Constitutional Amendment in Canada / / ed. by Emmett Macfarlane.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press Complete eBook-Package 2016
• MitwirkendeR: Baker, Dennis,; Baud, Patrick,; Crandall, Erin,; Dodek, Adam,; Jarvis, Mark D.,; Knopff, Rainer,; Lagassé, Philippe,; MacFarlane, Emmett,; Mathen, Carissima,; Newman, Dwight,; Newman, Warren J.,; Puddister, Kate,; Richez, Emmanuelle,; Verrelli, Nadia,
• HerausgeberIn: Macfarlane, Emmett,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2018]; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (352 p.)

In Canada, the 1982 Constitution Act contains the amending formula, which outlines a set of procedures required to make changes to the constitution. Recent debates over Senate reform, the status of the Supreme Court of Canada, and the rules governing royal succession have highlighted how important the amending formula is in maintaining the vitality and relevance of the governing system. Constitutional Amendment in Canada is the first volume to focus solely on the implications of the amending formula in Canada. Emmett Macfarlane has brought together a group of expert authors to address such topics as the difficulties of constitutional reform, the intersection of various levels of government and the judiciary, and the ability of the public to veto proposed changes. Filling a serious gap in the literature, Constitutional Amendment in Canada is an authoritative study of the historical and contemporary implications of the amending formula.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction Striking a Balance: The Players and Procedures of Canada’s Constitutional Amending Formula -- PART ONE. The Players -- 1. Searching for an Amending Formula: The 115-Year Journey -- 2. Uncovering the Wall Surrounding the Castle of the Constitution: Judicial Interpretation of Part V of the Constitution Act, 1982 -- 3. The Federal Principle: Constitutional Amendment and Intergovernmental Relations -- 4. Part II and Part V: Aboriginal Peoples and Constitutional Amendment -- PART TWO. The Procedures -- 5. Constitutional Amendment by Legislation -- 6. U2: Unanimity versus Unilateralism in Canada’s Politics of Constitutional Amendment -- 7. Understanding the Section 43 Bilateral Amending Formula -- 8. The Possibilities and Limits of Provincial Constitution-Making Power: The Case of Quebec -- 9. The End of Informal Constitutional Change in Canada? -- PART THREE. The Issues -- 10. DIY 101: The Constitutional Entrenchment of the Supreme Court of Canada -- 11. The Uncertain Future of Senate Reform -- 12. The Crown and Constitutional Amendment after the Senate Reform and Supreme Court References -- 13. “The Most Radical Amendment of All”: The Power to Secede and the Secession Reference -- Conclusion. The Future of Canadian Constitutional Amendment -- Appendix -- Selected Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index