Canada's constitutional revolution / Barry L. Strayer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Strayer, Barry L., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Canada. Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Canada.

Constitutional history--Canada.

Constitutional history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (358 pages) : illustrations, photographs

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edmonton, Alberta : The University of Alberta Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From 1960 to 1982 Barry L. Strayer was instrumental in the design of The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the patriation of Canada's Constitution. Here Dr. Strayer shares his experiences as a key legal advisor with a clear, personal voice that yields an insightful contribution to Canadian history and political memoir. He discusses the personal philosophies of Pierre Trudeau and F.R. Scott in addition to his meticulous accounts of the events and people involved in Canada's constitutional reform, and the consequences of that reform, which reveal that it was truly a revolution. This is an accessible primary source for experts and non-specialists interested in constitutional history studies, political history of patriation and The Charter, interpretation of The Charter, and the nature of judicial review.

Contents:

Front Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Preface

Introduction

Part I: The Patriation Process

1 Origins of the Problem

2 My Introduction to Constitutional Reform: The Fulton and Favreau Phase

3 The Centennial Initiative

4 A Non-Constitutional Interlude

5 Constitutional Dialogue Before the Quebec Referendum

6 Post-Referendum Negotiations

7 Preparing the Patriation Package

8 A Year of Conflict

9 The Denouement

Part II: Political and Pragmatic Origins of the Charter

10 Frank Scott Pierre Trudeau, and the Charter Idea

11 Pierre Trudeau Enters the Corridors of Power

12 Shaping the Charter

13 A Social Democrat in the Court of the Philospher King

Part III: Conclusion

14 Summing Up

Notes

Index

About the Author

Other Titles from The University of Alberta Press.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-88864-803-0

OCLC:

814661718