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Publius: The Journal of Federalism 1984 14(1):61-77;
© 1984 by CSF Associates Inc.
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The Struggle For Jurisdiction: Regionalism Versus Rationalism

Anthony Careless
Ontario Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs

Territory, national versus regional, has been at the basis of claims to power in most federations, and Canada is no exception. But regionalism has had to contend with another perspective on political power in Canada: economic rationalism or entrepreneurism, which views its own conduct and that of government as the maximization of economic profit. As advocated by the federal government, most particularly under Trudeau, economic rationalism conceived of a division of powers that is efficient, least costly, flexible, hierarchical, systematic, and rational. This pursuit of omnicompetence and unrestricted jurisdiction has resulted in unilateral federalism initiated by Ottawa and rejoindered by provinces. It constitutes a major challenge to cooperative relations and an abdication by the national government of its brokerage role between the interests of the extensive and intensive communities in Canada.


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