By Kathryn Harrison
A examine of the influence of federalism on Canadian environmental coverage, tracing the evolution of the position of the government in environmental coverage and in federal-provincial family in regards to the surroundings from the overdue Sixties to the early Nineteen Nineties.
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53 The possibility that governments exert substantial control over public opinion presents a fundamental challenge to the approach of this book, which depicts politicians primarily as recipients of public and interest group demands. An important test of this counter-argument can be found during periods of low salience of environmental issues. The fact that there are many more beneficiaries of environmental protection than victims creates an incentive for either enterprising governments or opposition parties to rekindle public interest in the environment.
Unlike the limits to provincial powers discussed above, which concern federal constraints on the provinces' autonomy, the fifth restriction is imposed by the legal claims of provincial residents. 17 The Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which applies in all provinces, also may limit governments' prerogatives with respect to environmental protection. 18 Sources of Federal Authority Unlike the 'property and civil rights' clause, which gives the provinces extensive regulatory powers concerning the environment, the federal government's environmental jurisdiction is more indirect and uncertain.
49 For instance, there may be important differences between the positions of departments that respond to different constituencies. Intragovernmental politics could be particularly significant in situations where the environment department seeks to regulate the activities of another department within the same government. Although in theory any differences would be resolved within cabinet, with both sides adhering to the government position thereafter, in practice, the 'losers' in an intragovernmental struggle may look to outside constituencies or the other level of government for support.