Constitutional Amendment in Canada

Published by University of Toronto Press 2016

Constitutional Amendment in Canada

Edited by: Emmett Macfarlane

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442619005

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Contents

About this book

Constitutional Amendment in Canada is the first volume to focus solely on the implications of the amending formula in Canada.

Author / Editor information

Macfarlane Emmett :

Emmett Macfarlane is an associate professor of political science at the University of Waterloo

Reviews

Peter Russell:

‘Constitutional Amendment in Canada provides interesting food for thought on the limits of constitutional growth through formal constitutional amendment.’

David E. Smith, Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Department of Politics and Public Administration, Ryerson University:

"The contributions to this volume are exemplary and bring a multitude of perspectives to Canada’s plural formula for constitutional amendment."

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Introduction Striking a Balance: The Players and Procedures of Canada’s Constitutional Amending Formula Emmett MacFarlane Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
PART ONE. The Players
1. Searching for an Amending Formula: The 115-Year Journey Nadia Verrelli Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
2. Uncovering the Wall Surrounding the Castle of the Constitution: Judicial Interpretation of Part V of the Constitution Act, 1982 Adam Dodek Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	42
3. The Federal Principle: Constitutional Amendment and Intergovernmental Relations Carissima Mathen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
4. Part II and Part V: Aboriginal Peoples and Constitutional Amendment Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	85
PART TWO. The Procedures
5. Constitutional Amendment by Legislation Warren J. Newman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
6. U2: Unanimity versus Unilateralism in Canada’s Politics of Constitutional Amendment Rainer Knopff Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	126
7. Understanding the Section 43 Bilateral Amending Formula Dwight Newman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	147
8. The Possibilities and Limits of Provincial Constitution-Making Power: The Case of Quebec Emmanuelle Richez Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	164
9. The End of Informal Constitutional Change in Canada? Dennis Baker and Mark D. Jarvis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	185
PART THREE. The Issues
10. DIY 101: The Constitutional Entrenchment of the Supreme Court of Canada Erin Crandall Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
11. The Uncertain Future of Senate Reform Emmett MacFarlane Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	228
12. The Crown and Constitutional Amendment after the Senate Reform and Supreme Court References Philippe Lagassé and Patrick Baud Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	248
13. “The Most Radical Amendment of All”: The Power to Secede and the Secession Reference Kate Puddister Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	271
Conclusion. The Future of Canadian Constitutional Amendment Emmett MacFarlane Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	290
Appendix Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	307
Selected Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	313
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	323
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	325

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 352

eBook

Published: August 6, 2018
ISBN: 9781442619005