A K E E P S A K E W O R T H S H A R I N G

It’s the 150th anniversary of Canada’s Confederation and LexisNexis is marking this historic event with the release of a one-of-a-kind publication, Canada at 150: Building a Free and Democratic Society.

FEATURED CONTRIBUTORS

• Hon. Roy McMurtry

• Joseph Arvay

• Julius Grey

• Brian Greenspan

• The Michaels (Michael Stark & Michael Leshner)

• David Milgaard

• The Rt. Hon. Jean Chrétien

• The Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper

• The Hon. Andromache Karakatsanis

• The Hon. Michel Bastarache

• The Hon. Thomas Cromwell

• The Hon. David Stratas

• Dr. Cindy Blackstock

• The Rule of Law

• Federalism

• Democracy

• Respect for Minorities

• Honour of the Crown in dealing with Indigenous People

COMPELLING CONTENT WITH STUNNING VISUALS

Canada at 150: Building a Free and Democratic Society provides a unique review of Canadian legal and political history told through personal reflections from a wide variety of influential Canadians and illustrated with visual representations of the country’s history and values.

Structured around Canada’s key constitutional principles:

This commemorative keepsake features insightful essays and fascinating quotes from key participants in the development of the Constitution Act, 1982, including lawyers and judges with deep constitutional litigation experience and private individuals who have fought and won their own battles for rights and freedoms.

This pictorial celebration commemorates 150 years of Canada’s legal and constitutional democracy as well as the 35th anniversary of the Constitution Act, 1982 and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Featuring a collection of more than 50 curated essays on major political and historical developments in Canadian constitutional history. It is written by commentators on and key participants in the events. Featuring lavish images of iconographic Canadian individuals, both contemporary and historical, as well as significant landmarks. This book offers an insightful, balanced look at Canada’s constitutional past and present, highlighting our achievements while acknowledging persistent injustices.

AN ELEGANTLY DESIGNED AND MEANINGFUL GIFT

This beautiful volume will be an excellent addition to the bookshelves, reception coffee tables and libraries of law firms, individual lawyers and judges, constitutional experts and public libraries. It will also be the perfect gift or keepsake to mark this historic occasion.

F O R E W O R D• Hon. Andromache Karakatsanis, Supreme Court of Canada

C H A P T E R 1 I N T R O D U C T I O N T O C A N A DA AT 1 5 0 : B U I L D I N G A F R E E A N D D E M O C R AT I C S O C I E T Y• Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper, former Prime Minister of Canada

(2006-2015)• Hon. Hugh Segal, former Senator, Master of Massey College• Rt. Hon. Brian Mulroney, former Prime Minister of Canada

(1984-1993)• Hon. Jean Charest, former Premier of Quebec• Mr. Ian Wilson, former Chief Archivist of Canada

C H A P T E R 2 C O N S T I T U T I O N A L I S M• Hon. Robert Sharpe, Ontario Court of Appeal• Hon. David Stratas, Federal Court of Appeal• Mr. Julius Grey, Grey, Casgrain• Professor Richard Haigh, Osgoode Hall Law School• Mr. Geoffrey Beasley, former Crown, Ontario Ministry

of the Attorney General• Mr. Gerald Chan, Stockwoods LLP• Mr. Andrew Faith, Polley Faith LLP• Mr. Jean-Pierre Kingsley, former Chief Electoral Officer of Canada

C H A P T E R 3 T H E R U L E O F L AW• Mr. Alan D. Gold, Alan D. Gold Professional Corporation• Professor Kerri Froc, University of New Brunswick Faculty of Law• Mr. Joseph Arvay, O.C., Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP• M. Guy Pratte, Ms. Nadia Effendi and Ms. Ivana Nenadic,

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP• Hon. Richard Schneider, Ontario Court of Justice and Chair,

Ontario Review Board• Mr. Nader Hasan, Stockwoods LLP• Mr. Paul Burstein, Burstein Bryant Barristers• Hon. Thomas Cromwell, former Justice of the Supreme Court

of Canada• Ms. Megan Savard, Addario Law Group LLP• Mr. Brian Greenspan, Greenspan Humphrey Weinstein• Hon. Shaun Nakatsuru, Ontario Superior Court of Justice• Mr. Mark Sandler, Cooper, Sandler, Shime & Bergman LLP

C H A P T E R 4 F E D E R A L I S M A N D PAT R I AT I O N• M. Guy Régimbald, Gowlings WLG• Dr. Thomas Harrison, Queen’s University

• Hon. Roy McMurtry, former Attorney General and Chief Justice of Ontario; Hull & Hull LLP

• Hon. Michael Kirby, former Senator• Hon. Ed Broadbent, former leader of the New Democratic Party

of Canada• Rt. Hon. Jean Chrétien, former Prime Minister of Canada

(1993-2003)• Mr. Steve Paikin, host of “The Agenda”, TVOntario• Mr. Raj Anand, WeirFoulds LLP• Hon. Michel Bastarache, former Justice of the Supreme Court

of Canada

C H A P T E R 5 D E M O C R A C Y• Mr. Dean A. Strang, Strang Bradley LLC and “Making a Murderer”• Mr. Duff Conacher, founder of Democracy Watch• Mr. Christopher Bredt, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP• Mr. Paul Schabas, Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP, Treasurer

of the Law Society of Upper Canada• Mr. Brian Macleod Rogers, BMR Law

C H A P T E R 6 R E S P E C T F O R M I N O R I T Y R I G H T S• Dr. Howard Kislowicz, University of Calgary Faculty of Law• Mr. Ranjan Agarwal, Bennett Jones LLP• Professor Martha Jackman, University of Ottawa Faculty of Law• Hon. Bob Rae, former Premier of Ontario (1990-1995) and Interim Leader

of the Liberal Party of Canada (2011-2013); Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP• R. Douglas Elliott, Cambridge LLP• Professor Cheryl Milne, University of Toronto Faculty of Law• Ms. Joanna Birenbaum, Ursel Phillips Fellows Hopkinson LLP• Ms. Sandra Nishikawa, Crown Law Office Civil, Ontario Ministry

of the Attorney General

C H A P T E R 7 I N D I G E N O U S C A N A D I A N S A N D T H E H O N O U R O F T H E C R O W N• Hon. Harry LaForme, Ontario Court of Appeal• Mr. Jack Woodward, Barrister and Solicitor• Ms. Jacynthe Ledoux, Osgoode Hall Law School• Hon. Michael Bryant, former Attorney General of Ontario• Mr. Robert Janes, JFK Law• Dr. Cindy Blackstock, First Nations Child and Family

Caring Society

C H A P T E R 8 L O O K I N G A H E A D• Professor Errol Mendes, University of Ottawa Faculty of Law• Rt. Hon. John Turner, former Prime Minister of Canada (1984)

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