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From the author: The two principle institutions of Canada as it is today - bilingualism and federal government - are designed to accommodate French-speaking people and English-speaking people within a single nation. Neither institution would be appropriate for the largely English-speaking country that remains if Quebec secedes. In that event, English Canada should reorganize itself as a unitary state with no constitutionally-sanctioned provinces at all. That would avoid the well-known inefficiencies of federal government, the duplication of bureaucracy, and the needless tax competition among jurisdictions. A nationwide sharing community would develop the common interest and common loyalty that an ethnically-diverse country such as English Canada requires for self-preservation. Without Quebec, there would be no geographically-concentrated languages or cultures which the provinces might conceivably protect. (JEL H11)

Citation Details
Title: Federalism vs. the unitary state: options for English Canada in the event of the separation of Quebec.
Author: Dan Usher
Publication: Atlantic Economic Journal (Refereed)
Date: March 1, 1995
Publisher: Atlantic Economic Society
Volume: v23 Issue: n1 Page: p17(6)

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