Open AccessSymposium Summary: The State of Canada's Constitutional Democracy
Author(s) -
Cheryl Milne,
John Greiss,
Deborah Boswell
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
constitutional forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1927-4165
pISSN - 0847-3889
DOI - 10.21991/c9f09d
Subject(s) - democracy , constitution , state (computer science) , public service , constitutional law , political science , corporate governance , liberal democracy , law , service (business) , rule of law , public administration , sociology , management , politics , economy , algorithm , computer science , economics
Dramatic changes have taken place in recent years at the national level with respect to the day to day functioning of our constitutional democracy. These changes impinge on the separation of powers, the rule of law and the supremacy of the constitution. The David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights at the University of Toronto partnered with the Centre for Constitutional Studies at the University of Alberta to organize a two day symposium in February 2016, at the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, designed to bring together a diverse group of academic experts and individuals with experience in public service at high levels, as well as academics with personal experience in governance, to discuss these changes.