Peter Russell

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Chaoulli v. Quebec (Attorney General), 2005

From: The Court and the Constitution

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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 … ; ; ; 21 $2.10 Add
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Intrastate Federalism in Canada

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

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1985 article by Donald V. Smiley and Ronald L. Watts examining the intrastate dimension of federalism, and the role of intrastate federalism in Canada. ; ; 6 $0.60 Add
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Canada (Attorney General) v. PHS Community Services Society, 2011

From: The Court and the Constitution

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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 … ; ; ; 9 $0.90 Add
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Federalism and Regional Alienation

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

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1998 article by Roger Gibbins examining the extent to which federal political institutions either moderate or exacerbate regional conflict and alienation. ; ; 7 $0.70 Add
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Canada (Attorney General) v. Bedford, 2013

From: The Court and the Constitution

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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 … ; ; ; 11 $1.10 Add
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The Dynamics of Canadian Federalism

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

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2004 article by Richard Simeon and Ian Robinson examining what drives Canadian federalism and what accounts for how it has changed over time, plus an examination of the consequences and … ; ; 6 $0.60 Add
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Canada (Attorney General) v. Bedford, 2013

From: The Court and the Constitution

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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 … ; ; ; 9 $0.90 Add
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The Quebec-Canada Dynamic or the Negation of the Ideal of Federalism

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

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2009 article by François Rocher examining the different perspectives of Quebec francophone scholars and scholars from English-speaking Canada in literature on Canadian federalism. ; ; 7 $0.70 Add
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M. v. H., 1999

From: The Court and the Constitution

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A majority of the Supreme Court of Canada struck down a provision of the Ontario Family Law Act whose definition of "spouse" excluded same-sex couples on the ground that it breached … ; ; ; 14 $1.40 Add
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The Judicial Committee and Its Critics

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

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1971 article by Alan C. Cairns surveying the controversy over the performance of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in England acting as final judicial authority for constitutional … ; ; 11 $1.10 Add
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R. v. Kapp, 2008

From: The Court and the Constitution

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The Supreme Court of Canada held that communal fishing licences granted to aboriginal organizations did not violate the equality rights of non-aboriginal commercial fishers who were excluded from … ; ; ; 10 $1.00 Add
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The Political Purposes of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

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

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1983 article by Peter H. Russell examining the prospects of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to fulfil the purposes of promoting national unity and better protecting fundamental rights … ; ; 13 $1.30 Add
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Mahe v. Alberta, 1990

From: The Court and the Constitution

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The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously held that the numbers of minority language students in Edmonton warranted granting the parents of those students management and control over minority … ; ; ; 12 $1.20 Add
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The Charter Dialogue Between Courts and Legislatures or Perhaps the Charter of Rights Isn’t Such a Bad Thing After All

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

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1997 article by Peter W. Hogg and Allison A. Bushell arguing that critique of judicial review under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms based on democratic legitimacy is not sustainable. ; ; 10 $1.00 Add
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Courts, Legislatures and Executives in the Post-Charter Era

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

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Text of 1999 speech by Beverly McLachlin explaining the role of the courts in interpreting the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Doucet-Boudreau v. Nova Scotia, 2003

From: The Court and the Constitution

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A majority of the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that a trial judge who ordered the provincial government to use its best efforts to build French-language school facilities by given dates and then … ; ; ; 9 $0.90 Add