With the federal election now decided, the spotlight turns once again to Canada’s recurring flashpoints. 

Where do Alberta’s and Saskatchewan’s autonomist currents and the resentment underpinning them stand after the vote, and how does Quebec’s long-running sovereignty project compare? What do these movements mean for national unity, intergovernmental relations and Ottawa’s new policy agenda?  And how does the long shadow cast by the U. S. affect relations within the Canadian federation?

In this webinar, Charles Breton, executive director of the IRPP’s Centre of Excellence on the Canadian Federation had a conversation with two leading scholars of regional politics: Loleen Berdahl, executive director of Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Saskatchewan; and Jared Wesley, professor of political science, at the University of Alberta and lead of the Common Ground initiative.

Together they unpacked the election’s regional verdicts, dissected the similarities and differences between the Quebec sovereignty and Prairie autonomist movements, and outlined the implications for the federation.

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