Tag: Confederation
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Commentary: “Canada’s moment for self-reflection, not just celebration”
[Editor’s Note: This commentary was originally published in the Toronto Star in print and online here on Wednesday, September 28, 2017.] —Richard Albert, Boston College Law School Five years ago, United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg remarked, “I would not look to the U.S.
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Virtual Bookshelf: Pre-Constitution Constitutions–A Review of “The Constitutions that Shaped Us,” Edited by Laforest, Brouillet, Gagnon and Tanguay
—Richard Albert, Boston College Law School The National Constitutional Center in Philadelphia recently hosted a symposium on The Declaration of Independence as Introduction to the Constitution. Organized by Alexander Tsesis, the symposium brought together one dozen scholars in conversation around the Declaration of Independence.