LEADER 04693nam 2200709Ia 450 001 9910780681903321 005 20231206204025.0 010 $a9786613131768 010 $a0-7748-5411-1 010 $a1-283-13176-5 024 7 $a10.59962/9780774854115 035 $a(CKB)2430000000000458 035 $a(OCoLC)180704219 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10136031 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000382373 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11281392 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000382373 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10394162 035 $a(PQKB)11704224 035 $a(CaPaEBR)404325 035 $a(CaBNvSL)jme00327123 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3412256 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10141396 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL313176 035 $a(OCoLC)923443811 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/28nb29 035 $a(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/3/404325 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3412256 035 $a(DE-B1597)661834 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780774854115 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3245746 035 $a(EXLCZ)992430000000000458 100 $a19970205d1996 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aPassing the buck $efederalism and Canadian environmental policy /$fKathryn Harrison 210 $aVancouver $cUBC Press$dc1996 215 $a1 online resource (250 pages) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 0 $a0-7748-0557-9 311 0 $a0-7748-0558-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [216]-228) and index. 327 $a""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1 Introduction: Federalism and Environmental Policy""; ""2 Federalism, Policy-Making, and Intergovernmental Politics""; ""3 The Constitutional Framework: Constraints and Opportunities""; ""4 The Emergence of Federal Involvement, 1969-72""; ""5 The Federal Retreat, 1972-85""; ""6 The Second Wave: The Re-emergence of the Federal Role, 1985-95""; ""7 Conclusions""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index"" 330 $aWithin Canada the renewed importance of environmental issues in recent years has given rise to legislative and regulatory initiatives by both the federal and provincial governments which, in turn, has led to increased intergovernmental conflict. Recent jurisdictional disputes over the Quebec government's James Bay hydro development, the Al-Pac pulp mill and Oldman River dam in Alberta and the Rafferty-Alameda dam in Saskatchewan, to name but a few, have led to increasingly important debate on the appropriate balance of federal and provincial roles in environmental policy. Passing the Buck is the first in-depth study of the impact of federalism on Canadian environmental policy. The 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. The author challenges the widespread assumption that federal and provincial governments invariably compete to extend their jurisdiction. Using well-researched case studies and extensive research to support her argument, the author points out that the combination of limited public attention to the environment and strong opposition from potentially regulated interests yields significant political costs and limited political benefits. As a result, for the most part, the federal government has been content to leave environmental protection to the provinces. In effect, the federal system has allowed the federal government to pass the buck to the provinces and shirk the political challenge of environmental protection. Of particular importance to those in environmental studies, policy planning, political science, and law, Passing the Buck makes an original contribution to the literature of Canadian federalism and environmental policy. It is timely both in light of growing awareness of environmental challenges facing Canada and its examination of how we, and other countries around the world, adapt and rearrange our political systems to cope with large-scale ecological change. 606 $aEnvironmental policy$zCanada 606 $aRegionalism$zCanada 606 $aFederal government$zCanada 615 0$aEnvironmental policy 615 0$aRegionalism 615 0$aFederal government 676 $a363.7/00971 700 $aHarrison$b Kathryn$f1958-$01521198 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910780681903321 996 $aPassing the buck$93850343 997 $aUNINA