Political Science

Regionalism as a Major Canadian Strength
Regionalism in Canada has been applied but with a particular style mainly resulting from the tensions between the emotional and institutional attachments and the local and national economies. As a consequence of this, different states and peoples perception of Canada have come to be identified with Canada which is strength and not a failure as opposed by most criticism (Breslin, et al, 2002).

Regionalism has created Canadas regional and national diversity and this enriches the region in giving it a whole new shape. In general term, the term regionalism in Canada refers to the vitality of the regional differences within the state of Canada (Francis, 2001). The nature of spatial structure and a national organization have maintained the complex regional texture with the ever changing technology of the 20th century (Schwartz, 1994). The economy in Canada has always been functionally integrated and the national sentiments united. This has been all about the life in Canada.  All this stability and life in Canada was caused by the imposition of the national organization (Nurse, 2002). The organization of the state had scattered the people over a large territory about a century ago and the concept of regionalism was hard to escape notice of importance in the politics, societal and the economy of Canada (Manning, 2003).

Due to the importance the concept of regionalism has to Canadian people, most provincial politicians have highly supported Canadian regionalism and it is most clamorously expressed in federal and provincial debates (Fawcett, Hurrell, 1995). Regionalism can be praised in different memories and accents of the past and always expressed in the manner of life associated with various economies based on resources in different physical environments (Mark, 2007). The praise of regionalism is widely expressed in the paintings and literature throughout Canada and can be seen clearly in the manner through which towns relate to different urban system positions and different hinterlands. It should then be argued that regionalism has indeed a strengthening factor to Canada and does not pose any weak link to the development of the state (Allan, 2004).