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RECONCILING DUALITY AND DIVERSITY/ DUALITÉ ET DIVERSITÉ SONT-ELLES CONCILIABLES?
No full textI wish to thank the University of Alberta for the honorary degree which it has generously conferred upon me today. I accept with joy this high distinction because I assume that beyond my modest person you have wished, Madam Chancellor, to express your attachment to the linguistic duality of our country and to the unique role which history has devolved upon Québec in this respect. I also accept it with humility for I am well aware that the only degrees which count in life are those which accrue to deserving students following prolonged years of arduous study
LA NATION, C’EST MOI: THE ENCOUNTER OF QUÉBEC AND ABORIGINAL NATIONALISMS
No full textProponents of Québec’s independence justify their goal with the claim that their province is the cradle of one of Canada’s “Founding Nations.” In so doing, they bypass the self-perception of the dominant, politicized Aboriginal peoples, who perceive themselves as forming the “First Nations” of what is now Canada. These contending views, neither of which is yet constitutionally fully recognized, are bound to clash whenever issues of self-government are raised within Québec’s boundaries. Such a situation arose at the time of the 1995 Québec referendum on sovereignty, which was met with adamant opposition from Aboriginal groups, especially the Cree, the Inuit and the Mohawk. In reaction, Québec’s pro-independence government at the time accused Aboriginal peoples of being Ottawa’s instrument, and repeated the debatable argument that Québec has maintained the most respectful policy towards Aboriginal peoples among all Canadian provinces
WAGING WAR: JAPAN’S CONSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINTS
No full textArticle 9 of Japan’s postwar constitution subjects the nation to stringently worded constraints on its legal capacity to wage war. Although not the only constitution to include a renunciation of war,1 Japan’s postwar constitution is unique in its prohibition of military forces that make war possible.
R. V. SHARPE AND THE PRIVATE POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
No full textR. V. SHARPE AND THE PRIVATE POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPH
UNBALANCED BALANCING: BILL C-46, "LIKELY RELEVANCE," AND STAGE-ONE BALANCING
No full textUNBALANCED BALANCING: BILL C-46, "LIKELY RELEVANCE," AND STAGE-ONE BALANCIN
TEMPTED BY RIGHTS: THE EUROPEAN UNION AND ITS NEW CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
No full textTEMPTED BY RIGHTS: THE EUROPEAN UNION AND ITS NEW CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT
