Constitutional Pariah : Reference re Senate Reform and the Future of Parliament / Emmett Macfarlane.
2021
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Title
Constitutional Pariah : Reference re Senate Reform and the Future of Parliament / Emmett Macfarlane.
Imprint
Vancouver ; Toronto : University of British Columbia Press, [2021]
Copyright
©2021
Description
1 online resource (198 p.)
Series
Landmark cases in Canadian law.
Formatted Contents Note
Front Matter
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Te Senate's (Unfulflled) Roles
A Brief History of Senate Reform
If at First You Don't Succeed: Te Harper Government and the Senate
Te Decision
Informal Reform and a New Appointments Process: A Renewed Senate?
A Constitution in Stasis? Prospects and Problems for Future Constitutional Change
Conclusion
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index of Cases
Index
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Te Senate's (Unfulflled) Roles
A Brief History of Senate Reform
If at First You Don't Succeed: Te Harper Government and the Senate
Te Decision
Informal Reform and a New Appointments Process: A Renewed Senate?
A Constitution in Stasis? Prospects and Problems for Future Constitutional Change
Conclusion
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index of Cases
Index
Summary
The Canadian Senate has long been considered an institutional pariah, viewed as an undemocratic, outmoded warehouse for patronage appointments and mired in spending and workload scandals. In 2014, the federal government was compelled to refer constitutional questions to the Supreme Court relating to its attempts to enact senatorial elections and term limits. Constitutional Pariah explores the aftermath of Reference re Senate Reform, which barred major unilateral alteration of the Senate by Parliament. Ironically, the decision resulted in one of the most sweeping parliamentary reforms in Canadian history, creating a pathway to informal changes in the appointments process that have curbed patronage and partisanship. Despite reinvigorating the Senate, Reference re Senate Reform has far-reaching implications for constitutional reform in other contexts. Macfarlane's sharp critique suggests that the Court's nebulous approach to the amending formula raises the spectre of a frozen constitution, unable to evolve with the country.
Language Note
In English.
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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Language
English
ISBN
9780774866231
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