Canadian Constitutional Studies: The Marfleet Lectures, University of Toronto, October, 1921The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 1922 - 163 pages Borden, Robert Laird, Sir. Canadian Constitutional Studies: The Marfleet Lectures, University of Toronto, October, 1921. Revised Edition. [Toronto]: University of Toronto Press, 1922. 163 pp. Reprint available November 2005 by the Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-586-7. ISBN-10: 1-58477-586-6. Cloth. $65.* This compact introduction traces the constitutional development of Canada from 1760 to the early twentieth century. Also included is a brief sketch of the governmental system that existed during the French regime from 1608 to 1760 and a look at problems that Canada faced in the author's lifetime. Borden [1854-1937] was the Prime Minister of Canada from 1911 to 1920. |
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Constitutional Development from Confederation | 55 |
Constitutional Development during the World | 96 |
Notes | 143 |
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