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Canadian Political Science Association2025 Annual Conference Programme
The Politics of Belonging: Conflict,
Community, Curriculum
Hosted at George Brown College, Toronto, CANADA
June 3 to June 5, 20252025 Annual Conference Programme
The Politics of Belonging: Conflict,
Community, Curriculum
Hosted at George Brown College
June 3 to June 5, 2025
Provincial and Territorial Politics in Canada and Beyond
J16 - Roundtable: State of the Federation 2025 (1 of 3)
Date: Jun 5 | Time: 08:30am to 10:00am | Location:
Chair/Président/Présidente : Nadia Verrelli (Laurentian University)
Discussant/Commentateur/Commentatrice : Julie Simmons (University of Guelph)
Julie Simmons (University of Guelph)Nadia Verrelli (Laurentian University)
Dagmar Soennecken (York University)
Chadwick Cowie (University of Toronto)
Janique Dubois (University of Ottawa )
Minh Do (University of Guelph)
Adrienne Davidson (McMaster University )
Jennifer Wallner (University of Ottawa)
Peter Graefe (McMaster University)
Olivier Jacques (University of Montreal)
Abstract: In recent years, there has been a rise of provincial rights narratives in various regions of the country. At the same time, perhaps more so than in the past, settler Canadians and governments are attuned to the moral authority of Indigenous rights narratives. This volume considers how principles of federalism are reflected and refracted, in the light of these two dynamics, both of which are unfolding in an era of unprecedented social policy expansion. It seeks to explore how these two discourses and movements interact: are there instances where one serves as a counterpoint to the other? How are they possibly complementary? How have they affected social policy expansion? There are a total of 3 roundtables Roundtable 1: Rights, Voices and Government Reaction in the Federation How are intergovernmental relations playing out differently, in light of the amplification of Indigenous voices through the courts, commissions, and grass roots protests on the one hand, and the presence of new and old strategies to defend provincial jurisdiction in several provinces vis a vis the federal government on the other? How are principles of federalism affected by or effecting these dynamics? The roundtable considers public opinion data on federalism, and/or accommodation of Indigenous rights; discussion of provincial rights and legislation expressly defending provincial jurisdiction in Saskatchewan, Alberta, Quebec, its relation or lack thereof to Indigenous narratives, and/or mobilization within provinces regarding carbon taxation and rebate.