The marriage dialogue

Using the contemporary example of same-sex marriage, the author uses his first-hand experience as a Member of Parliament to examine the "dialogue" theory of Charter of Rights and Freedoms politics and decision-making role of legislators. The dialogue between courts, legislatures and Canadians is robust and having a significant impact on public policy in Canada. However, many of those in the legislature are either unaware or uninterested in this changing fact of Canadian policy making. This is particularly troubling given the power MPs have when voting in the House of Commons on an issue of equality rights in the House of Commons in a free vote - as was the case in the issue at the centre of this thesis, the issue of same-sex marriage.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (M.A.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Political Studies

Grantor

University of Saskatchewan

Year dc:date.issued

2011

Author dc:creator

• Moore, James Arthur

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Poelzer, Greg

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• McGrane, David
• Michelmann, Hans

• marriage
• Charter of Rights
• equality
• same-sex marriage

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/10388/etd-04152011-140232

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:harvest.usask.ca:10388/etd-04152011-140232