The EU's Constitutional Treaty: Federalism and intergovernmental relations – lessons from Canada

Baier, Gerald

doi:10.1080/13597560500115550

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“…." (Baier, 2005;Simeon, 2006: 172). In this case the development of the WindsorEssex Parkway proposal required the final agreement of the federal government and the Ontario provincial government as well as a financial commitment from both governments.…”

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Multi-level Governance in a Canadian Setting: The Reform of the Detroit River Border Crossing

Sutcliffe

2012

Regional & Federal Studies

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This article examines the policy-making process surrounding the reform of the Detroit River border crossing linking Canada and the United States. In particular, the paper examines the debate over the construction of a Canadian access road to a new border crossing and focuses on the role played by one municipal government in this aspect of the policymaking process. The article argues that a multi-level governance perspective is useful in drawing attention to the large number of actors from both the public and private sectors and from different territorial levels interested and engaged in the decision-making process. The decision making has been remarkably open to these actors and has involved fluid patterns of both co-operation and disagreement. This conclusion does not, however, suggest that federalism is irrelevant. Instead, it draws attention to the extent to which multi-level governance perspectives build on federalism's central focus on the relationship between the federal and provincial governments.

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Section: The Windsor-essex Parkwaymentioning

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Multi-level Governance in a Canadian Setting: The Reform of the Detroit River Border Crossing

Sutcliffe

2012

Regional & Federal Studies

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“…Political scientists recognize elite accommodation as a form of collaboration where elite groups in society reach accommodation despite lack of consensus at the societal level. Baier (2005) provided one view of how it has functioned in Canadian politics. The concept applies to the oil and gas industry through its apparent facility in working with big governments, the massive amounts of money involved, and the ability to extract subsidies despite this apparent wealth.…”

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Social Licence in British Columbia: Some Implications for Energy Development

Bunnell

2013

JEM

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Crown land is unique to the Commonwealth and better represented in British Columbia than anywhere else in the Commonwealth (95% of the land base). Through tradition and common law, British Columbians have come to define Crown lands as publicly owned lands that belong to all residents and to expect governments to shepherd them for the benefit of all. Social licence to operate on this land requires approval from the local community and other stakeholders. The concept of Crown land makes every British Columbian a potential stakeholder and has led to more drama and noise around social licence than occurs elsewhere. The four main reasons for failure in past applications for social licence have been a lack of respect, assuming economics is a sufficient framework, appearing to bully, and hiding or obscuring information deemed relevant. Recent events in the province suggest the provincial and federal governments, and some companies, have learned little from past failures. Energy development faces particular challenges because location counts and impacts are both intrusive and extensive, but the errors described here are avoidable. W. Edwards Deming reputedly observed, “Learning is not compulsory… neither is survival.” Some companies have learned.The topic is addressed under six headings: (1) Whose land is it?; (2) What the public has said; (3) Defining social licence; (4) Lessons from exploring social licence; (5) Lessons and energy development; and (6) What’s next?

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“…Canada's constitution grants the provinces an exclusive authority over electricity generation (Baier, 2005). The electricity market model in Manitoba is vertically integrated and a regulated monopoly.…”

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Optimizing an off-grid electrical system in Brochet, Manitoba, Canada

Bhattarai

Thompson

2016

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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Permission has been granted to the Library of the University of Manitoba to lend or sell copies of this thesis, to the National Library of Canada to microfilm this thesis and to lend or sell copies of the film, and to University Microfilms Inc. to publish an abstract of this thesis/practicum. This reproduction or copy of this thesis has been made available by authority of the copyright owner solely for the purpose of private study and research, and may only be reproduced and copied as permitted by copyright laws or with express written authorization from the copyright owner.i AbstractBrochet is a remote, off-grid community located in Northern Manitoba, Canada.The existing diesel generating system is characterized by high economic and environmental costs. As the existing diesel generators are nearing the end of their operational lifespan, this study uses the HOMER model to determine an optimum electricity system design at Brochet that has high electrical reliability, least cost, and low emissions. Three potential power generation options were considered and evaluated, namely: 1) only diesel, 2) only wind, 3) a mix of both. The wind-diesel hybrid system performed best for all the evaluation criteria. While maintaining high reliability, this hybrid system design resulted in 19 % reduction in electricity cost, and 30 % reduction of CO 2 when compared to the existing electricity system at Brochet. Thus, this study concludes that the wind-diesel hybrid system is the optimum electricity system design for Brochet and proposes this system replace the existing system.ii Acknowledgement

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The EU's Constitutional Treaty: Federalism and intergovernmental relations – lessons from Canada

Cited by 10 publications

References 18 publications

Multi-level Governance in a Canadian Setting: The Reform of the Detroit River Border Crossing

Multi-level Governance in a Canadian Setting: The Reform of the Detroit River Border Crossing

Social Licence in British Columbia: Some Implications for Energy Development

Optimizing an off-grid electrical system in Brochet, Manitoba, Canada

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