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== Canada ==
{{further|Constitutional history of Canada}}

The federally initiated [[Rowell–Sirois Commission]] of 1937 to 1940 recommended (successfully) that the federal government take over [[unemployment insurance]] and [[pensions]] from the provinces.

The Quebec-initiated [[Royal Commission of Inquiry on Constitutional Problems]] of 1953 to 1956 argued (unsuccessfully) for the devolution of more powers to the Province of Quebec.

The federal [[Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism]] recommended (successfully) that Canada become officially [[bilingual]] and [[bicultural]] (later modified to ''multi''cultural).