North American Integration and Canadian Disunity

John N. McDougall

Canadian Public Policy, 1991, vol. 17, issue 4, 395-408

Abstract: This article argues that the socio-economic integration of North America is undermining Canadian unity. Continental integration need not produce a North American political union, but it is complicating the "re-constitution" of Canada in response to Quebec's demands for greater autonomy. While the country's fundamental economic and social characteristics are not compatible with a more highly-centralized union, a "bottom up" definition of the federal government's role could still result in significant central powers. To this extent, the federal government's proposed amendments to sections 91 and 121 of The Constitution Act, 1982 seem both realistic and desirable.

Date: 1991
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