Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. A Brief History of the Mega-Constitutional Era in Canada 21
6. Part I: National Unity and the Thirty Years of Travail
7. 1. Quebec and the Right to National Self-Determination (1974) 41
8. 2. The Marketing of National Unity (1980) 53
9. 3. Lord Durham Then and Now (19 65
10. 4. Maison Egg Roll (1992) 86
11. 5. Not Spicer and Not the B & B: Reflections of an Insider on the Workings of the Pepin-Robarts Task Force on Canadian Unity (1993) 90
12. 6. A Passionate Canadian, Pepin Heard Voice of Communities within Federalism (1995) 104
13. 7. A Very Canadian Independence Movement. Quebec Separatists Avoid the Language of an Oppressed People: They Know It Would Be Silly (1995) 107
14. 8. Responsible Government: Quebec Would Serve Its People Better if It Were to Agree to Play by the Constitutional Rules Instead of a Unilateral Declaration of Independence (1996) 111
15. 9. Does Ottawa Know It Is Part of the Problem? (1996) 115
16. 10. The Court’s Supreme Wisdom (1998) 120
17. 11. National Unity and Paradigm Shifts (1998) 123
18. Interlude. Current Reflections on the Past: David Cameron in Conversation with Robert Vipond (2020) 133
19. Part II: Canadian Federalism and Beyond: Policies, Practices, and Values
20. 12 Intergovernmental Relations and Democracy: An Oxymoron if There Ever Was One? (2001) 159
21. 13. Intergovernmental Relations in Canada: The Emergence of Collaborative Federalism (2002 178
22. 14. Inter-Legislative Federalism (2004) 199
23. 15. Recognizing Quebec in the Constitution of Canada: Using the Bilateral Constitutional Amendment Process (2008) 216
24. 16. The Paradox of Federalism: Some Practical Reflections (2009) 242
25. 17. Church and State in a Binational Multicultural Society: The Case of Canada (2013) 255
26. 18. Canada’s Constitutional Legitimacy Deficit: Learning to Live with It (2015) 271
27. Conclusion 287
28. Copyrights and Permissions 301
29. Index 305