Abstract
Canadians sought a constitutionally entrenched Charter of Rights not just for its own sake, but also as part of a larger effort at constitutional renewal. The hope was that such a Charter would preserve a united Canada in the face of the serious threat posed by French Canadian nationalism within a potentially independent Quebec. In this Article, I comment on those features of the Canadian debate and its denouement that are noteworthy within the Canadian context, as well as those that illustrate some of the universal themes of constitutional theory.
Recommended Citation
Paul C. Weiler,
Rights and Judges in a Democracy: A New Canadian Version,
18
U. Mich. J. L. Reform
51
(1984).
Available at:
https://repository.law.umich.edu/mjlr/vol18/iss1/4