and more on Indian reserves.
- 4Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 -The section, while within the Constitution of Canada, falls outside the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The section does not define the term "aboriginal rights" or provide a closed list; some examples of the rights that section 35 has been found to protect are fishing, logging, hunting, the right to land (cf. aboriginal title) and the right to enforcement of treaties.
- 5Section 91 (24)- It is hereby declared that (notwithstanding anything in this Act) the exclusive Legislative Authority of the Parliament of Canada extends to all Matters coming within24. Indians, and Lands reserved for the Indians.
- 6Fiscal federalism- understanding which functions and instruments are best centralized and which are best placed in the sphere of decentralized levels of government"
- 7Equalization- are cash payments made in some federal systems of government from the federal government to subnational governments with the objective of offsetting differences in available revenue or in the cost of providing services.
- 8Fiscal gap- is a measure of a government's total indebtedness
- 9Fiscal imbalance- is the term used in Canada to describe a monetary imbalance between the Canadian federal government and the provincial governments.
- 10Intergovernmental transfers- transfers of funds from one level of government to another. This may be to fund general government operations or for specific purposes.
- 11Canada Health and Social Transfer- a system of block transfer payments from the Canadian government to provincial governments to pay for health care, post-secondary education and welfare, in place from the 1996-97 fiscal year until the 2004-05 fiscal year.
- 12Downloading- moving funding down from the fed to the prove or from prov to municipal.
- 13Section 92 (8)- In each Province the Legislature may exclusively make Laws in relation to Matters coming within Municipal Institutions in the Province.
- 14Dillon’s Rule- Municipalities are the product of the state and only have powers that are granted to them. Creatures of Provinces.
- 15Home Rule- Self government of an area that is owned by the state but with unconstitutional, revokable discretion. NOT federalism. Not entrenched.
- 16Mushy middle- the understanding that all municipalities sit between no autonomy and full local discretion.
- 17City Charter- is a legal document (charter) establishing a municipality such as a city or town.
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