Canada's Constitutional Revolution
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0888646496
ISBN 13
9780888646491
LCCN
KE4199.S77
DDC
342.7102
Category
Canadian Constitutional Law
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Publication Year
2013
Publisher
Pages
335
Tags
Abstract
"Barry Strayer shares his experiences as a legal adviser who helped design the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and participated in the patriation of Canada's Constitution. He also provides accounts of the events and people involved in Canada's constitutional reform." -Voila
Description
Contents:
The origins of the problem -- My introduction to constitutional reform : the Fulton and Favreau phrase -- The centennial initiative -- A non-constitutional interlude -- Constitutional dialogue before the Quebec referendum -- Post-referendum negotiations -- Preparing the patriation package -- A year of conflict -- The denouement -- Frank Scott, Pierre Trudeau, and the Charter idea -- Pierre Trudeau enters the corridors of power -- Shaping the Charter -- A social democrat in the court of the philosopher king -- Summing up.
The origins of the problem -- My introduction to constitutional reform : the Fulton and Favreau phrase -- The centennial initiative -- A non-constitutional interlude -- Constitutional dialogue before the Quebec referendum -- Post-referendum negotiations -- Preparing the patriation package -- A year of conflict -- The denouement -- Frank Scott, Pierre Trudeau, and the Charter idea -- Pierre Trudeau enters the corridors of power -- Shaping the Charter -- A social democrat in the court of the philosopher king -- Summing up.
Number of Copies
1
