Constitutional Odyssey: Can Canadians Become a Sovereign People?

• Autore: Russell Peter H.
• Pubblicazione: Toronto, ON, CAN, : University of Toronto Press, 20040101; University of Toronto Press
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (375 p.)
• Disciplina: 342.7103/9
• Soggetto topico: HISTORY; Canada / General
• Soggetto geografico: Canada Politics and government 1867-; Canada Histoire constitutionnelle; Canada Droit constitutionnel Amendements; Canada Politique et gouvernement
• Nota di contenuto: The question of our time -- The sovereign of the people -- Confederation -- Provincial rights -- An autonomous community -- Mega constitutional politics, round one: Fulton-Favreau to Victoria -- Round two: new constitutionalism -- Round three: patriation -- Round four: Meech Lake -- Round five: the Canada round I -- The Canada round II: the sovereign people say no -- Canada returns to constitutional normalcy -- Appendix: the Charlottetown Accord.
• Sommario/riassunto: Constitutional Odyssey is an account of the politics of making and changing Canada's constitution from Confederation to the present day. Peter H. Russell frames his analysis around two contrasting constitutional philosophies - Edmund Burke's conception of the constitution as a set of laws and practices incrementally adapting to changing needs and societal differences, and John Locke's ideal of a Constitution as a single document expressing the will of a sovereign people as to how they are to be governed. The first and second editions of Constitutional Odyssey , published in 1992 and 1993 respectively, received wide-ranging praise for their ability to inform the public debate. This third edition continues in that tradition. Russell adds a new preface, and a new chapter on constitutional politics since the defeat of the Charlottetown Accord in 1993. He also looks at the 1995 Quebec Referendum and its fallout, the federal Clarity Act, Quebec's Self-Determination Act, the Agreement on Internal Trade, the Social Union Framework Agreement and the Council of the Federation, progress in Aboriginal self-determination such as Nunavut and the Nisga'a Agreement, and the movement to reduce the democratic deficit in parliamentary government. Comprehensive and eminently readable, Constitutional Odyssey is as important as ever.
• Titolo autorizzato: Constitutional Odyssey: Can Canadians Become a Sovereign People
• ISBN: 1-4426-9048-8; 1-4426-8771-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910139532503321
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