Constitutional Challengers : The Heroes, Villains, and Crusaders Behind Canada's Biggest Cases - Adam Dodek

Constitutional Challengers

The Heroes, Villains, and Crusaders Behind Canada's Biggest Cases

By: Adam Dodek

Paperback | 24 February 2026

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Behind every great constitutional case, there is a person with a fascinating story.

The Supreme Court decides some of the biggest issues in Canadian society: Do Canadians have the right to assisted suicide? Should same-sex couples be allowed to marry? How far does freedom of religion or freedom of expression go?

In Constitutional Challengers, Adam Dodek has gathered together twenty-six of the most significant constitutional cases, including five major decisions concerning Indigenous rights. Behind every one of these cases is a person who had a problem to solve and ended up entangled in the Canadian judicial system.

Some of these people became crusaders — people who campaigned for a cause and set out to change other people's views and make broader social change. Like sex-workers'' rights advocate Terri-Jean Bedford and abortion crusader Dr. Henry Morgentaler, some are villains to some and heroes to others. But most of the people behind the biggest legal decisions weren't trying to champion a cause, they were just trying to achieve a result that ended up being much bigger than themselves. They were along for the ride — often a long and convoluted one — in the Canadian justice system. It's within their journeys — often overlooked by the media — that the true victories and life-altering costs of standing up for one's beliefs can be found.

Constitutional expert Adam Dodek worked with a team of researchers and writers to bring this fascinating book to life, including Sean Cousins, Yasmeen Atassi, Sebastien Cyr, Asha Sahota, Marna Swart, Jamie Bell, Bionca Chu, and Dominique Charland.

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