Brian Peckford: We Need Pragmatism When It Comes to the Constitution, Not Just Theory

Protesters stand on the back of a truck during the Freedom Convoy demonstrations against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other restrictions on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Jan. 29, 2022. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press

Commentary

As the only surviving first minister who helped craft the patriation agreement of 1981 that authorized the Constitution Act of 1982, here’s my response to two commentaries that The Epoch Times recently ran on the Canadian constitution: “William Gairdner: The Charter at 40: How Canada Got Re-Colonized,“ and ”Bruce Pardy: After Two Days to Flatten the Bouncy Castle, Canada Needs a New Constitution.”