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• Title:Commissions of inquiry / Hon. Stephen Goudge (Q.C., O. Ont., LL.B. (Hons.), Heather MacIvor (B.A., M.A., M.Sc., Ph.D., J.D.).
  
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• Author/Creator:Goudge, Stephen, author.
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:MacIvor, Heather, author.
  
• Published/Created:Toronto, Ontario : LexisNexis Canada Inc., 2019.
  ©2019
  

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  • Location:LAW LIBRARY (level 3)Where is this?
    
  • Call Number: KE4765 .C6625 2019
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Governmental investigations--Canada.
  
• Description:xvi, 510 pages ; 23 cm
  
• Summary:"The book will explore the legal powers and unique procedural characteristics of federal and provincial Commissions of inquiry. Also discusses transparency, accountability, public participation in policy-making, reconciliation and reparation for past wrongs."-- Provided by publisher.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:9780433503118 (softcover)
  0433503114 (softcover)
  
• Contents:An overview of public inquiries
  Two types of inquiry
  The history and evolution of Commissions of Inquiry
  Commissions of Inquiry and the Canadian constitution
  Judicial review
  Inquiries Acts and Terms of Reference
  Commission rules and orders
  The life cycle of a Commission of Inquiry
  The Commissioner(s)
  Assembling the rest of the inquiry team
  Participating in an inquiry
  Protecting individual rights and reputations
  Evidence and information : the legal framework
  Research and Commissions of Inquiry
  Gathering information inside the hearings
  Gathering information outside the hearings
  Writing the final report
  Afterword
  Appendix 1. Canadian Inquiries Acts
  Appendix 2. Samples terms of reference
  Appendix 3. Selected inquiry rules of procedure and practice
  Appendix 4. Selected orders and rulings by Commissioners of Inquiry
  Appendix 5. Narratives of selected public inquiries
  Appendix 6. The "Salmon principles."