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THINKING ABOUT THE UNTHINKABLE: PLANNING FOR A POSSIBLE SECESSION
No full textTHINKING ABOUT THE UNTHINKABLE: PLANNING FOR A POSSIBLE SECESSIO
IMPOVERISHMENT OF THE LAW BY THE LAW: A CRITIQUE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S VISION OF THE RULE OF LAW AND THE FEDERAL PRINCIPLE
No full textIMPOVERISHMENT OF THE LAW BY THE LAW: A CRITIQUE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S VISION OF THE RULE OF LAW AND THE FEDERAL PRINCIPL
A COURT IN NEED AND A FRIEND INDEED: AN ANALYSIS OF THE ARGUMENTS OF THE AMICUS CURIAE IN THE QUEBEC SECESSION REFERENCE
No full textA COURT IN NEED AND A FRIEND INDEED: AN ANALYSIS OF THE ARGUMENTS OF THE AMICUS CURIAE IN THE QUEBEC SECESSION REFERENC
The Manual of Official Procedure of the Government of Canada: An Exposé
No full textIn light of the much discussed issue to "codify" or make an official interpretation of constitutional conventions in Canada, this article introduces theManual of Official Procedure of the Government of Canada to further stimulate discussion on the topics presented at the Public Policy Forum and at the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights in 2011. It also posits that constitutional conventions derive from principles rather than existing in isolation. This article is part of a larger, forthcoming work in the Journal of Parliamentary and Political Law.
COULD THE MEECH LAKE ACCORD AFFECT THE PROTECTION OF EQUALITY RIGHTS FOR WOMEN AND MINORITIES IN CANADA?
No full textCOULD THE MEECH LAKE ACCORD AFFECT THE PROTECTION OF EQUALITY RIGHTS FOR WOMEN AND MINORITIES IN CANADA
L\u27AFFAIRE MAHE: LE JUDGEMENT DE LA DECENNIE EN DROITS LINGUISTIQUES
No full textL\u27AFFAIRE MAHE: LE JUDGEMENT DE LA DECENNIE EN DROITS LINGUISTIQUE
Canada’s Neglected Tradition of Coalition Government
No full textOn Wednesday, 26 November 2008, I closed the second of two lectures on politics in the 1840s and 1850s for my second-year, pre-Con- federation Canadian history students by reiter- ating the definition of responsible government. I suggested that, at its core, was the principle that the parliamentary executive was respon- sible to the elected assembly as a whole, and that the governor general (or lieutenant governor) was expected to follow the executive’s wishes. This expectation included not calling elections every time a government fell in the assembly, but rather selecting another government that had the support of the already elected members of the assembly