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POL214 (Restraints (Major restraint of domestic inaction (as Mulroney…
POL214
Restraints
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While congress has the clear authority to enact regulatory authority, it is not so clear that parliament has the sole authority to do so
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The geography bisected by the political boundary dividing Canada and the US makes binational environmental policy problems inevitable
binational, transnational law system, and domestic considerations
Acid Rain background
America and Canada are closely linked economically. American borders cut through a wide diversity of ecosystems
The single fact that Canadian policy must take American policy into primary accounts is emblematic of this relationship
the Rain:
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Acid rain, in addition to endangering lakes, destroys building materials, weathers historical monuments and is dangerous to inhale
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common understanding may perceive US-Canadian relations as asymmetrical, though that wildly varies on a case by case basis
Canada’s significant contributions to global environmental governance have been coterminous with the rise of globalization
The interaction of domestic Canadian environmental politics with the country’s global environmental foreign policy aims underscore the necessity of broad group mobilization to gain bilateral environmental policy agreements with other nations. The Acid Rain treaty of 1991 showcases the effectiveness of mobilizing a domestic constituency to further foreign policy goals and strengthen Canada’s diplomatic position vis a vis the United States Government.