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The Case for Centralized Federalism and its sister volume The Case for Decentralized Federalism are the outcome of the Federalism Redux Project, created to stimulate a serious and useful conversation on federalism in Canada. They provide the vocabulary and arguments needed to articulate the case for a centralized or a decentralized Canadian federalism.

In The Case for Centralized Federalism, an array of experts condemns the federal government’s submissiveness in its dealings with the provinces and calls for a renewed federal assertiveness. They argue that the federal government is best placed to create effective policy, support democracy and respond to issues of national importance.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Frontmatter
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  1. Table of Contents
  2. p. v
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  1. Foreword
  2. pp. vii-viii
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  1. Introduction
  2. pp. 1-17
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  1. 1. Ottawa’s Deferential Approach to Intergovernmental Relations
  2. pp. 18-72
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  1. 2. Asymmetrical Federalism in Canada: Magic Wand or Breaking the Ties that Bind?
  2. pp. 73-107
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  1. 3. Prime Minister Harper’s Open Federalism: Promoting a Neo-liberal Agenda?
  2. pp. 108-136
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  1. 4. Is Canada Ready for a New Universal Social Program? Comparing the Cases of Universal Medicare in the 1960s and ‘Universal’ Child Care in the New Millennium
  2. pp. 137-173
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  1. 5. The Practitioner’s Perspective: Canada is a Journey, Not a Destination
  2. pp. 174-214
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  1. 6. The Great Green North? Canada’s Bad Environmental Record and How the Feds Can Fix It
  2. pp. 215-250
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  1. CONCLUSION: The Federal Government Is Not Simply One Government Among Many
  2. pp. 251-259
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 260-287
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