The Constitution of Canada; an Introduction to its Development and Law

Abstract

1. Introduction 2. The Government of New France 3. The Seigniorial System 4. The Regime Militaire, 1759-1764 5. The Establishment of Civil Government in Quebec 6. The Civil Government of Quebec, 1764-1774 7. The Quebec Act, 1774 8. The Coming of Representative Government 9. Representative Government in Lower Canada, 1792-1838 10. Representative Government in Upper Canada, 1792-1838 11. The Failure of Representative Government in the Canadas 12. Lord Durham and the Affairs of British North America 13. Lord Sydenham's Colonial System 14. The Testing of Sydenham's System 15. Self-Governing or Crown Colony 16. The New Colonial Policy 17. The Failure of Responsible Government in the Canadas 18. The Growth of the Federation Idea 19. The Coming of Federation 20. The Dominion of Canada 21. The Development of Canadian Autonomy 22. The Framework and Scheme of Government 23. The Nature of Canadian Federalism 24. The Distribution of Legislative Power 25. The Imperial Tie Appendix: The British North America Act, 1867 Tables of Cases Cited Index