First Things RSS Feed - Ian A. Hunter https://www.firstthings.com/author/ian-a-hunter en-us Copyright 2025 First Things. All Rights Reserved. ft@firstthings.com (The Editors) ft@firstthings.com (The Editors) Mon, 20 Jan 2025 16:57:17 -0500 https://d2201k5v4hmrsv.cloudfront.net/img/favicon-196.png First Things RSS Feed Image https://www.firstthings.com/rss/author/ian-a-hunter 60 Canada’s Judicial Captivity https://www.firstthings.com/article/1997/08/canadas-judicial-captivity https://www.firstthings.com/article/1997/08/canadas-judicial-captivity Fri, 01 Aug 1997 00:00:00 -0400 From the confederation of provinces which formed Canada in 1867 until 1982, Canada was a country of parliamentary supremacy. That is not to say that Canada was governed well; sometimes she was governed well, sometimes ill, but always she was governed by the elected representatives of the people. Issues of public policy were determined by legislators who, at least quadrennially, were required to account for their policies to an electorate that had voted them into office.

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