3 Court and Spin Country: The Quebec Secession Reference

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter ii
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vi
4. Judgment Day: A Vignette 1
5. Introduction: The Supreme Court under the Media Lens 8
6. A Year in the Life of the Supreme Court 36
7. Equal in Alberta: The Vriend Case 71
8. Court and Spin Country: The Quebec Secession Reference 91
9. “Sea of Confusion”: R. v. Marshall 137
10. “Parents Can Sleep Soundly”: The Queen v. John Robin Sharpe 171
11. Judges and Journalists 197
12. Conclusion: Reporting the Supreme Court through a Political Prism 227
13. Appendix A: Interview Questions 238
14. Appendix B: Method of Analysis Coding Instructions and Sample Code Sheet 240
15. About the Authors 251
16. Index 253
17. Law and Society 261