Canada’s Bilingual Constitution: An Unfulfilled Obligation

Authors

  • François Larocque
  • Linda Cardinal

Abstract

For over 155 years, the Canadian federation has derived its legitimacy from a written constitution made up of 31 documents, the majority of which, including the foundational Constitution Act, 1867, have no legal force in the French language.

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Published

2022-11-08

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Vol. 31 No. 3 (2022): Constitutional Forum constitutionnel

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