The Charlottetown Accord, the Referendum, and the Future of Canada

Published by University of Toronto Press 1993

The Charlottetown Accord, the Referendum, and the Future of Canada

Edited by: Kenneth McRoberts and Patrick J. Monahan

In the series Heritage

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487577681

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About this book

In the Fall of 1992, Canadians were asked to give their approval to a sweeping set of constitutional proposals in a national referendum. The first serious and informed analysis of these proposals took place at a conference at York University that September.

Author / Editor information

McRoberts Kenneth :

KENNETH MCROBERTS is professor of Political Science, York University, and Director of the Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies.Monahan Patrick J. :

Patrick J. Monahan is Director of the York University Centre for Public Law and Public Policy.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface Kenneth Mcroberts and Patrick J. Monahan Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction Kenneth Mcrobert and Patrick J. Monahan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
PART ONE. The Reform of Central Institutions in the Charlottetown Accord
1. The Reform of Federal Institutions Ronald L. Watts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
2. The Charlottetown Accord Senate: Effective or Emasculated? David Elton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
3. Speaking for Ourselves Shelagh Day Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	58
4. The Charlottetown Accord and Central Institutions Gérald-A. Beaudoin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
PART TWO. The Division of Powers in the Charlottetown Accord
5. Division of Powers in the Charlottetown Accord Peter W. Hogg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	85
6. The Charlottetown Accord and the End of the Exclusiveness of Provincial Jurisdictions Jacques Frémont Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
7. The Charlottetown Accord: A Faulty Framework and a Wrong-headed Compromise Judy Rebick Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	102
8. The Dog That Never Barked: Who Killed Asymmetrical Federalism? Reg Whitaker Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	107
PART THREE. Distinct Society, Aboriginal Rights, and Fundamental Canadian Values
9. The Charlottetown Discord and Aboriginal Peoples' Struggle for Fundamental Political Change Mary Ellen Turpel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	117
10. Québec, a Nation Divided Raymond Giroux Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	152
11. The Referendum and Democracy Maude Barlow Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159
12. Sinking Again into the Quagmire of Conflicting Visions, Groups, Underinclusion, and Death by Referendum Errol P. Mendes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
13. The Charlottetown Accord: A Canadian Compromise Peter Lougheed Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	171
PART FOUR. The Referendum
14. The October I 992 Canadian Constitutional Referendum: The Socio-Political Context Michael Adams Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	185
15. The Referendum and Its Aftermath Jeffrey Simpson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193
16. The Quebec Referendum: Quebeckers Say No André Blais Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	200
PART FIVE. The Future of Canada
17. The End of Mega Constitutional Politics in Canada? Peter H. Russell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
18. The Sounds of Silence Patrick J. Monahan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	222
19. Disagreeing on Fundamentals: English Canada and Quebec Kenneth Mcroberts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	249
20. Speculations on a Canada without Quebec Roger Gibbins Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	264
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	275
APPENDIX 1. Consensus Report on the Constitution Charlottetown August 28, I 992 Final Text Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	279
APPENDIX 2. Draft Legal Text October 9, 1992 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	311
APPENDIX 3. Official Voting Results, by Province 26 October 1992 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	363

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 376

eBook

Published: December 15, 1993
ISBN: 9781487577681