Towards a Constitutional Charter for CanadaUniversity of Toronto Press, 1980 - 105 sider In this timely book, edited from a manuscript left unfinished at his death, one of Canada's leading constitutional scholars presents his prescription for constitutional change. The book diagnoses the failure of Canada's present constitution, both in dealing with the country's distinctive characteristics--regional identity and regional disparity--and in providing for effective national economic management. Drawing upon comparisons with other federal constitutions and with the European Economic Community, it proposes a new constitutional charter which would shift important responsibilities to the provinces while strengthening the economic powers of the central government. Specific recommendations are set out for a provincial residuary power, restructured taxing and spending powers, and a Canadian Equalization Council--the last a unique redistributive mechanism designed to ensure that residents of every province have access to adequate government services. Throughout, the plan pays close attention to the need to formulate constitutional provisions in a way which protects them against distortion by subsequent interpretation. At a time when the need for solutions to Canada's constitutional problems has never been more pressing, Albert Abel's is a particularly valuable individual contribution to the Canadian constitutional debate. |
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... income and to start the time running after which amounts however derived excess to federal needs could be turned over to them at parliament's unfettered discretion . That discretion was the eventual and ultimate determinant . The ...
... income taxes . To achieve uniformity , all must be subject to the same tax , of necessity federal . Without their income tax proceeds , how- ever , all would be in financial difficulty , some more , some less depending on the degree of ...
... income . Its calculation , while less precise than population and tax collection data , is nevertheless possible within a reasonable range . It does obviously though doubtless not exactly vary with the degree of provincial participation ...
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The provincial residuary power | 16 |
Taxation | 35 |
Spending Scope of the spending power | 55 |
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