Laws of the Constitution: Consolidated gathers all of the historical and contemporary constitutional documents pertaining to Canada, its provinces, and its territories, organized thematically and topically ...

Cet ouvrage vise à défendre le secret ministériel comme doctrine essentielle au bon fonctionnement du système de gouvernement responsable mais critique le caractère excessif des dispositions législatives ...

Canada’s official languages legislation fundamentally altered the composition and operational considerations of federal institutions. With legislative change, Canada’s public service has achieved ...

In The Constitution in a Hall of Mirrors, David E. Smith presents an accessible analysis of the interconnectedness of Canada’s parliamentary institutions. Smith argues that Parliament is a unity comprised ...

En analysant minutieusement lois, règlements, décisions de la Cour suprême et autres déclarations de politiciens, Frédéric Bérard déconstruit patiemment le mythe créé et entretenu par la doctrine ...

From 1960 to 1982 Barry L. Strayer was instrumental in the design of The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the patriation of Canada’s Constitution. Here Dr. Strayer shares his experiences ...

Immigration policy is a subject of intense political and public debate. In this second edition of the widely recognized and authoritative work The Making of the Mosaic, Ninette Kelley and Michael Trebilcock ...

How post-9/11 anti-terror laws have limited free speech in Canada and abroad

Following the events of 9/11, rashly conceived anti-terror laws were introduced that put civil liberties at risk, and eliminated ...

Lois Harder is associate professor, political science, University of Alberta.
Steve Patten is associate professor, political science, University of Alberta.