Note: Each chapter includes: - Learning Objectives - Summary (all chapters except Conclusion) - Questions for Critical Thought - Notes - References Introduction 1. Understanding Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations - The Origins of Federalism - Institutional and Societal Views of Federalism - The Institutions of Federalism - Executive Federalism - Competing Canadian Conceptions of Federalism - Comparative Federalism and Multilevel-Governance - Why Study Federalism? 2. The Economic, Social, and Institutional Bases of Canadian Federalism - Origins - Economy and Geography - Two Special Cases of Diversity and Asymmetry: Quebec and Indigenous Peoples 3. The Constitution and Constitutional Change - Canada's Constitutional Development - Confederation and the British North America Act, 1867 - Constitutional Change - Post-Charlottetown Constitutional Politics 4. Judicial Review and Dispute Resolution - Judicial Review and the Division of Powers - Dispute Resolution 5. Executive Federalism: Back to the Future? - Introduction - Why Executive Federalism? - The Settings of Executive Federalism - Multilateralism, Bilateralism, and Unilateralism - First Ministers' Conferences and First Ministers' Meetings (FMCs/FMMs) - Premiers and the Council of the Federation - Ministerial Councils and Civil Society - Meetings of Officials - Intergovernmental Agencies, the Intragovernmental Dimension and Trust Ties - Regional Bodies - Multilateralism, Bilateralism, and Unilateralism 6. Fiscal Relations: Basic Principles and Current Issues - The Functions, Principles, and Dynamics of Fiscal Federalism - The Structure of Fiscal Relations in Canada - Changing Objectives and Outcomes, 1945-2018 - Transfers for Social Programs: The Evolution of the CHT/CST - Equalization: Still the Glue that Binds the Federation? 7. The Social Union - Introduction - Social Union and the Federal Spending Power - Child Care and the Children's Benefit - Canada/Quebec Pension Plan Reform - Joint-Decision Federalism in Action - Health Care: From Unilateralism, to Multilateralism, to Bilateralism 8.

The Economic Union and Economic Policy - The Economic Union - Macroeconomic Management - National versus Regional Economic Development - Globalization, Free Trade, and Competitiveness 9. The Environmental Union - Federalism and the Environment in Canada - Intergovernmental Cooperation and Competition - The Case of Climate Change Policy 10. Local Government and Federalism - Cities and Local Government - What Local Government Does, and How - Provincial-Local Relations - The Federal Role - Assessing the Intergovernmental System: Is There a Need for Tri-Level Relations? 11. Indigenous Peoples and Federalism - From Colonialism to Indigenous Nationalism - The RCAP Model and Its Critics - Emerging Models of Indigenous Governance and Intergovernmental Relations 12. Quebec and the Future of Canadian Federalism NEW - Introduction - The Quiet Revolution - The "French Fact" and Federal Politics - The Sovereigntist Movement and Constitutional Politics - Harper's "Open Federalism" and Quebec Conclusion: Ambivalent Federalism - The Deep Pathways of Canadian Federalism - Continuity and Change: Intergovernmental Outcomes Since 1970 - Challenges Ahead Index.