Constitutional Amendment in Canada

Acknowledgment Introduction - Striking a Balance: The Players and Procedures of Canada's Constitutional Amending Formula Emmett Macfarlane Part One: The Players 1 Searching for an Amending Formula: The 115-year Journey Nadia Verrelli 2 Uncovering the Wall Surrounding the Castle of the Constitution: Judicial Interpretation of Part V of the Constitution Act, 1982 Adam Dodek 3 The Federal Principle: Constitutional Amendment and Intergovernmental Relations Carissima Mathen 4 Part II and Part V: Aboriginal Peoples and Constitutional Amendment Christa Scholtz Part Two: The Procedures 5 Constitutional Amendment by Legislation Warren J. Newman 6 U2: Unanimity vs. Unilateralism in Canada's Politics of Constitutional Amendment Rainer Knopff 7 Understanding the Section 43 Bilateral Amending Formula Dwight Newman 8 The Possibilities and Limits of Provincial Constitution-Making Power: The Case of Quebec Emmanuelle Richez 9 The End of Informal Constitutional Change in Canada? Dennis Baker and Mark D. Jarvis Part Three: The Issues 10 DIY 101: The Constitutional Entrenchment of the Supreme Court of Canada Erin Crandall 11 The Uncertain Future of Senate Reform Emmett Macfarlane 12 The Crown and Constitutional Amendment after the Senate and Supreme Court References Philippe Lagasse and Patrick Baud 13 "The Most Radical Amendment of All": The Power to Secede and the Secession Reference Kate Puddister Conclusion: The Future of Canadian Constitutional Amendment Emmett Macfarlane Appendix: Text of Part V of the Constitution Act, 1982 Selected Bibliography Contributors Index