At times the deep disagreements surrounding Canada's constitutional debates have led Canadians to wonder whether th
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Table of contents :
Contents
Preface
INTRODUCTION
1 Crisis and Community
PART ONE: NATIONAL IDENTITY AND CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE, 1960 TO 1992
Introduction to Part One
2 Competing Nationalisms, Competing Identities
3 Constitutional Themes
4 Towards Patriation: Constitutional Reform, 1960–1982
5 After Patriation: Aboriginal Rights, Meech Lake, and Charlottetown, 1982–1992
Conclusion to Part One
PART TWO: POLITICAL ALLEGIANCE, POLITICAL COMMUNITY, AND THE CANADIAN CONSTITUTION
6 Language, Culture, and Political Community
7 An Asymmetrical Constitution
8 Practical Implications
CONCLUSION
9 The Canadian Conversation
Notes
Index
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