Peter Russell
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From  Re B.C. Motor Vehicle Act, 1985 |
The Supreme Court of Canada held that a provincial law creating an absolute liability offence for driving while prohibited or suspended where guilt did not depend on knowledge of the prohibition … | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 11 | 2017 | $1.10 Add |
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From  The Electoral System and the Party System in Canada, 1921–1965From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition |
1968 paper by Alan Cairns suggesting that the electoral system has played a major role in the evolution of parties, and that the party system has not necessarily been an important nationalizing agency. | Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell | 7 | 2015 | $0.70 Add |
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From  Calder et al. v. Attorney-General of British Columbia, 1973 |
The Supreme Court of Canada was equally divided on an appeal by representatives of the Nishga Indian Tribe dismissing their action for a declaration that the aboriginal title to their territory … | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 9 | 2017 | $0.90 Add |
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From Morgentaler v. The Queen, 1988 |
A majority of the Supreme Court of Canada, for various reasons in three opinions, struck down provisions of the Criminal Code making it an offence to procure a miscarriage. The dissenting opinion … | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 13 | 2017 | $1.30 Add |
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From The Higher the Fewer: Women’s Participation in Major Party OrganizationsFrom: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition |
Excerpt of a 1985 book by Sylvia Bashevkin, Toeing the Lines, in which she demonstrates that women continue to be underrepresented in federal and provincial legislatures in Canada. | Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell | 6 | 2015 | $0.60 Add |
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From Gosselin v. Quebec (Attorney General), 2002 |
A majority of the Supreme Court of Canada held that a provincial social assistance scheme whose base payments to those under the age of 30 were lower than payments for recipients over 30 was not … | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 15 | 2017 | $1.50 Add |
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From R. v. Sparrow, 1990 |
The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously upheld the setting aside of a conviction for fishing contrary to terms of an Indian band’s food fishing licence, and the order for a new trial on the … | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 10 | 2017 | $1.00 Add |
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From The Party SystemFrom: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition |
1990 article by Janine Brody and Jane Jenson arguing that the Canadian electorate’s support of political parties is not modernized but continues to be differentiated by religion, language … | Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell | 6 | 2015 | $0.60 Add |
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From Chaoulli v. Quebec (Attorney General), 2005 |
A majority of the Supreme Court held that a provincial law prohibiting Quebeckers from taking out private insurance for services available under the public health care plan infringed the Quebec … | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 21 | 2017 | $2.10 Add |
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From Delgamuukw v. British Columbia, 1997 |
In a ruling on an aboriginal land claim in British Columbia, the Supreme Court of Canada set out tests for proof of aboriginal title and for justification by the federal and provincial … | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 13 | 2017 | $1.30 Add |
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From The Politics of Tecumseh Corners: Canadian Political Parties as Franchise OrganizationsFrom: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition |
Excerpt of a 2002 address by R. Kenneth Carty comparing the effect of local interests on national political parties to the operation of a franchise organization. | Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell | 6 | 2015 | $0.60 Add |
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From Canada (Attorney General) v. PHS Community Services Society, 2011 |
The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously held that the Insite safe injection facility in Vancouver is subject to the valid criminal scheme of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, but ordered … | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 9 | 2017 | $0.90 Add |
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From R. v. Marshall, 1999 |
A majority of the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that certain prohibitions on fishing in two federal regulations were invalid as being inconsistent with treaty rights under the Mi’kmaq … | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 15 | 2017 | $1.50 Add |
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From The Politics of VotingFrom: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition |
Excerpt of a 2007 book by Dennis Pilon setting out its two main themes of broadening the current terms of the Canadian voting system component of electoral reform debates and making politics … | Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell | 7 | 2015 | $0.70 Add |
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From Canada (Attorney General) v. Bedford, 2013 |
The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously held that provisions of the Criminal Code prohibiting bawdy-houses, living on the avails of prostitution, and communicating in public for the purposes of … | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 11 | 2017 | $1.10 Add |
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From Haida Nation v. British Columbia (Minister of Forests), 2004 |
The Supreme Court of Canada set out a general framework for the duty on the Crown to consult with Aboriginal peoples and accommodate their interests, and held that such duty does not extend to … | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 10 | 2017 | $1.00 Add |
