Emmett Macfarlane is a professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Waterloo.Janet L. Hiebert is a professor emeritus of political studies at Queen’s University. Anna Drake is an assistant professor of political science at the University of Waterloo.

• Introduction1. Institutional Relationships, Executive Dominance, and Legislating under the Charter2. "Vetting": Analyzing Bureaucratic and Executive Assessments of Rights Compatibility3. The Legislative Process and Charter Rights: Criminal Justice Policy and the Harper Government4. Legislative Responses under the Charter: Harm Reduction and Drug Policy5. Legislative Responses under the Charter: Sex Work Policy6. Legislative Responses under the Charter: Medical Assistance in Dying Policy7. Transparency, Accountability, and Robust Legislative Scrutiny on Rights: Possibilities for Reform?ConclusionNotesSelected BibliographyIndex

Emmett Macfarlane is a professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Waterloo.Janet L. Hiebert is a professor emeritus of political studies at Queen’s University. Anna Drake is an assistant professor of political science at the University of Waterloo.

• Introduction1. Institutional Relationships, Executive Dominance, and Legislating under the Charter2. "Vetting": Analyzing Bureaucratic and Executive Assessments of Rights Compatibility3. The Legislative Process and Charter Rights: Criminal Justice Policy and the Harper Government4. Legislative Responses under the Charter: Harm Reduction and Drug Policy5. Legislative Responses under the Charter: Sex Work Policy6. Legislative Responses under the Charter: Medical Assistance in Dying Policy7. Transparency, Accountability, and Robust Legislative Scrutiny on Rights: Possibilities for Reform?ConclusionNotesSelected BibliographyIndex

Emmett Macfarlane is a professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Waterloo.Janet L. Hiebert is a professor emeritus of political studies at Queen’s University. Anna Drake is an assistant professor of political science at the University of Waterloo.

• Introduction1. Institutional Relationships, Executive Dominance, and Legislating under the Charter2. "Vetting": Analyzing Bureaucratic and Executive Assessments of Rights Compatibility3. The Legislative Process and Charter Rights: Criminal Justice Policy and the Harper Government4. Legislative Responses under the Charter: Harm Reduction and Drug Policy5. Legislative Responses under the Charter: Sex Work Policy6. Legislative Responses under the Charter: Medical Assistance in Dying Policy7. Transparency, Accountability, and Robust Legislative Scrutiny on Rights: Possibilities for Reform?ConclusionNotesSelected BibliographyIndex