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COMPARATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

COMPARATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL LAW. Class 5 September 6, 2006. Milk comes in bags too!. A Heart Attack in a Bowl?=. Poutine. Thanks to Henry Ford. Not Used Often in the USA. Robertson screwdrivers. Canadian Tire Money. Loonies and Toonies. Tastes like soap. Thrills.

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COMPARATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

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  1. COMPARATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL LAW Class 5 September 6, 2006

  2. Milk comes in bags too!

  3. A Heart Attack in a Bowl?=

  4. Poutine

  5. Thanks to Henry Ford Not Used Often in the USA

  6. Robertson screwdrivers

  7. Canadian Tire Money

  8. Loonies and Toonies

  9. Tastes like soap Thrills

  10. Origins of Canadian Constitution • Dominion of Canada

  11. Constitution Act, 1867, 30 & 31 Victoria, c. 3. • Formerly British North America Act • Preamble: Whereas the Provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick have expressed their desire to be federated into One Dominion under the Crown of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, with a Constitution similar in Principle to that of the United Kingdom

  12. Dominion of Canada in 1867

  13. Canada Today (10 provinces, 3 territories)

  14. Patriation • What is patriation?

  15. Patriation • Canada Act, 1982, • Constitution Act, 1982 • VERY DIVISIVE EVENT

  16. Supremacy • (1) The Constitution of Canada is the supreme law of Canada, and any law that is inconsistent with the provisions of the Constitution is, to the extent of the inconsistency, of no force or effect. • (2) The Constitution of Canada includes • (a) the Canada Act, 1982, including this Act; (b) the Acts and orders referred to in the Schedule; and • (c) any amendment to any Act or order referred to in paragraph (a) or (b).

  17. U.S. Constitution Canadian Constitution COMPARE AND CONTRAST

  18. CANADA : Constitutional Monarchy

  19. SOME MAJOR DIFFERENCES • Canadian Constitution is more than one document • Initially a U.K. statute (Constitution Act 1867) • Amendment provisions differ depending on type of amendment • Supreme Court not entrenched in Constitution • Different concepts of separation of powers: Canadian power concentrated in executive

  20. SOME SIMILARITIES • Both are constitutions for modern democracies • Federal constitutions • Bicameral representative legislative assemblies • Judicial independence

  21. Supreme Court of Canada

  22. COMPARE AND CONTRAST • U.S. Supreme Court and Supreme Court of Canada • Jurisdiction, judiciary, leave to appeal, number of cases heard,

  23. JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL • All Commonwealth realms had right of appeal to Privy Council in England. Some retained this after independence but many began to find it out of tune with their values

  24. JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT OF CANADA

  25. The Hon. Beverley McLachlin, P.C. • Alberta/British Columbia 1989 (Brian Mulroney) Chief Justice 2000 (Jean Chretien)

  26. The Honourable Mr. Justice Michel Bastarache • New Brunswick 1997 (Jean Chretien)

  27. The Honourable Mr. Justice William Ian Corneil Binnie • Ontario 1998 (Jean Chretien)

  28. The Honourable Mr. Justice Louis LaBel • Quebec 2000 (Jean Chretien)

  29. The Honourable Madam Justice Marie Deschamps • Quebec 2002 (Jean Chretien)

  30. The Honourable Mr. Justice Morris J. Fish • Quebec 2003 (Jean Chretien)

  31. The Honourable Madam Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella. • Ontario 2004 (Paul Martin)

  32. The Honourable Madam Justice Louise Charron • Ontario 2004 (Paul Martin)

  33. The Honourable Mr Justice Marshall Rothstein • Manitoba 2006 (Stephen Harper)

  34. The Honourable Madam Justice Louise Arbour • (Ontario) 1999-2004 • Currently U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights (2004- )

  35. The Honourable Mr. Justice John C. Major • (Alberta) 1992-2005 • Appointed by Brian Mulroney

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