Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. A CULTURE OF RIGHTS. Law, Literature, and Canada 1
5. Introduction 3
6. 1. “This Is Why Redress Matters”: Rights and National Belonging 29
7. 2. Excessive Rights: Freedom of Expression and Analogies of Harm 47
8. 3. “Nothing but the Pure, Entire, and Unblemished Truth?”: Trials, Counter Narratives, and Legal Rights 74
9. 4. Allegory, Interpretation, and Equality Rights 100
10. 5. “We Don’t Need Anybody’s Constitution”: Indigenous Peoples and Resistance to Rights 127
11. Conclusion 149
12. Notes 159
13. Works Cited 169
14. Index 183