Peter Russell

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Governing Canada: Introduction

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

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Description of the writings included in Part III: Governing Canada ; ; 14 $1.40 Add
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Saskatchewan Federation of Labour v. Saskatchewan, 2015

From: The Court and the Constitution

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A majority of the Supreme Court of Canada held that a law prohibiting designated employees from participating in a strike substantially interfered with a right to a meaningful process of … ; ; ; 13 $1.30 Add
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Quebec-Canada: A New Deal

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

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1979 Parti Québécois White Paper setting out sovereignty-association as a replacement for Quebec’s role in federalism. ; ; 6 $0.60 Add
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R v. Oakes, 1986

From: The Court and the Constitution

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In striking down a section of the Narcotic Control Act that presumed possession for the purpose of trafficking, the Supreme Court of Canada established a test to determine whether a limit on a … ; ; ; 7 $0.70 Add
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Bringing the Constitution Home

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

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1990 article by Jean Chrétien outlining the process by which the Constitution was patriated. ; ; 7 $0.70 Add
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R. v. Mills, 1999

From: The Court and the Constitution

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A majority of the Supreme Court of Canada held that provisions of the Criminal Code governing the production of private records to an accused in sexual offence proceedings did not violate the … ; ; ; 14 $1.40 Add
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A Dangerous Deed: The Constitution Act, 1982

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

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1983 article by Donald V. Smiley arguing that the gains from enacting the Constitution Act, 1982 were outweighed by damage done to Canada’s legal, political and constitutional order. ; ; 7 $0.70 Add
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R. v. Patrick, 2009

From: The Court and the Constitution

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The Supreme Court of Canada upheld a conviction for unlawfully producing, possessing and trafficking in a controlled substance based partly on evidence from the accused’s garbage, on the … ; ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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R. v N.S., 2012

From: The Court and the Constitution

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A majority of the Supreme Court of Canada set out a test as to when a witness who for sincere religious reasons wishes to wear a niqab while testifying in a criminal proceeding would be required … ; ; ; 9 $0.90 Add
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Sovereignties Old and New: Canada, Quebec, and Aboriginal Peoples

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

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1999 article by Reg Whitaker arguing that Canada has a weak sovereignty and proposing a model allowing for overlapping sovereignties to satisfy the requirements of Canada, Quebec, and Aboriginal … ; ; 6 $0.60 Add
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Constitutional Politics: In a New Era Canada Returns to Old Methods

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

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2006 article by Peter H. Russell describing how Canadian constitutional politics moved from an era of large scale reform to an era of quiet, incremental, organic constitutionalism. ; ; 4 $0.40 Add
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R. v. Nur, 2015

From: The Court and the Constitution

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A majority of the Supreme Court of Canada struck down mandatory minimum sentences for convictions for possessing prohibited or restricted firearms with readily accessible ammunition as … ; ; ; 11 $1.10 Add
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R. v. Nur, 2015

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A majority of the Supreme Court of Canada struck down mandatory minimum sentences for convictions for possessing prohibited or restricted firearms with readily accessible ammunition as … ; ; ; 13 $1.30 Add
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Unfulfilled Union: Canadian Federalism and National Unity

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

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Excerpt of a 1989 book by Garth Stevenson, Unfulfilled Union: Canadian Federalism and National Unity, proposing that political economy, moreso than culture, explains the strength of Canadian … ; ; 7 $0.70 Add
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Morgentaler v. The Queen, 1988

From: The Court and the Constitution

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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 … ; ; ; 15 $1.50 Add
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The Governments and Societies of Canadian Federalism

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

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1977 article by Alan C. Cairns arguing that Canadian federalism is a function of the constitution and governments rather than of societies. ; ; 7 $0.70 Add