Opting out

Opting out

Opting out is a political expression that was formulated in Canada to describe the intention of a province to remove itself from a program administered by the federal government, or to exempt itself from a constitutional amendment that would transfer its legislative powers to Parliament.

Up until the 1960s, a province that did not participate in a shared-cost program would suffer a financial penalty for exercising this choice. The province of Quebec exercised this choice on occasion despite the financial cost. In the 1960s, negotiations between the federal and the Quebec governments lead to tax abatments or fiscal compensation formulas which compensated the Quebec government when it opted out of federal programs.

Under the Constitution Act, 1982, the right for any province to opt out of future constitutional amendments that would transfer legislative powers from the provincial legislatures to Parliament is affirmed. Financial compensation is guaranteed for any province that opts out of such an amendment relating to education or other cultural matters. Under the Meech Lake and Charlottetown Accords, this financial compensation was to be extended to include any constitutional amendment that transferred any legislative powers, not just those relating to education or other cultural matters. However, neither the Meech Lake nor the Charlottetown Accords were ratified.

See also

External links


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • opting out — [opting out] noun [U] (in Britain) the process of choosing to leave the previous system in order to become more independent. The Conservative government in the 1990s encouraged many secondary ↑state schools to ‘opt out’ of ↑Local Education Author …   Useful english dictionary

  • Opting out — L opting out signifie faire le choix de se retirer. Cette expression anglo saxonne fait partie de la nomenclature politique canadienne. Elle décrit le souhait d une province de se retirer d elle même d un programme administré par le gouvernement… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Opting-out-Klausel — Dieser Artikel oder Abschnitt bedarf einer Überarbeitung. Näheres ist auf der Diskussionsseite angegeben. Hilf mit, ihn zu verbessern, und entferne anschließend diese Markierung. Eine Klausel ist im Rechtswesen eine genau definierte… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • opting out — n [U] (in Britain) the process of choosing to leave the previous system in order to become more independent. The Conservative government in the 1990s encouraged many secondary state schools to ‘opt out’ of Local Education Authority control and… …   Universalium

  • Opt-out — For the broadcasting term, see regional variation. For special provisions in EU treaties, see Opt outs in the European Union. For other uses, see Opt (disambiguation). The term opt out refers to several methods by which individuals can avoid… …   Wikipedia

  • Opt-Out — Opt out, teils auch Opting out, steht für: Opt out (Permission Marketing), eine Form des Werbe und Informations Versands Opt out (Arbeitsrecht), das Recht zur individualvertraglichen Vereinbarung der Wochenarbeitszeit das Recht einzelner EU… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Opt Out — Opt out, teils auch Opting out, steht für: Opt out (Permission Marketing), eine Form des Werbe und Informations Versands Opt out (Arbeitsrecht), das Recht zur individualvertraglichen Vereinbarung der Wochenarbeitszeit das Recht einzelner EU… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Opt-out (politics) — In politics, an opt out is when one level of government can decline or refuse to be part of a program designed by another level of government. Usage The term is used in both Canada and the European Union, where it has roughly the same meaning. In …   Wikipedia

  • opt out — verb choose not to do something, as out of fear of failing She copped out when she was supposed to get into the hang glider • Syn: ↑cop out • Derivationally related forms: ↑copout (for: ↑cop out) • Hypernyms …   Useful english dictionary

  • opt out — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms opt out : present tense I/you/we/they opt out he/she/it opts out present participle opting out past tense opted out past participle opted out to decide not to take part in something or to stop taking part in …   English dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”