Linking the Democratic and Intergovernmental Agendas: Legitimacy and Effectiveness
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Authors
Skogstad, Grace
Date
2005
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working paper
Language
en
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Interdependence of Democracy Initiatives and Federalism Initiatives 2005
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Abstract
Our working assumption in this final session is that the initiatives on intergovernmental relations and democratic reform represent a serious endeavour on the part of Canadian governments. Provincial and territorial governments are committed to cooperating with one another to improve the efficient and effective functioning of the federation. The Government of Canada shares this commitment and is-and will be in the future-more flexible, inclusive, and accommodating of the provinces and territories, even providing them with direct representation in matters of federal jurisdiction like international relations. Among the democratic reform initiatives, electoral reform processes will bear fruit in the form of a greater measure of proportional representation in provincial voting systems. In Ottawa (and perhaps also in some provincial capitals), politicians will `walk the talk’ by giving legislators on both the governing and opposition benches more independence and legislative authority, and by making governing processes more open and transparent.
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© IIGR, School of Policy Studies, Queen’s University
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Queen's University Institute of Intergovernmental Relations