Constitutional Amendment in Canada / Paul Gérin-Lajoie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gérin-Lajoie, Paul, author.

Series:

Canadian government series ; 3.

Heritage

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Canada. Constitution--Amendments.

Canada.

Constitutional amendments--Canada.

Constitutional amendments.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (385 pages).

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

On one of the most important and controversial matters in Canada-the drafting of an amending clause to the British North America Act. A forceful, lucid discussion of past amendments, conflicting views, and a possible solution.

Contents:

Cover; CONTENTS; PREFACE; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION; 1. The British North America (No. 2) Act, 1949; 2. The Constitutional Conference of January 1950; Part I. THE CONSTITUTION OF CANADA; I. The Constitution Defined; II. The Flexibility of the Constitution; Part II. HOW PAST AMENDMENTS WERE SECURED; III. How Past Amendments Were Secured; 1. The British North America Act, 1871; 2. The Parliament of Canada Act, 1875; 3. The British North America Act, 1886; 4. The Canada (Ontario Boundary) Act, 1889; 5. The Canadian Speaker (Appointment of Deputy) Act, 1895, Session 2.

6. The British North America Act, 19077. The British North America Act, 1915; 8. The British North America Act, 1916; 9. The British North America Act, 1930; 10. The Statute of Westminster, 1931; 11. The British North America Act, 1940; 12. The British North America Act, 1943; 13. The British North America Act, 1946; 14. The British North America Act, 1949; Note on the Statute Law Revision Acts; Part III. THE AMENDING PROCESS TO-DAY; IV. An Address from Both Houses of Parliament; V. The Participation of the Provinces; VI. The Role of the British Parliament.

VII. Conflicting Views on the Amending ProcessPart IV. PROPOSALS FOR A NEW AMENDING MACHINERY; VIII. Changes of Procedure Advocated in the Past; IX. An Approach to the Future; APPENDICES; A. The Statute of Westminster, 1931; B. Resolution of the House of Commons of Canada embodying an Address to His Majesty With a View to the Enactment at Westminster of the British North America Act, 1946; C. Some Statements of Leading Public Men at Ottawa since Confederation Respecting the Consent of the Provinces as a Prerequisite to Constitutional Amendment.

D. Proposal for a General Procedure to Amend the Constitution Drafted by a Sub-committee of Experts Representing the Federal and Provincial Governments (New Brunswick not attending) in February and March 1936, Pursuant to a Resolution of the Dominion-Provincial Conference, 1935E. The British North America (No. 2) Act, 1949; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W; Y.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Mrz 2019)

ISBN:

9781487597498

1487597495

9781487595784

1487595786

OCLC:

1091700889