Canadian Federalism: A System of Flexibility and Adaptability

Abstract

The current edition is largely based within a Canadian context, though we did receive article submissions from as far away as Russia. Specifically, change is a recurring theme underlying and tying the various articles in this edition together. Federalism is not a stagnate form of governance, especially within a large, diverse polity such as Canada. In this regard, Canada serves as a case study of the challenges faced by other conciliatory federations. The current journal has been ordered chronologically to provide a stream of historical and contemporary accounts that demonstrates the constant need for adaptation to deal with change within the Canadian federal system. Though some issues researched in this journal may seem to be nothing more than historical, their impacts on Canadian politics still resonate today for each author, while researching a specific topic is at the same time addressing generic concerns about the nature of the Canadian Federation; concerns that need to be addressed for they have not be resolved [...]