The US is unique as they rebelled against the Crown and formed a sovereign state. Canada isn't truly sovereign, which is why we share a Head of State with two dozen other nations.
Secondly (this is not mentioned enough) the concept of United 'States' means a republic consisting of 50 states that (historically) maintained quasi-autonomy among themselves with a limited jurisdiction for thr federal government. This has eroded over time, but the original principle is still there technically.
In Canada the federal government has greater jurisdiction. Even regarding policies that SHOULD require provincial level approval, the feds enforce it regardless. Look at carbon tax as the best recent example.
Federal funding schemes are held ransom for provincial compliance (except Alberta where they are paying, not receiving) and to be fair this happens in the USA as well, but unlike in the USA there wasnt much appetite for sovereignty among Canadians. Perhaps WEXIT will change that.
Even the QC separatist bs in the 70s-90s was about getting more $$$ from the rest of Canada.
The US is unique as they rebelled against the Crown and formed a sovereign state. Canada isn't truly sovereign, which is why we share a Head of State with two dozen other nations.
Secondly (this is not mentioned enough) the concept of United 'States' means a republic consisting of 50 states that (historically) maintained quasi-autonomy among themselves with a limited jurisdiction for thr federal government. This has eroded over time, but the original principle is still there technically.
In Canada the federal government has greater jurisdiction. Even regarding policies that SHOULD require provincial level approval, the feds enforce it regardless. Look at carbon tax as the best recent example.
Federal funding schemes are held ransom for provincial compliance (except Alberta where they are paying, not receiving) and to be fair this happens in the USA as well, but unlike in the USA there wasnt much appetite for sovereignty among Canadians. Perhaps WEXIT will change that.
Even the QC separatist bs in the 70s-90s was about getting more $$$ from the rest of Canada.