Options for a New Canada

Published by University of Toronto Press 1991

Options for a New Canada

Edited by: Ronald Watts and Douglas Brown

In the series Heritage

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487574468

Overview
Contents

About this book

Recognizing that Canada is facing a renewed and potentially disastrous constitutional impasse, the Business Council on National Issues has commissioned the papers in this book to provide a fresh analysis of our difficult constitutional problems.

Author / Editor information

Watts Ronald :

Ronald L. Watts is the Director of the Institute of Intergovernmental Relations at Queen’s University.Brown Douglas :

Douglas M. Brown is the Associate Director of the Institute of Intergovernmental Relations at Queen’s University.

Topics

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	V
FOREWORD Thomas P. d’Aquino Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT William W. Stinson Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT Guy Saint-Pierre Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ronald L. Watts and Douglas M. Brown Publicly Available Download PDF	XIII
NOTES ABOUT THE AUTHORS Publicly Available Download PDF	XV
I. Introduction
1. An Overview Ronald L. Watts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
II. An Outline of the Options
2. Canada's Constitutional Options: An Outline Ronald L. Watts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
III. The Context
3. The Context for Future Constitutional Options Thomas J. Courchene and John N. McDougall Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	33
4. Shared and Divergent Values Charles Taylor Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
5. Constitutional Change and the Three Equalities Alan C. Cairns Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	77
IV. Basic Options and Processes
6. Quebec Beyond the Federal Regime of 1867-1982: From Distinct Society to National Community Guy Laforest Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
7. Options for the Future of Canada: the Good, the Bad, and the Fantastic Peter M. Leslie Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	123
8. Towards a New Constitutional Process Peter H. Russell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	141
9. Riding the Constitutional Rollercoaster: A Commentary Patrick Monahan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	157
10. Alternative Methods for Aboriginal Participation in Processes of Constitutional Reform David C. Hawkes and Bradford W. Morse Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
V. Models for Future Structures
11. European Integration: Are There Lessons for Canada? Dan Soberman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191
12. Other Federal and Nonfederal Countries: Lessons for Canada Alain-G. Gagnon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
VI. Areas of Adjustinent
13. Constitutional Design in a Federation: An Economist's Perspective Robin Boadway Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	237
14. Distribution of Functions and Jurisdiction: A Political Scientist's Analysis J. Peter Meekison Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	259
15. Equality or Asymmetry: Why Choose? David Milne Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	285
16. The Federative Superstructure Ronald L. Watts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	309
17. Areas of Adjustment: A Lawyer's Perspective Katherine Swinton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	337

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 360

eBook

Published: December 15, 1991
ISBN: 9781487574468