New ebooks From Canadian Indies
Description
Few moments in Canadian history are as intriguing as the political battle between Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and the “Gang of Eight” provincial premiers who opposed his plans to “patriate” Canada’s constitution from Britain. This volume revisits these constitutional negotiations, including the personalities, visions, and political struggles that shaped the resulting constitutional agreement. Offering fresh perspectives on the politics of this key moment in Canadian history, it focuses on the players behind the patriation process, including First Nations and feminist activists, who helped shape Canada’s new constitution. Patriation and Its Consequences also explores the long shadow of patriation, including the alienation of Quebec, the character of Canadian federalism, Indigenous constitutionalism and Aboriginal treaty rights, and the struggle to ensure gender equality rights in Canada.
Contributor Notes
Lois Harder is a professor of political science at the University of Alberta. Her current research focuses on the law and politics of Canadian citizenship. She is the co-editor (with Steve Patten) of The Chrétien Legacy: Politics and Public Policy in Canada (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2006). In 2008, she held a Fulbright Visiting Professorship at the University of Hawai'i; and in September 2014, she was the Eccles Centre Visiting Canadian Fellow in North American Studies at the British Library. She is currently writing a book on the birthright citizenship claims of the “Lost Canadians.”
Steve Patten is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Alberta. His recent publications include “The Triumph of Neoliberalism within Partisan Conservatism in Canada” in Conservatism in Canada (University of Toronto Press, 2013) and “The Politics of Alberta’s One-Party State” in Transforming Provincial Politics: The Political Economy of Canada’s Provinces and Territories in a Neoliberal Era (University of Toronto Press, forthcoming). With Lois Harder, he edited The Chrétien Legacy: Politics and Public Policy in Canada (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2006). Dr. Patten serves on the editorial board of the Review of Constitutional Studies.
