Description
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.
"The contributions to this volume are exemplary and bring a multitude of perspectives to Canada's plural formula for constitutional amendment." -- David E. Smith, Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Department of Politics and Public Administration, Ryerson University
About the Author
Emmett Macfarlane is an associate professor of political science at the University of Waterloo
Reviews
'Constitutional Amendment in Canada provides interesting food for thought on the limits of constitutional growth through formal constitutional amendment.'
-- Peter Russell * Canadian Parliamentary Review vol 40:02:2017 *Book Information
ISBN 9781442628731
Author Emmett Macfarlane
Format Paperback
Page Count 352
Imprint University of Toronto Press
Publisher University of Toronto Press
Weight(grams) 520g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 25mm
