Posts Tagged ‘Constitution’

Supreme Court to examine Quebec allegations it intervened in Constitution repatriation

QUEBEC – The Supreme Court of Canada says it will investigate allegations that some…

by The Canadian Press - Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Supreme Court to examine Quebec allegations it intervened in Constitution repatriation

QUEBEC – The Supreme Court of Canada says it will investigate allegations that some…

by Martin Ouellet - Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Quebec’s new Liberal leader wants the province to endorse the Constitution

Philippe Couillard reveals his ‘pet project’

by Martin Patriquin - Thursday, March 21, 2013
Amending the Constitution to keep the Senate from vetoing the House

The Prime Minister apparently has a plan

by Aaron Wherry - Wednesday, February 6, 2013
‘The de-patriation of the Canadian constitution’

The House passes a problematic bill

by Aaron Wherry - Monday, February 4, 2013
Peter Lougheed was more than just a provincial man

Alberta premier fought for a more equitable Constitution for all Canadians

by Colby Cosh - Friday, September 21, 2012
Peter Lougheed, R.I.P.

Colby Cosh on the Lougheed mystique and its legacy

by Colby Cosh - Friday, September 14, 2012
Quebec and the constitution

Marc Garneau considers Quebec and the repatriation of the constitution.
In the best of…

by Aaron Wherry - Friday, August 24, 2012
‘New Democrats will continue to work to ensure that one day it becomes part of a Constitution that includes us all’

A statement from NDP leader Thomas Mulcair on the anniversary of the Charter.
It…

by Aaron Wherry - Tuesday, April 17, 2012
‘An important step’

A statement from Heritage Minister James Moore and Justice Minister Rob Nicholson on the…

by Aaron Wherry - Tuesday, April 17, 2012
‘The Charter enshrines our most cherished Canadian values’

Interim Liberal leader Bob Rae’s statement on the 30th anniversary of the Charter.
“On…

by Aaron Wherry - Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Happy Charter Day

The Prime Minister isn’t quite ready to celebrate.
Harper alluded to the fact that…

by Aaron Wherry - Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Stephen Harper’s Spite of Charter, 30th-anniversary edition

The prime minister is hardly trash-talking the constitution here

by Paul Wells - Monday, April 16, 2012
When you care enough to send the very best

The Harper government will mark the 30th anniversary of the Charter of Rights and…

by Aaron Wherry - Friday, April 13, 2012
Topp on democratic reform

Brian Topp’s latest policy paper covers democratic and parliamentary reform, including a move to…

by Aaron Wherry - Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Keep the Senate secondary

Kathryn Blaze Carlson’s consideration of an elected Senate includes an intriguing anecdote from Senator…

by Aaron Wherry - Monday, January 9, 2012
Law class

The House of Commons law clerk considers Dean Del Mastro’s demand that the CBC…

by Aaron Wherry - Monday, November 14, 2011
How to celebrate our 150th?

We could build a couple NHL arenas. Or we could lower the voting age,…

by Aaron Wherry - Thursday, June 30, 2011
That Senate reform bill: alive in the water

Why Harper is not creating a formally elected Senate

by Colby Cosh - Wednesday, June 22, 2011
A non-binding, voluntary basis for encouragement to consider fundamental change

The government has now tabled its Senate Reform Act.
It would not require provinces…

by Aaron Wherry - Tuesday, June 21, 2011