
Sleeping Dogs
Quebec and the Stabilization of Canadian Federalism After 1995
Andrew McDougall(Author)
University of Toronto Press
Published on 23. August 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
210 pages
978-1-4875-2221-6 (ISBN)
Description
What happened to the Quebec sovereignty movement after 1995? In Sleeping Dogs, Andrew McDougall reveals how a change in federalist strategy, combined with an improving political context, helped Canada stabilize its federal system and bury the "Quebec question" for the foreseeable future.
The book identifies five potential reasons the Quebec sovereignty movement lost momentum and argues that all contributed to a political environment that benefited federalists. McDougall explores topics of elite accommodation, generational change, changing identity politics, economic globalization, and constitutional fatigue. He argues that Canada's federalist political elites have capitalized on these developments to stabilize the country by dropping the national question - even when they might still hold very different visions of the Constitution. Building on "constitutional abeyance" theory, the author conceives of this strategic change as the restoration of a constitutional abeyance among federalist actors. Considering recent history in light of subsequent developments, Sleeping Dogs is a timely and important attempt to understand the evolving situation in Quebec and Canadian federalism.
The book identifies five potential reasons the Quebec sovereignty movement lost momentum and argues that all contributed to a political environment that benefited federalists. McDougall explores topics of elite accommodation, generational change, changing identity politics, economic globalization, and constitutional fatigue. He argues that Canada's federalist political elites have capitalized on these developments to stabilize the country by dropping the national question - even when they might still hold very different visions of the Constitution. Building on "constitutional abeyance" theory, the author conceives of this strategic change as the restoration of a constitutional abeyance among federalist actors. Considering recent history in light of subsequent developments, Sleeping Dogs is a timely and important attempt to understand the evolving situation in Quebec and Canadian federalism.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 148 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
295 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4875-2221-6 (9781487522216)
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Person
Andrew McDougall is an assistant professor of Canadian politics at the University of Toronto Scarborough.
Content
1. Introduction
2. An Abeyance Restored: The "Quebec Question" as the New Taboo
3. Constitutional Fatigue
4. Non-constitutional Accommodation
5. Quebec's Changing Identity Politics
6. Generational Change
7. Economic Globalization
8. Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
2. An Abeyance Restored: The "Quebec Question" as the New Taboo
3. Constitutional Fatigue
4. Non-constitutional Accommodation
5. Quebec's Changing Identity Politics
6. Generational Change
7. Economic Globalization
8. Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index