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  • Constitutional Challengers

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

    by Adam Dodek ...
    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 ... Read more

    $10.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Canadian Constitution

    by Adam Dodek ...
    **THE HILL TIMES TOP 100 BOOKS OF 2024A fully updated edition of the first-ever primer on Canada’s Constitution — for anyone who wants to understand the supreme law of the land.**The Canadian Constitution makes Canada’s Constitution readily accessible to readers. It includes the complete text of the Constitution Acts of 1867 and 1982, accompanied by an explanation of what each section means, along ... Read more

    $9.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Canadian Constitution

    by Adam Dodek ...
    The Hill Times: Best Books of 2016A new, expanded edition of the first-ever primer on Canada’s Constitution — for anyone who wants to understand the supreme law of the land.The Canadian Constitution makes Canada’s Constitution readily accessible to readers. It includes the complete text of the Constitution Acts of 1867 and 1982 accompanied by an explanation of what each section means, along with a ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Heenan Blaikie

    The Making and Unmaking of a Great Canadian Law Firm

    by Adam Dodek ...
    Series series Law and Society
    In 1973, three young lawyers established Heenan Blaikie. It would become one of Canada’s highest-profile law firms, counting former prime ministers, premiers, and Supreme Court justices in its ranks. It was like a family, according to many who worked there. But it was a dysfunctional family. In 2014, the firm’s dramatic collapse became front-page news.Based on extensive interviews with firm ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • In Search of the Ethical Lawyer

    Stories from the Canadian Legal Profession

    Edited by Adam Dodek, Alice Woolley ...
    Series series Law and Society
    What options did Paul Bernardo’s lawyer have when his client directed him to retrieve hidden evidence? Where would David Milgaard be today if a lawyer hadn’t doggedly challenged his murder conviction? And what should a defence lawyer do when told her client is a danger to the public?In this equally inspiring and troubling book, leading Canadian legal academics and practising lawyers draw on real ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

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  • Against Judicial Activism

    The Decline of Freedom and Democracy in Canada

    by Rory Leishman ...
    Against Judicial Activism cites numerous cases to support this argument. For instance, the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal and Supreme Court read a ban on discrimination on the ground of transsexualism as being part of the province's human rights code. On the basis of this revision of the law, the tribunal ordered the Vancouver Rape Relief Society to pay $7,500 to a transsexual man in ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Canada's Constitutional Revolution

    by Barry L. Strayer ...
    The Honourable Barry L. Strayer’s political memoir on Canadian constitutional reform 1960-1982. ... Read more

    $20.19 USD

  • Beyond Rights

    The Nisg̱a’a Final Agreement and the Challenges of Modern Treaty Relationships

    by Carole Blackburn ...
    In 2000, the Nisg̱a’a treaty marked the culmination of over one hundred years of Nisg̱a’a people protesting, petitioning, litigating, and negotiating for recognition of their rights and land title. Beyond Rights explores this groundbreaking achievement and its impact.The Nisg̱a’a were trailblazers in gaining Supreme Court recognition of unextinguished Aboriginal title, and the treaty marked a ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act

    Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality

    by Bob Joseph ...
    Since its creation in 1876, the Indian Act has dictated and constrained the lives and opportunities of Indigenous Peoples, and is at the root of many enduring stereotypes. Bob Joseph’s book comes at a key time in the reconciliation process, when awareness from both Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities is at a crescendo. Joseph examines how Indigenous Peoples can return to self-government, ... Read more

    $7.33 USD

  • Battlers and Billionaires

    The Updated Story of Inequality in Australia

    by Andrew Leigh ...
    Series Book 1 - Redback Quarterly
    Unpacking inequality in Australia by renowned economist and MP Andrew LeighIs Australia fair enough? And why does inequality matter anyway?From egalitarian beginnings, Australian inequality rose through the nineteenth century. Then we became more equal again, with inequality falling markedly from the 1920s to the 1970s. Now, inequality is returning to the heights of the 1820s. The housing and cost ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • The 1867 Project: Why Canada Should be Cherished—Not Cancelled

    by Mark Milke ...
    From assaults on historical figures such as John A. Macdonald to cancel culture and charges that Canada is a genocidal nation-state, the country that every generation and every immigrant built is now facing routine and corrosive attacks.How did this happen?In this new book, twenty critical thinkers provide answers: we are awash in relentless grievance narratives and utopians who expect Canada’s ... Read more

    $7.36 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Canada's Odyssey

    A Country Based on Incomplete Conquests

    by Peter H. Russell ...
    150 years after Confederation, Canada is known around the world for its social diversity and its commitment to principles of multiculturalism. But the road to contemporary Canada is a winding one, a story of division and conflict as well as union and accommodation.In Canada’s Odyssey, renowned scholar Peter H. Russell provides an expansive, accessible account of Canadian history from the pre ... Read more

    $29.99 USD