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Canada and the Ethics of Constitutionalism: Identity, Destiny, and Constitutional Faith

Canada and the Ethics of Constitutionalism: Identity, Destiny, and Constitutional Faith

by Laselva, Samuel
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Canada is caught between two empires and between two constitutional systems. However, neither the British model of a "single sovereign" nor the American people's "sacred fire of liberty" matched the pluralistic identity of Canada, so Canadians engaged in constitutional experimentation. In Canada and the Ethics of Constitutionalism Samuel LaSelva argues that, in order to understand the old Canada of Confederation and the new one that followed the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, it is necessary to see how distinctive Canadian constitutionalism is and how that distinctiveness does not depend on borrowings from the British or American constitutional models. LaSelva supports his argument by exploring different aspects of Canada's contribution to the ethics of constitutionalism including the limits of free expression, the Charter's notwithstanding clause, the origins and functions of judicial review, the Quebec secession debate, Aboriginal self-government, and the conception of Canada as a multicultural and multinational mosaic. Through a careful consideration of how Canadian constitutional pluralism with its focus on the rights of others differs from American and British ideas, Canada and the Ethics of Constitutionalism provides engaging answers to contested questions about how Canada was founded and what it has become.

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BrandMcGill-Queen's University Press
Pub dateDec 30, 2018
ISBN-100773555315
ISBN-139780773555310
Paperback334.0 pages
LanguageEnglish
Dimensions9 × 1 × 6 in
Weight1 lb
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