Canada: the State of the Federation 2009

Initially prepared for an Institute of Intergovernmental Relations conference jointly sponsored by the Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy and Sustainable Prosperity, the papers presented here are by an outstanding group of those actively involved in conducting research and developing policy in this contested area. The issues are analyzed from legal, economic, and political perspectives, with particular attention paid to intergovernmental and international aspects.

Thomas J. Courchene, Jarislowsky-deutsch Professor and Director, Institute of Intergovernmental Relations at Queen's University, senior Scholar, Institute for Research on Public Policy, Montreal.
John R. Allan, Associate Director, Institute of Intergovernmental Relations. He is also Vice-President Emeritus and Professor of Economics Emeritus of the University of Regina.