I like that the Canadian constitution clearly defines which matters are federal, and which are provincial. Whenever something seems like a grey area the courts decide.
yeah, as i understand it US const. should have limited fed gov & left most to states but of course fed grabs as much as possible. SMH 😒
It is funny how Canada was originally setup to give most power to the fed, but over time has moved more power to the provinces, and the USA went the other way, centralizing to the fed.
haha, funny in a sad way 😅. haven't looked into Canada gov. interesting to hear this. what forced it this way? any ideas of ways to promote decentralization more broadly?
The British set us up at first, with more federal power. Now the constitution can not be changed unless at least 7 out of the 10 provinces agree. Territories I think are federal.
It I k the fact that we didnt make our own constitution until 1982 was a big part. That was when provincial and federal jurisdiction was set. The courts seem pretty neutral.
could be part of it (wow so late 😄!) states move so slowly that the iteration times are hundreds of years. forming const. later you can pick the parts that work.
We had a constitution before then, but it was written by the British, and held in Britain. I think we have a pretty solid constitution. It was useful seeing what didnt work in others.
