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Page move

There is much more we can discuss here about this constitution when someone gets around to it and there are some interesting cases that could be cited and linked here.

I moved the page from the awkward name of "Federal Provincial Distribution of Legislative Powers" to "Canadian federalism", for what (to me) seems obvious reasons. The so-called "division of powers" is what, in Constitutional terms, is called Federalism. It's a well-defined term and is far more widely used than "Federal Provincial distribution...etc". Hope I'm not ruffling any feathers with the moving of the page. Cheers! - PullUpYourSocks 01:31, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC)

BTW this article could really use some fixing-up. For starters I really don't think it's necessary to quote ALL of s.91 and s.92. It seems a bit excessive. - PullUpYourSocks 01:49, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Crucial details missing

This page is missing much important information concerning the constitutional framework for Canadian federalism, such as discussion of: The POGG clause, illustrative vs exhaustive powers, disallowance, the relative important of separation of powers (then & now), the role of JCPC interpretation, etc... You cannot really understand the shape of Canadian federalism without a clear understanding of these concepts.

Scope and legal interpretation

Any thoughts on how much detail in legal interpretation of Canadian federalism should be here vs. in other places (e.g. Canadian constitutional law, Constitution Act, 1867, Section 91 of the Constitution Act, 1867, various others?) I think a consolidation and organization project would help focus attention on covering law of federalism issues at suitable levels of detail across these various articles. I would like to work on Canadian constitutional law coverage generally so hoping for some input. ShinyObjectsOnly (talk) 21:19, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]