Canadian Constitutional Dilemmas Revisited

by Magnusson, Denis N.; Soberman, Daniel A.

• ISBN13: 9780889115934
• ISBN10: 0889115931
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-08-01
• Publisher: Inst of Intergovermental

Summary

Patrick Monahan (Osgoode Hall) and Francois Chevrette (Montreal) look at Lederman's place in federalism scholarship; Robin Elliott (UBC) rethinks S.96 according to rights rather than power; Diana Majury (Carleton) examines equality in a postmodern era; Kathleen Mahoney (Calgary) compares Canadian and American jurisprudence in relation to pornography, hate propaganda, and freedom of expression; Don Stuart (Queen's) evaluates the effects of Charter rights on criminal law; Darlene Johnson (Ottawa) examines group rights as related to Aboriginal peoples; and Madame Justice Bertha Wilson examines methods of appointment and pluralism. Other contributors include Christine Boyle (UBC), Tom Cromwell (Dalhousie), Jacques Fremont (Montreal), Martha Jackman (Carleton), Wayne MacKay (Dalhousie), Ian Scott (Gowling, Strathy and Henderson), and Lynn Smith (UBC). Canadian Constitutional Dilemmas Revisited contributes valuable scholarly perspectives for Canadians and others faced with the task of redefining political communities and resolving pressing constitutional issues.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Dedication	ix
Participants	xi
PART ONE: FEDERALISM
Lederman's Place in Federalism Scholarship	3	(14)
Patrick Monahan
PART TWO: SEPARATION OF POWERS
Rethinking Section 96: From a Question of Power to a Question of Rights	17	(14)
Robin Elliott
Separate but not Apart: The Role of the Courts in Canada's Post-Charter Democracy	31	(14)
Martha Jackman
PART THREE: EQUALITY RIGHTS
Equality in a Post Modern Time	45	(12)
Diana Majury
Rodriguez and Equality Rights	57	(12)
Lynn Smith
PART FOUR: FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Regulating Freedom of Expression the Canadian Way	69	(12)
Wayne MacKay
Freedom of Expression: Hate Propoganda, Pornography, and Section 1 of the Charter	81	(22)
Kathleen Mahoney
PART FIVE: CRIMINAL LAW
Post-Charter Omne Animal Triste?	103	(6)
Christine Boyle
The Charter ``Good'' or ``Bad'' for Criminal Law?	109	(10)
Don Stuart
PART SIX: GROUP RIGHTS
Taking Group Rights Seriously	119	(12)
Jacques Fremont
Aboriginal Rights and the Constitution: A Story Within a Story?	131	(18)
Darlene Johnston
PART SEVEN: JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE AND RESPONSIBILITY
Unification of the Court System	149	(10)
Ian Scott
Methods of Appointment and Pluralism	159	(4)
Madame Justice Bertha Wilson
Judicial Independence and Justice: The Pillars and the Temple	163	(18)
Tom Cromwell
AFTERWORD
Remembering Professor Lederman	175	(6)
George Thomson
Selected Works of W.R. Lederman	181