TOWARDS A NEW CANADA:
THE CANADIAN BAR ASSOCIATION'S
EPORT ON THE CONSTITUTION
GERARD V. LA FOREST*
Introduction
In September, 1977, the Canadian Bar Association embarked on the
largest and most important, not to say controversial, research...
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TOWARDS A NEW CANADA:
THE CANADIAN BAR ASSOCIATION'S
EPORT ON THE CONSTITUTION
GERARD V. LA FOREST*
Introduction
In September, 1977, the Canadian Bar Association embarked on the
largest and most important, not to say controversial, research
undertaking in the history of the Association . This was its study of
the Canadian constitution made pursuant to the resolution adopted at
the 1977 Annual Meeting of the Association setting forth a
declaration of policy on thefuture of Canada. The resolution reads as
follows:
(i) THAT the Association recognizes and willingly accepts a duty to advance
and protect the interest of all Canadians by promoting throughout this
country confidence, pride and a strong sense of Canadian identity.
(ii) THAT the Constitution of Canada be rewritten so as better to meet the
aspirations and present-day needs of all the people of Canada and to
guarantee the preservation of the historical rights of our two founding
cultures .
(iii) THAT this Associ
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