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Title:

PASSING THE BUCK
FEDERALISM AND CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

By:

Kathryn Harrison

Format:

Hardback

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£78.00

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ISBN 10:

0774805579

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9780774805575

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Publisher:

UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA PRESS

Pub. date:

8 October, 1996

Pages:

248

Description:

The first in-depth study of the impact of federalism on Canadian environmental policy, this book takes a detailed look at the ongoing debate on the subject and traces the evolution of the role of the federal government in environmental policy and federal-provincial relations concerning the environment from the late 1960s to the early 1990s.

Synopsis:

Within Canada the renewed importance of environmental issues inrecent years has given rise to legislative and regulatory initiativesby both the federal and provincial governments which, in turn, has ledto increased intergovernmental conflict. Recent jurisdictional disputesover the Quebec government's James Bay hydro development, theAl-Pac pulp mill and Oldman River dam in Alberta and theRafferty-Alameda dam in Saskatchewan, to name but a few, have led toincreasingly important debate on the appropriate balance of federal andprovincial roles in environmental policy.Passing the Buck is the first in-depth study of the impactof federalism on Canadian environmental policy. The book takes adetailed look at the ongoing debate on the subject and traces theevolution of the role of the federal government in environmental policyand federal-provincial relations concerning the environment from thelate 1960s to the early 1990s. The author challenges the widespreadassumption that federal and provincial governments invariably competeto extend their jurisdiction. Using well-researched case studies andextensive research to support her argument, the author points out thatthe combination of limited public attention to the environment andstrong opposition from potentially regulated interests yieldssignificant political costs and limited political benefits. As aresult, for the most part, the federal government has been content toleave environmental protection to the provinces. In effect, the federalsystem has allowed the federal government to pass the buck to theprovinces and shirk the political challenge of environmentalprotection.Of particular importance to those in environmental studies, policyplanning, political science, and law, Passing the Buck makesan original contribution to the literature of Canadian federalism andenvironmental policy. It is timely both in light of growing awarenessof environmental challenges facing Canada and its examination of howwe, and other countries around the world, adapt and rearrange ourpolitical systems to cope with large-scale ecological change.

Illustrations:

4 colour illustrations, 1 table

Publication:

Canada

Imprint:

University of British Columbia Press

Prizes:

Winner of K.D. Srivastava Award, UBC Press 1995 (Canada)

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Non-returnable

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