Charting the Consequences : : The Impact of Charter Rights on Canadian Law and Politics / / ed. by David Schneiderman, Kate Sutherland.

In 1990, Supreme Court Justice Bertha Wilson proclaimed that the Canadian Charter of Rights 'is and must continue to be a vital force in molding the lives of Canadians.' In this collection of original essays commissioned by the Centre for Constitutional Studies, University of Alberta, lega...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
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Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2020]
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Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
Series:Heritage
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Physical Description:1 online resource (376 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contributors
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Impact (Real or Apprehended) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms on the Legislative Authority of Quebec
  • 2. Infertile Soil? Sowing the Charter in Alberta
  • 3. Business, Economic Rights, and the Charter
  • 4. The Impact of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms on Income Tax Law and Policy
  • 5. Contemporary Traditional Equality: The Effect of the Charter on First Nations Politics
  • 6. The Good, the Bad, and the Smugly: Sexual Orientation and Perspectives on the Charter
  • 7. Rights, Nationalism, and Social Movements in Canadian Constitutional Politics
  • 8. The New Equality Paradigm: The Impact of Charter Equality Principles on Private Law Decisions
  • 9. The Charter and Access to Justice in Canada
  • 10. The Charter and Mainstream Political Science: Waves of Practical Contestation and Changing Theoretical Currents
  • Conclusion: Towards an Understanding of the Impact of the Charter of Rights on Canadian Law and Politics