Table of Contents

• Part One: What They Said About Liberty
  • Constitutional Liberty
  • Responsible Government
  • Parliamentary Government and the Upper House
  • Equality of Representation
• Part Two: What They Said About Opportunity
  • Economic Prosperity and Individual Ambition
• Part Three: What They Said About Identity
  • British or American?
  • British or Canadian?
  • What Is a Canadian?
• Part Four: What They About the New Nationality
  • Federal Union
  • Minorities and Minority Rights
• Part Five: How to Make a Constitution
  • Consulting the People in Constitution Making
  • Direct Democracy: Pro and Con
• Appendixes
  • The Quebec Resolutions
  • The Legislators
  • Afterword on Books
• Index

About the Author

Janet Ajzenstat is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at McMaster University.

Paul Romney has been writing on Canadian history for thirty years.

Ian Gentles is Professor of History at Glendon College, York University.

William D. Gairdner is an author and independent scholar interested in Canadian history and politics.

Reviews

'Canada's Founding Debates is a pretty wonderful book ... There is lots here for thoughtful Canadians to chew on.'
*Christopher Moore, The Beaver*

'The debates are exciting. Their quality is high. The passion of the speakers shines through ... If you need to be reminded that constitutions, institutions, and the ideas they embody are passionately debated because they shape the way a political community lives, then you should thank Ajzenstat and her colleagues for the immense labour they put into the magnificent project that produced Canada's Founding Debates.'
*Alan Cairns, Canadian Journal of Political Science*

'[Canada's Founding Debates] should be in the library not just of every serious student of Canadian history, but of every serious citizen.'
*Trevor Lautens, Vancouver Sun*

'The editors are to be commended for producing such a splendid book.'
*Barry Cooper, National Post*