Open AccessThe Manual of Official Procedure of the Government of Canada: An Exposé
Author(s) -
James Bowden,
Nicholas A. MacDonald
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
constitutional forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1927-4165
pISSN - 0847-3889
DOI - 10.21991/c9zd49
Subject(s) - government (linguistics) , political science , politics , interpretation (philosophy) , law , constitutional interpretation , work (physics) , isolation (microbiology) , constitutional law , engineering , computer science , philosophy , mechanical engineering , linguistics , programming language , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
In light of the much discussed issue to "codify" or make an official interpretation of constitutional conventions in Canada, this article introduces theManual of Official Procedure of the Government of Canada to further stimulate discussion on the topics presented at the Public Policy Forum and at the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights in 2011. It also posits that constitutional conventions derive from principles rather than existing in isolation. This article is part of a larger, forthcoming work in the Journal of Parliamentary and Political Law.