So Many Agendas : Federal-Provincial Relations in the Ethnic Policy Field in Quebec

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Author/collaborator
Title
So Many Agendas : Federal-Provincial Relations in the Ethnic Policy Field in Quebec
Abstract
The government of Quebec has officially opposed federal multicultural policy since 1971. The author points out that although the provincial response to multiculturalism, now widely known as “interculturalism,” began to take shape as of the early 1980s, ethnic minorities in the province continue to be served by distinct federal and provincial bureaucracies. Despite this, federal-provincial relations over ethnic policy in Quebec remain little studied. The author explains that provincial rhetoric and many theoretical writings on intergovernmental relations in Canada together give rise to expectations of competition or conflict. However, some specialists in the field warn against overlooking collaboration. In fact, the author’s research undertaken to explore federal-provincial relations in this sensitive policy area produced evidence of collaboration between federal and provincial officials despite divergences of opinion both political and theoretical. In addition, a certain degree of complementarity was noted in federal and provincial funding of ethnocultural and community groups.
Type
Master's Thesis
University
McGill University
Place
Montreal
Date
1995
# of Pages
[v]-150p.
Language
en
URL
Citation
Hagen, David. “So Many Agendas : Federal-Provincial Relations in the Ethnic Policy Field in Quebec.” Master’s Thesis, McGill University, 1995. https://escholarship.mcgill.ca/concern/theses/zs25xb59v?locale=en.
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