The State of a Reputation: Bédard as Constitutionalist
The recent interpretation of Bédard, as by Ouellet, seeing him as the first exponent of responsible government, raises awkward questions. Rather, Bédard was wedded to an older constitutional theory, such as that expounded by Cobbett. Previous studies of Bédard have seen him in isolation; for a bette...
| Published in: | Journal of Canadian Studies |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
1986
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/jcs.20.4.60 https://utpjournals.press/doi/pdf/10.3138/jcs.20.4.60 |
| Summary: | The recent interpretation of Bédard, as by Ouellet, seeing him as the first exponent of responsible government, raises awkward questions. Rather, Bédard was wedded to an older constitutional theory, such as that expounded by Cobbett. Previous studies of Bédard have seen him in isolation; for a better understanding it is necessary to set him in the North Atlantic context. |
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