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> Texas is not part of the US federal government, not even a subset. And the government of Newfoundland and Labrador is neither a part of, nor a subset of, the

> Texas is not part of the US federal government, not even a subset. And the government of Newfoundland and Labrador is neither a part of, nor a subset of, the Canadian federal government. As recent as the 1949 it was an entirely separate country. It is a latecomer to the Canadian Confederation. America is not unique in its federalism. > Canada is under a single sovereign, with the provincial governments being smaller pieces without absolute authorities. This is completely incorrect. In point of fact, Provinces have more power than the federal government (and, in practice, more power than states do in the US). Section 33 of the charter devolves power to override the federal constitution or acts of the federal parliament to provincial legislatures. This so-called not-withstanding clause effectively grounds British-style parliamentary supremacy at the provincial level.

Canada 10y ago
> And the government of Newfoundland and Labrador is neither a part of, nor a subset of, the Canadian federal government. Name one indictable offense unique to any province. Name one indictable offense that has force in another part of Canada but not one or more provinces. There is a real difference between the sovereignty of a Canadian province and a US state. In Canada the federal government has substantially more legal authority. Actually, a better way to look at it is that a province has a lot less authority.
- mistermann 10y ago
  > Name one indictable offense that has force in another part of Canada but not one or more provinces. Possession of Marijuana in BC vs the rest of the country.
  - Canada 10y ago
    Nice try :)
sandworm101 10y ago
>>>This so-called not-withstanding clause effectively grounds British-style parliamentary supremacy at the provincial level. Um, that is my point. All of Canada is under a single constitution and, technically, one Queen. The US has multiple constitutions, at least one of which (MA) predates the US federal. Find a Canadian province with a constitution allowing it to ignore actions of the national government, ignore without separating. I can cite dozens, hundreds of areas where US states can tell the feds to take a hike. In the community of nations, that is strange.

Canada 10y ago

> And the government of Newfoundland and Labrador is neither a part of, nor a subset of, the Canadian federal government. Name one indictable offense unique to any province. Name one indictable offense that has force in another part of Canada but not one or more provinces. There is a real difference between the sovereignty of a Canadian province and a US state. In Canada the federal government has substantially more legal authority. Actually, a better way to look at it is that a province has a lot less authority.

mistermann 10y ago
> Name one indictable offense that has force in another part of Canada but not one or more provinces. Possession of Marijuana in BC vs the rest of the country.
- Canada 10y ago
  Nice try :)

sandworm101 10y ago

>>>This so-called not-withstanding clause effectively grounds British-style parliamentary supremacy at the provincial level. Um, that is my point. All of Canada is under a single constitution and, technically, one Queen. The US has multiple constitutions, at least one of which (MA) predates the US federal. Find a Canadian province with a constitution allowing it to ignore actions of the national government, ignore without separating. I can cite dozens, hundreds of areas where US states can tell the feds to take a hike. In the community of nations, that is strange.