Provides the student with a detailed examination of the political issues that divide and unite Canadians. Topics include: discussion of alternative theoretical approaches to Canadian politics; regionalism, citizenship, and political participation; the French- English Cleavage; provincialism versus federalism; aboriginal politics; gender and class issues; the uneasy relationship between the United States and Canada; multiculturalism and bilingualism as key indicators of Canadian political culture; the Executive in Parliament dispute; legislative politics and judicial interpretation; law and constitution.