The Pandemic and the Untimely Re-Emergence of Canadian Federalism

The Pandemic and the Untimely Re-Emergence of Canadian Federalism
The Peace Tower and Parliament Hill on Aug. 18, 2020. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
Ken Coates
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Commentary

There is nothing positive to say about COVID-19 and its impact on Canada. But the need for national mobilization and concerns about the safety of Canadians quickly pushed partisanship to the sidelines and convinced federal politicians and their provincial counterparts to cooperate. With the Trudeau government’s recent throne speech, however, the political interlude and the commitment to collaboration is clearly over—and much too soon.

Ken Coates
Ken Coates
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Ken Coates is a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and the Canada research chair in regional innovation at the University of Saskatchewan.
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