Abstract

In order to try and address certain pressing issues in contemporary Canadian politics, the Harper government has devel-oped the concept of open federalism aimed at protecting areas of provincial jurisdiction from federal influence. Although this system of federalism is not entirely new in Canadian politics, it would be a change in the current relationship between the federal and provin-cial levels of government. While the concept of open federalism does make an intriguing argument to address certain issues in contem-porary Canadian politics, especially concerning Quebec, it does not necessarily address issues in most other provinces or work to strengthen national unity outside of Quebec [...]

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