No Statecraft, Questionable Jurisprudence: How the Supreme Court Tried to Kill Senate Reform

In the Senate Reform Reference of 2014, the Supreme Court of Canada declared the Harper government’s proposed reforms to the Canadian Senate unconstitutional. The court ruled that the Federal Government could not legislate non-binding, consultative elections for selecting senators, nor legislate te...

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Main Author: F.L. Ted Morton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Calgary 2015-04-01
Series:The School of Public Policy Publications
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/sppp/article/view/42521