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Book SynopsisDavid Schneiderman offers a critical perspective on the Americanization of Canadian constitutional practice and a timely warning about its unexamined consequences.
Trade Review'Highly recommended.' -- G. A. McBeath Choice Magazine vol 53:11:2016 "Red, White and Kind of Blue? is crisp and unnerving. It suggests Parliament is so malleable, and many of its participants so weak, it dispensed with ancient checks and balances without a shot being fired." -- Holly Doan Blacklocks Reporter, October 10, 2015 "By providing a provocative discussion of contemporary issues and analysis of constitutional reform, Red, White and Kind of Blue is a worthy read. As for its core argument, the book should succeed in spurring a useful debate about Canada's constitutional culture as well." -- Emmett MacFarlane, The Literary Review of Canada, March 2016
Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter One. "No Servile Copy": Constitutional Differences That Matter Chapter Two. President or Prime Minister? Prorogation 2008 Chapter Three. The King's Prerogative vs. Parliamentary Privilege: Prorogation 2009 Chapter Four. A "More Salutary Check"? Electing the Canadian Senate Chapter Five. Appointing Justices: Supreme Court Nominees and the Press Conclusion
