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Our Neighbors to the North

We all know the landmarks of U.S. law, from the creation of the Bill of Rights to the Dred Scott Decision to the Civil Rights Act. But how have our friends in Canada developed their legal system? This fascinating website, created by Canadian lawyer Lloyd Duhaime, takes you on a tour of over 30,000 years of Canadian law, from the arrival of the first settlers over the Bearing Strait to the Charlottetown Accord in 1992. Read about the struggle for women's suffrage, the impassioned parliamentary debate over the decriminalization of homosexuality, and the roots of the Quebec separatist movement. Who knew our Canuck friends had such an eventful history? Not I, until I educated myself at this website.

Tue, 25 Jan 2000 07:00:33 -0800