Bulletin n. 1/2010
July 2010
CONTENTS
  • Section A) The theory and practise of the federal states and multi-level systems of government
  • Section B) Global governance and international organizations
  • Section C) Regional integration processes
  • Section D) Federalism as a political idea
    • Gosselin Katherine
    The Canadian Federation and Fiscal Imbalance
    in Federalism-E , volume 10, April ,  2009 ,  76-89
    Canada, like all other federations, must function despite the complex nature of fiscal relations between the country‘s multiple levels of government. The Conservative government, under Prime Minister Stephen Harper, has acknowledged that a fiscal imbalance exists in the Canadian federation. Through a number of recent measures, the government has strived to reconcile the country by trying to achieve a state of fiscal equilibrium. This paper will explain how Canada came to be in a state of imbalance, what that means, and how it relates to Alain Noël‘s three conditions for fiscal balance. In particular, this paper will focus on the perceived imbalances or disadvantageous financial situations in large Canadian cities like Toronto and in the provinces of Ontario and Saskatchewan.
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