Download or read book The Charlottetown Accord the Referendum and the Future of Canada written by York University (Toronto, Ont.). Centre for Public Law and Public Policy and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Fall of 1992, Canadians were asked for the first time in their history to approve a sweeping set of constitutional proposals in a national referendum. An analysis of these proposals took place at a conference at York U., entitled "The Constitution: Year of Decision," held in September 1992. This volume comprises revised and updated conference presentations in five sections: the reform of central institutions in the Charlottetown Accord; the division of powers in the Accord; distinct society, aboriginal rights, and fundamental Canadian values; the referendum; and the future of Canada. No index. Paper edition (unseen), $24.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book The Charlottetown Accord the Referendum and the Future of Canada written by York University (Toronto, Ont.). Centre for Public Law and Public Policy and published by . This book was released on 1993-11-23 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Fall of 1992, public events in Canada reached a climax that had far-reaching effects for the future of the country. For the first time in their history, Canadians were asked to give their approval to a sweeping set of constitutional proposals in a national referendum. The first serious and informed analysis of these proposals took place at a conference at York University that September. Sponsored by the Centre for Public Law and Public Policy, and the Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies at York University, the conference drew major speakers including Peter Lougheed, former premier of Alberta; Peter Hogg of Osgoode Hall Law School; Judy Rebick, president of the National Action Committee on the Status of women; Senator Gerald-A. Beaudoin; Professor Ronald Watts of Queen’s University; Michael Adams of Environics Research Group; Jeffrey Simpson of the Globe and Mail; Reg Whitaker of York University; Maude Barlow, National Chairperson, Council of Canadians; David Elton, president of Canada’s West Foundation; and Raymond Giroux of Le Soleil, among others. The papers of the conference, most of which were later revised in light of the 26 October referendum results, present a record of Canadian thought during a period of profound national change. They are grouped here under such topics as ‘The Reform of Central Institutions,’ ‘The Division of Powers,’ ‘Distinct Society, Aboriginal Rights, and Fundamental Canadian Values,’ ‘The Referendum,’ and ‘The Future of Canada.’ In this book, leading scholars, government decision-makers, interest groups, and journalists come together to debate the country’s future. Their papers provide an independent and informed analysis of the choices confronting Canadians at a decisive moment in their collective history.
Download or read book The Secession of Quebec and the Future of Canada written by Robert Andrew Young and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1998 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the premises that Quebecers vote for independence in a referendum and Canada accepts this result, The Secession of Quebec and the Future of Canada is a timely examination of the implications of separation for Quebec and the rest of Canada.
Download or read book Direct Democracy in Canada written by J. Patrick Boyer and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 1996-07-25 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A well researched analysis of three national referenda in Canada: prohibition in 1898, conscription in 1942, and the Constitution in 1992.
Download or read book The Challenge of Direct Democracy written by Richard Johnston and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1996 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In October 1992 Canada's political leaders asked voters to accept the Charlottetown Accord, a comprehensive package of constitutional amendments that was the product of years of negotiation, consultation, and compromise. Canadians rejected it outright, effectively halting the country's formal constitutional evolution. But what did the No vote mean? Were voters making a considered judgment after thorough consideration of the package or were they expressing their anger with politicians, particularly Prime Minister Brian Mulroney? The Challenge of Direct Democracy provides the definitive account of the 1992 referendum on the Charlottetown Accord.
Download or read book The Referendum Papers written by C.D. Howe Institute and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Razor-Thin Outcome of the October 1995 Referendum in Quebec was a jarring wake-up call for English Canada, forcing Canadians outside Quebec to confront the unthinkable. This collection of papers by leading academics and analysts offers the most thorough examination yet of the main issues arising for the country out of the October referendum. It considers not only what might be done to help the country survive, but what should be done if it doesn't. The book is divided into two parts, the first focussing on ways to improve the social, political, and economic union of Canada. The second confronts head-on the possibility of Quebec separation and discusses the terms and processes of Quebec's possible departure. As the recent Supreme Court decision made clear, the time for reasoned negotiation with a soon-to-be-independent Quebec may come. Although committed to keeping the country together, all the contributors to this volume share a commitment to democracy and the peaceful resolution of conflict. The individual papers go beyond analysis to provide a clear set of proposals for action and change. Originally commissioned by the C.D. Howe Institute, the papers provide the first real blueprint for 'thinking about the unthinkable.' As such, this collection will be of great interest to anyone concerned about the future of Canada, and the future of Quebec.
Download or read book Constitutional Predicament written by Curtis Cook and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1994 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays by prominent Canadian political scientists and philosophers examines why the Charlottetown Accord failed to resolve Canada's constitutional problems and explains the design and fate of the accord as reflected in the theories and political forces that framed it.
Download or read book Secession of Quebec and the Future of Canada written by Robert Young and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1995-01-23 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Young discusses the ways in which Canadians might reconstitute their country after Quebec separates and considers possible political and economic arrangements between Quebec and Canada - the "association" aspect of sovereignty-association - including the breakdown of economic cooperation. Arguing that the long-term future of Canada and the shape of Canada-Quebec relations will depend on how the transition to sovereignty takes place, Young provides a clear and detailed analysis of how the transition is likely to occur. His discussion addresses major issues to be negotiated during the secession - citizenship, national debt, borders, armed forces and public service, commercial and economic relations, currency, First Nations, minority rights, mobility and immigration, and environmental matters. For comparison, Young draws on the experiences of other countries where peaceful secession has occurred, including Czechoslovakia. The second edition includes a new preface and concluding chapter that discuss to what extent the situation has changed since the referendum of 1995.
Download or read book Qu bec s Political and Constitutional Status written by Québec (Province). Secrétariat aux affaires intergouvernementales canadiennes and published by Secretaria Ministere. This book was released on 1999 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study reviews the key events pertaining to the question of Quebec's political & constitutional status. The first section covers the period from the British conquest to the Act of Union of 1840. The second discusses Quebec and the Canadian federal system from Confederation in 1867 to the sovereignty referenda in the 1980s. This is followed by a review of the constitutional reform of 1982, attempts at redress from the Meech Lake Accord to the Charlottetown Accord, and finally the 1995 referendum & subsequent events.
Download or read book Constitutional Odyssey written by Peter H. Russell and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2004-09-13 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Just Words written by Joel Bakan and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joel Bakan argues that the Canadian Charter of Rights (1982) has failed to promote social justice because it is administered by a conservative judiciary and because social and economic conditions constantly interfere with its principles.
Download or read book Who are the People of Canada Anyway written by Citizen X. and published by eastendbooks. This book was released on 1997 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Images of Canadianness written by Leen D'Haenens and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Images of Canadianness offers backgrounds and explanations for a series of relevant--if relatively new--features of Canada, from political, cultural, and economic angles. Each of its four sections contains articles written by Canadian and European experts that offer original perspectives on a variety of issues: voting patterns in English-speaking Canada and Quebec; the vitality of French-language communities outside Quebec; the Belgian and Dutch immigration waves to Canada and the resulting Dutch-language immigrant press; major transitions taking place in Nunavut; the media as a tool for self-government for Canada's First Peoples; attempts by Canadian Indians to negotiate their position in society; the Canada-US relationship; Canada's trade with the EU; and Canada's cultural policy in the light of the information highway.
Download or read book Can Canada Survive written by David M. Hayne and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 1997-12-15 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Canada is facing a critical period in its history. The Royal Society of Canada believed it had the responsibility to instigate both deep reflection and debate within the vast and diverse intellectual network it represents throughout Canada. In November 1996, the Fellows of all three Academies of the Society gathered to discuss perspectives on Canada's future.
Download or read book Canada the State of the Federation 1994 written by Douglas M. Brown and published by IIGR, Queen's University. This book was released on 1994-04 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Plan B written by Gordon Gibson and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indeed, if we don't make it quite clear to the rest of the world that we have some sort of a 'Plan B' if the existing process fails, then we may wind up provoking some rather unpleasant economic consequences.".
Download or read book Beyond Quebec written by Kenneth McRoberts and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1995 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What kind of a country is Canada beyond Quebec? With a referendum on Quebec sovereignty looming on the horizon, this is a question Canadians are being forced to ask. In Beyond Quebec scholars from a wide variety of disciplines examine the current political, cultural, economic, and social situation of Canada outside Quebec and speculate on the nature of a Canada that does not include Quebec on the present terms.
