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Canada is a federation where two orders of government—provincial and federal—have environmental jurisdiction based on the allocation of related powers in the Constitution. The concurrency of environmental authority over many similar matters necessitates federal-provincial diplomacy for effective air quality management. Cooperation has been the preferred mode of interaction, punctuated by occasional periods of competition. Coordination of air quality management takes place both under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act and at the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment. In addressing four major air quality issues in Canada, there was a complex interaction between the mechanisms reflecting the changing circumstances as issues evolved. The preconditions for effective governmental partnerships include both interpersonal and institutional factors.
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Angle, R. (2014). Federal-Provincial Relations in Air Quality Management. In: Taylor, E., McMillan, A. (eds) Air Quality Management. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7557-2_15
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