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086 1 $aDSS Cat. no. CP32-63/1995E
100 1 $aHurley, James Ross.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79124823
245 10 $aAmending Canada's constitution :$bhistory, processes, problems, and prospects /$cJames Ross Hurley.
260 $aOttawa :$bCanada Communication Group, Pub.,$c[1996], ©1996.
300 $axvi, 297 pages ;$c23 cm
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500 $aIssued also in French under title: La modification de la constitution du Canada.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 285-297).
505 00 $g1.$tConstitutions and Constitutional Amendment --$g2.$tAmending Canada's Constitution 1867 to 1982 --$g3.$tThe Search for an Amendment Formula: 1926 to 1982 --$g4.$tThe Amending Formula Adopted in 1982 --$g5.$tAmendments Proclaimed Since 1982 --$g6.$tUnsuccessful Proposals for Constitutional Amendment Since 1982 --$g7.$tFrom the Ratification of an Amendment to Its Proclamation --$g8.$tThe Role of Executive Federalism, Popular Participation and Other Operational Questions.
520 $aFor nearly thirty years - from 1968 to 1996 - Canadians have been involved in an almost constant debate on their Constitution. The issues, like the politicians who shaped them, have been complex and varied, sometimes colourful, and often highly controversial. But at the centre of this debate, one key issue has remained: the challenge of devising rules and processes for making changes to the Constitution.
520 8 $aPolitical scientists, historians and students of public law will appreciate how Amending Canada's Constitution provides an inside, yet impartial, look at the broad issues and processes of constitutional change. The book, by one of Canada's leading authorities, is rich in facts and details, including rare or recently de-classified letters and documents.
520 8 $aGeneral readers and those new to the constitutional debate will benefit from a comprehensive and highly readable overview of some of the most significant and turbulent moments in the history of the Canadian federation. Events like the 1982 patriation of the Constitution and the Meech Lake and Charlottetown Accords - often discussed and frequently misunderstood - are reviewed and clearly explained with references to correspondence and other supporting memoranda.
520 8 $aOf particular note is the series of letters between Pierre Trudeau and Rene Levesque in 1981-82 on the question of a Quebec veto.
650 0 $aConstitutional amendments$zCanada.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009121457
650 0 $aConstitutional history$zCanada.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008101598
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