Canada and the United States: Differences That Count, Fifth Edition

Introduction
David M. Thomas

Part 1: Populations, Impressions, and Values

1. North America’s New Demographic Destiny
Darryl Bricker and John Ibbitson

2. Imagining Each Other
Stephen Brooks

3. American Backlash, Canadian Compromise: 30 Years of Divergence
Michael Adams

4. Together and Apart: Canada and the United States and the World Beyond
Deanna Horton and Roy Norton

Part 2: Governance and Governing Mechanisms

5. Elections: Why Such Differences?
Michael Boda and Keith Archer

6. Past Futures: Federalism under Yet More Stress
David M. Thomas

7. Prime Ministers and Presidents: Institutional Differences and Political Convergence
Thomas Bateman

8. How Partisan Polarization Affects the Workings of the US Congress and the Canadian Parliament in the Twenty-first Century
Melissa Haussman and Lori Turnbull

9. Courts and the Law
Chios Carmody

Part 3: Economic Systems, Taxation, Safety Nets, and Democracy

10. The Complex World of Budgetary Policy: Made Even More Complex by COVID-19
Munir Sheikh

11. Healthcare in Canada and the United States
Antonia Maioni and Pierre Martin

12. Inequality: Choose Your Parents Wisely
John Harles

Part 4: Policy Differences, Policy Challenges, and Policy Change

13. Protests, Diversity, and Differences That Matter – For Some
Kathy Brock and Andrea Migone

14. Twin Crises – Twin Ambitions – Twin Vulnerabilities: Confronting Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss in Canada and the United States
Andrea Olive and Debora VanNijnatten

15. Energy Interdependence and the Future
Monica Gattinger and Julien Tohme

Conclusion
Christopher Sands

Index