The Charter Debates : : The Special Joint Committee on the Constitution, 1980-81, and the Making of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms / / ed. by Adam M. Dodek.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press Complete eBook-Package 2018
• HerausgeberIn: Dodek, Adam M.,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2018]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (490 p.)

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms may only be thirty-five years old but it is an important document for all Canadians. Few today, however, are aware of the extensive work and tumultuous debates that occurred behind the scenes. In The Charter Debates, Adam Dodek tells the story of the Special Joint Committee of the Senate and the House of Commons on the Constitution, whose members were instrumental in drafting the Charter. Dodek places the work of the Joint Committee against the backdrop of the decades-long process of patriation and takes the reader inside the committee room, giving them access to Cabinet discussions about constitutional reform. The volume offers a textual exploration of the edited proceedings concerning major Charter subjects such as fundamental freedoms, democratic rights, equality rights, language rights, and the limitations clause. Presenting key moments from the transcripts, carefully selected and contextualized, The Charter Debates is a one-of-a-kind resource for scholars, students, and general readers interested in the Charter and its impact on constitutional politics in Canada.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part One -- 1. Prelude: The Long Road to the Joint Committee -- 2. The Cast -- 3. A t the Joint Committee -- 4. From the Joint Committee to Patriation -- Part Two -- 5. The Limitations Clause -- 6. Fundamental Freedoms -- 7. Democratic Rights -- 8. Mobility Rights -- 9. Legal Rights -- 10. E quality Rights -- 11. Language Rights -- 12. Judicial Review, Enforcement, and Remedies -- 13. Multiculturalism -- 14. Denominational Rights -- 15. A boriginal Rights -- Appendix A: The Special Joint Committee of the Senate and the House of Commons on the Constitution of Canada, 1980-81 -- Appendix B: Groups and Individuals Who Appeared and Gave Evidence before the Committee -- Notes -- Index