The deal that ultimately lead to the repatriation of Canada’s Constitution was struck thirty years ago, yesterday. Some interesting and informative essays have appeared in recent days to mark the anniversary of the so-called “night of the ling knives”.They are strictly for lazy weekend afternoon reading:The myth of the long
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Paper Dynamite Online: Sen. Bert Brown Reveals The Trigger For A Constitutional Conference On Senate Reform
A constitutional conference on Senate reform may occur in the not too distant future.Recently, Senator Bert Brown outlined the political events that would trigger a meeting of First Ministers to hash out the terms of a reformed upper chamber.The time when Canadians will be able to democratically choose their senators
Continue readingPaper Dynamite Online: New Senate Reform Proposal Does NOT Give Ontario And Quebec An Effective Veto
Contrary to the headlines in Postmedia News outlets and the reporting of Peter O’Neil, Quebec and Ontario would not get an effective veto under a new Senate reform proposal.The article says:[Alberta Senator Bert] Brown’s new proposal for a Triple-E upper chamber — elected, effective and equal — would give each
Continue readingPaper Dynamite Online: Quebec Poll Is Good News For Canada
A new poll of Quebecers has some welcome findings. Among them is this:[Eighty] per cent believe the repatriation of the Constitution in 1982 was a good thing and 88 per cent think the federal Charter of Rights and Freedoms was a good thing; 75 per cent of French Quebecers think
Continue readingPaper Dynamite Online: VIDEO: Frum Versus Martin on Trudeau
Thanks to CPAC, you can now watch the full debate between David Frum and Lawrence Martin on the resolution: Pierre Trudeau was Canada’s most disastrous prime minister. Click here.You can also check out my rebuttal here, and Koby has a thing or two to say on the matter, as well.
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