I Introduction 1
1. An Overview 3
II An Outline of the Options 13
2. Canada’s Constitutional Options: An Outline 15
III The Context 31
3. The Context for Future Constitutional Options 33
4. Shared and Divergent Values 53
5. Constitutional Change and the Three Equalities 77
IV Basic Options and Processes 101
6. Quebec Beyond the Federal Regime of 1867-1982: From Distinct Society to National Community 103
7. Options for the Future of Canada: the Good, the Bad, and the Fantastic 123
8. Towards a New Constitutional Process 141
9. Riding the Constitutional Rollercoaster: A Commentary 157
10. Alternative Methods for Aboriginal Participation in Processes of Constitutional Reform 163
V Models for Future Structures 189
11. European Integration: Are There Lessons for Canada? 191
12. Other Federal and Nonfederal Countries: Lessons for Canada 207
VI Areas of Adjustment 235
13. Constitutional Design in a Federation: An Economist’s Perspective 237
14. Distribution of Functions and Jurisdiction: A Political Scientist’s Analysis 259
15. Equality or Asymmetry: Why Choose? 285
16. The Federative Superstructure 309
17. Areas of Adjustment: A Lawyer’s Perspective 337