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03623aam a2200469 i 4500 001 9B707C64FFE911EBB6EAFDEE22ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210818010020 008 201124t20212021bcc b 001 0 eng 020 $a 0774866225 020 $a 9780774866224 020 $a 0774866217 020 $a 9780774866217 035 $a (OCoLC)1224096913 040 $a NLC $b eng $e rda $c NLC $d NLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d VP@ $d YDX $d UKMGB $d UNBCA $d CDX $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a lac 043 $a n-cn--- 050 4 $a JL155 $b .M125 2021 055 0 $a JL155 $b .M125 2021 084 $a cci1icc $2 lacc 100 1 $a Macfarlane, Emmett, $e author. 245 10 $a Constitutional pariah : $b Reference re Senate Reform and the future of Parliament / $c Emmett Macfarlane. 264 1 $a Vancouver ; $b UBC Press, $c [2021] 300 $a x, 216 pages ; $c 22 cm. 490 1 $a Landmark cases in Canadian law 500 $a Includes index of cases. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-204) and indexes. 505 0 $a The Senate's (unfulfilled) roles -- A brief history of Senate reform -- If at first you don't succeed : the Harper government and the Senate -- The decision -- Informal reform and a new appointments process : a renewed Senate? -- A constitution in stasis? Prospects and problems for future constitutional change. 520 $a "The Canadian Senate has long been considered an institutional pariah, viewed as an undemocratic, outmoded warehouse for patronage appointments and mired in spending and workload scandals. After decades of debate about reform, in 2014 the federal government was compelled to refer constitutional questions to the Supreme Court relating to its attempts to enact senatorial elections and term limits. Constitutional Pariah explores the aftermath of Reference re Senate Reform. In its first significant attempt to articulate the boundaries between key procedures in the constitutional amending formula, the Court ruled out major unilateral alteration of the Senate by Parliament. Ironically, the decision resulted in one of the most sweeping parliamentary reforms in Canadian history, creating a pathway to informal changes in the appointments process that have curbed patronage and partisanship. Emmett Macfarlane situates this incisive analysis within the context of the roles of the upper house, its evolving performance, and historical efforts at reform. Despite reinvigorating the Senate, Reference re Senate Reform has far-reaching implications for constitutional reform in other contexts. Macfarlane's sharp critique suggests that the Court's nebulous approach to the amending formula raises the spectre of a frozen constitution, unable to evolve with the country."-- $c Provided by publisher. 530 $a Issued also in electronic format. 610 10 $a Canada. $b Senate $b Senate $x Reform. 610 10 $a Canada. $b Supreme Court. 610 17 $a Canada. $b Senate. $b Senate. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00539451 610 17 $a Canada. $b Supreme Court. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00512507 651 0 $a Canada $x Politics and government $y 21st century. 651 5 $a Canada $x Politics and government $y 2006-2015. 650 7 $a Legislative bodies $x Reform. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00995742 776 08 $i Online version: $a Macfarlane, Emmett. $t Constitutional pariah reference re Senate reform and the future of Parliament. $d Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, 2021 $z 9780774866231 $z 9780774866231 $w (OCoLC)1224096956 830 0 $a Landmark cases in Canadian law. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231019015119.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=9B707C64FFE911EBB6EAFDEE22ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search