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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 14 Apr 2020

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      There's an argument gaining currency that American federalism has proven its worth in the pandemic but I find it hard to believe when the president is comparing himself to Captain Bligh and governors to mutineers. Also threatening to withhold medical supplies. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1250075668282576898 …

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 14 Apr 2020

      I think a more productive conversation about the American federalist system might focus on comparisons with other systems, especially Canada and Germany. Canada in particular, has enough commonalities with USA to make some interesting comparisons.

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        2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 14 Apr 2020

          Canada like the USA has a federalist system. Canadian provinces actually have more power than USA states & there are starker regional divides (real secessionists movements in Canada). Trudeau, prior to COVID-19, has had big fights with provinces.

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        3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 14 Apr 2020

          Jeet Heer Retweeted Kristy Kirkup

          The interesting thing in Canada is that so far you haven't seen the kind of meltdown of Federal/provincial relations that is happening in USA. Notably, the right-wing populist Doug Ford has gone out of his way to work with Trudeau's government.https://twitter.com/kkirkup/status/1247577177245331456 …

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          Kristy KirkupVerified account @kkirkup
          Ontario Premier Doug Ford praises both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland for doing a phenomenal job and points to their work in communicating with channels in United States on the situation with 3M. #onpoli #cdnpoli
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        4. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 14 Apr 2020

          Anyways, here's a free story idea: compare Canadian & American response to pandemic as a way to gauge role of leadership & political systems.

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        2. Funky Bi Guy‏ @angryblackbiguy 14 Apr 2020
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          Is Canada run by a crime family/death cult? Not being glib. Just not that turned into Canadian politics. Can only take so much depression.

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        3.  🇺🇸617to416 🇨🇦‏ @617to416 14 Apr 2020
          Replying to @angryblackbiguy @HeerJeet

          As a dual citizen, I find listening to the Canadian government's daily coronavirus press conferences a great antidote to the depression caused by listening to Trump's daily buffoonery.

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        1. mkazin‏ @mkazin 14 Apr 2020
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          And we'd all be happy to put Trump and his loyalists on a few small rowboats and see if they could stay alive on a few grams of bread a day...

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        1.  🇺🇸617to416 🇨🇦‏ @617to416 14 Apr 2020
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          One major difference between Canadian federalism and American is that the American Constitution limits the federal government's role in domestic policy, except as permitted by the horrendously ambiguous Commerce Clause.

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        2. Peter Murphy‏ @peterkmurphy 14 Apr 2020
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          You could also look at the Australian system of federalism. States have some responsibilities for health, and lockdowns were pushed by New South Wales and Victoria - forcing the federal government to catch up. We've been successful at keeping cases down. https://blog.grattan.edu.au/2020/04/australia-should-join-new-zealand-and-shoot-for-eliminating-coronavirus/ …

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        3. Peter Murphy‏ @peterkmurphy 14 Apr 2020
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          Here's a list of relevant responsibilities, in case you are interested. https://www.health.gov.au/about-us/the-australian-health-system#government-responsibilities …

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