SIPP Public Policy Papers 34

Date
2005-06
Authors
McLaren, Robert
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Saskatchewan Institute of Public Policy
Abstract

As just one province out of ten, it might be thought that the Saskatchewan government would leave any international concerns and dealings to Canada’s federal government in Ottawa. However, Canada’s brand of federalism provides Saskatchewan with a far more important international role. Since the benchmark decision of the Judicial Committee of the British Privy Council in 1937, the international relations of Canadian provinces are not left solely in the hands of the Canadian government in Ottawa. When the subject matter falls squarely under provincial jurisdiction, according to Section 92 of the Constitution Act, 1867, the judges declared in their summation that these matters must be dealt with “… by cooperation between the Dominion and the Provinces.”1 Saskatchewan was to be responsible for the matters outlined in Section 92, even when these matters had involved international implications.

Description
Keeping Up With The Joneses - A Policy For The Government Of Saskatchewan’s International Relations
Keywords
Saskatchewan Institute of Public Policy
Citation