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Providing Essential Services: Canada's Constitutional Commitment Under Section 36, Aymen Nader
Providing Essential Services: Canada's Constitutional Commitment Under Section 36, Aymen Nader
Dalhousie Law Journal
This paper explores the history of constitutional negotiations that have led to the entrenchment of section 36 of the Constitution Act, 1982. The author argues that the intention of the federal proponents of this section was to entrench the federal spending power. The author further demonstrates that section 36 entails not just constitutional recognition of the spending power, but also a constitutional commitment or obligation for the exercise of that power to provide "essential public services of a reasonable quality to all Canadians" s. 36 (1)(c).
Cooperative Implementation Of Federal Regulations, Douglas C. Michael
Cooperative Implementation Of Federal Regulations, Douglas C. Michael
Law Faculty Scholarly Articles
Professor Michael examines regulatory programs in which the federal government leaves many compliance decisions up to the regulated entities themselves. Drawing on prior research and theory in the area, he concludes that such "cooperative implementation" is feasible if three principles are observed: (1) regulatory standards are written to leave discretion in methods of compliance and that discretion is within the competence of the regulated entities; (2) there are economic incentives to offset the additional costs to these entities; and (3) the entities self-report their own compliance, the agency closely monitors the program, and the agency maintains a residual program of …
State And Federal Constitutional Law Developments, Rosalie Levinson
State And Federal Constitutional Law Developments, Rosalie Levinson
Law Faculty Publications
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