| -Adam
Shortt and Arthur G. Doughty, eds..Documents
Relating to the Constitutional History of Canada, 2nd. rev. ed. 1759-1791
(Ottawa: Public Archives of Canada (King's Printer), 1918). An excellent
compendium of documents relating to that time. It's really a shame that
the Government of Canada hasn't reprinted this great work. Incidentally,
Arthur G. Doughty would later on become one of the architects of the original
Canadian Coat of Arms.
-Bayefsky, Anne F.,.Canada's Constitutional Act 1982 and amendments: a Documentary History, 1989. Toronto: McGraw-Hill-Ryerson. 2 Vols. Documents the evolution of the Constitution Act, 1982, starting from 1960. The books contain many reproductions of reports, primary source legal documents and drafts, as well as some official inter-provincial correspondence. -Peter C. Newman,.Company of Adventurers, Penguin Books Canada Ltd., 1985, ISBN 0-670-80379-0, Appendix One. David Chapman's source for his electronic contribution of the Hudson's Bay Charter. -Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985. Appendix II. This book has the English and French language versions of the "Constitution". Note that the French version isn't legal, it's just there for reference. For that matter neither is the English one. The loose leaf edition is the only legal reference which is officially recognized as "The Law". Unfortunately the French version of the Constitution is still not authoritative, meaning it doesn't have the force of law. (There was a commission struck to fix that, and they have published suggested French versions, but to date, nothing else has been done.) -Towards a Just Society: The Trudeau Years, Pierre Elliot Trudeau, Thomas S. Axworthy, eds., 1990. Markham: Penguin. An earnest defense of the Trudeau government's policies, which is mainly composed of essays written by former cabinet ministers and others involved on the inside at that time. There's an explanation by Mr. Trudeau himself on the inclusion of the notwithstanding clause (section 33) of the Charter of Rights and Fredoms. |