Special Issue: Legacies of Patriation. This special issue of the Forum flows from an April 2022 conference that was co-organized by the Centre for Constitutional Studies at the University of Alberta, the Public Law Centre at the University of Ottawa, the Centre d’analyze politique: constitution et fédéralisme at l’Université du Québec à Montréal, and the Constitutional Studies Program at the University of Texas at Austin. View the conference program and session recordings here: https://www.constitutionalstudies.ca/conferences-and-symposia/legacies-of-patriation/.
The Constitutional Forum constitutionnel is published by the Centre for Constitutional Studies and available exclusively online through the University of Alberta Open Journal System. The journal features short articles that provide an opportunity for interdisciplinary debate and dialogue on constitutional issues of Canadian and international importance.
The Centre for Constitutional Studies is pleased to publish this Special Issue of the Constitutional Forum written by former Deputy Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs for the Government of Saskatchewan and Professor Emeritus, University of Regina - Dr. Howard Leeson. The issue includes his documents and personal notes which have not previously been released and which provide new, behind-the-scenes information on meetings leading to patriation.
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This Special Issue of the Forum is a compilation of seven papers presented at the "Time for Boldness on Senate Reform" conference organized by the Centre for Constitutional Studies on March 13th and 14th, 2015. The conference brought together senators, politicians and academics to discuss strategies for reform of Canada's Upper House. An Introduction to the Issue reviews Senate reform history then outlines and analyzes the reform ideas presented at the conference.
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The Constitutional Forum constitutionnel provides an opportunity for interdisciplinary debate and dialogue on constitutional issues. Articles are generally short with insightful commentary on current topics of Canadian and international constitutional importance. 
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