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Out of the Shadows:
The Civil Law Tradition in the Department of Justice Canada, 1868–2000

Bibliography

Primary sources:

Archives:

  • Archives and Special Collections (ASC), University of Ottawa (U of O).

  • National Archives of Canada (NAC), Department of Justice (RG 13).

  • National Archives of Canada (NAC), Public Service Commission (RG 32).

  • National Archives of Canada (NAC), Royal Commissions (RG 33),
    Royal Commission on Government Organization (Series 46).

  • Department of Justice (DJ), Headquarters, Administrative Records.

Interviews and correspondence:

  • Jacques Roy, National Capital Commission, Ottawa – December 14, 1999.

  • Roger Tassé, Place Bell Canada, Ottawa – December 16, 1999.

  • Anne-Marie Trahan, Court House, Montréal – January 4, 2000.

  • Maurice Charbonneau, Solicitor General Building, Ottawa – January 7, 2000.

  • Claude Joyal, Guy-Favreau Complex, Montréal – January 10, 2000.

  • Gérald Beaudoin, Centre Block (Parliament), Ottawa – January 14, 2000.

  • Charles Stein, telephone interview – January 15, 2000.

  • Alban Garon, Centennial Towers, Ottawa – January 18, 2000.

  • Jean-Claude Demers, Centennial Towers, Ottawa – January 18, 2000.

  • Annie Côté, Guy-Favreau Complex, Montréal – January 18, 2000.

  • Lionel Levert, Department of Justice, Ottawa – January 25, 2000.

  • Jean-Paul Fortin, Department of Justice, Ottawa – January 26, 2000.

  • Paul Ollivier, Hull – January 26, 2000.

  • Louis-Philippe Landry, Court House, Hull – January 28, 2000.

  • Jacques Letellier, Guy-Favreau Complex, Montréal – February 1, 2000.

  • Jean-Claude Marcotte, Department of Justice, Ottawa – February 2, 2000.

  • Jacques Ouellet, Guy-Favreau Complex, Montréal – February 8, 2000.

  • Rolland Boudreau, Guy-Favreau Complex, Montréal – February 8, 2000.

  • Paul Coderre, Department of Justice, Ottawa – February 9, 2000.

  • Réjean Paul, by fax – February 17 and March 9, 2000.

Reports:

  • Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages, Special Studies Branch. “Special Study: Department of Justice”, December 1976.

  • Canada, Department of Justice, Annual Reports, 1982-1991.

  • Report of the Royal Commission on Government Organization. Ottawa: Queen’s Printer, 1962- 1963. 5 volumes.

Others:

  • City of Ottawa Directories, 1868-1960.

  • Brochure entitled “Official Opening: Department of Justice Headquarters”, November 16, 1998.

  • Brochure entitled “Millennium Celebration”, Department of Justice, December 9, 1999.

  • Canada. House of Commons Debates, 1935, 1960 and 1968.

  • Canada. Department of Justice. The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with Quebec Civil Law and Canadian Bijuralism: Respecting the Coexistence of Canada’s Two Legal Traditions. Ottawa: Department of Justice, 1999.

  • The Canadian Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self-Made Men, Ontario Volume. Toronto: American Biographical Publishing Company, 1880.

  • The Canadian Who’s Who, 1955-57 and 1964-66.

  • The Citizen, 1912.

  • Civilians’ Forum, 1999.

  • The Civil Service List of Canada, 1872-1918.

  • “The Civil Service of Canada: A Special Issue of The Civilian”, Ottawa, 1914.

  • The Department of Justice, Government of Canada, Ottawa, May 1, 1963.

  • Department of Justice. Ottawa: Information Canada, 1972.

  • Documents provided by the Quebec Regional Office (QRO).

  • Le Droit, 1918 and 1947.

  • “First Report of the Civil Service Commission, 1881”, (No. 113), Sessional Papers, Vol. 14, No. 10, 1880-1881.

  • Ottawa: Maclean, Roger & Co., 1881. Inter Pares, 1978-1999.

  • Milosevic, Yvonne and John Hodges, “The Criminal Law Branch: Yesterday and Today” (Draft Copy). Ottawa: Department of Justice, 1999.

  • Morgan, Henry James, ed. The Canadian Men and Women of the Time: A Hand-book of Canadian Biography. Toronto: William Briggs, 1898.

  • Morgan, Henry James, ed. The Canadian Men and Women of the Time: A Hand-book of Canadian Biography of Living Characters (2nd ed.). Toronto: William Briggs, 1912.

  • Parker, C.W., ed. Who’s Who and Why, 1915-16. Toronto: International Press Limited, 1914.

  • “Storyboard for a presentation – Department of Justice Canada: Historical Overview”, April 1999.

  • Who’s Who in Canada, 1966-68. Toronto: International Press Limited, 1964.

Secondary sources:

  • Brierly, John E.C. and Roderick A. Macdonald. Quebec Civil Law: An Introduction to Quebec Private Law. Toronto: Emonds Montgomery, 1993.

  • Brown, Desmond H., ed. The Birth of a Criminal Code: The Evolution of Canada’s Justice System. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1995.

  • Burnham, Wendy. Justice in the 1860s. Ottawa: Minister of Supply and Services Canada, 1993.

  • Canada. Department of Justice. The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with Quebec Civil Law and Canadian Bijuralism: Collection of Studies. Ottawa: Department of Justice Canada, 1997.

  • Canada. Department of Justice. <http://canada.justice.gc.ca> and <http://172.16.1.16>, April 2000.

  • Deslauriers, Ignace-J. La Cour supérieure du Québec et ses juges, 1849-1er janvier 1980. Québec City: n.p., 1980.

  • Glenn, H. Patrick, ed. Droit québécois et droit français : communauté, autonomie, concordance. Cowansville, Quebec: Les éditions Yvon Blais, 1993.

  • Kolish, Evelyn. Nationalismes et conflits de droits : le débat du droit privé au Québec, 1760-1840. Montréal: Éditions Hurtubise HMH Ltée, 1994.

  • Lareau, Edmond. Histoire du droit canadien depuis les origines de la colonie jusqu’à nos jours. Montréal: A. Périard, 1888. 2 volumes.

  • McWhinney, Edward, ed. Canadian Jurisprudence: The Civil Law and Common Law in Canada. Toronto: Carswell, 1958.

  • Montigny, B.A. Testard (de). Histoire du droit canadien. Montréal: Eusèbe Senécal, 1869.

  • Morin, Michel. “Les grandes dates de l’histoire du droit québécois, 1790-1867”. Actes de la XIII e Conférence des juristes d’État. Cowansville, Québec: Les éditions Yvon Blais, 1998, pp. 293- 301.

  • Pound, Richard W. Chief Justice W. R. Jackett: By the Law of the Land. Montréal & Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 1999.

  • Quebec, ministère de la Justice. “Historical Note”. <http://www.justice.gouv.qc.ca/ anglais/histori-a.htm>, April 2000.

  • Roy, Pierre-Georges. Les juges de la province de Québec. Québec City: Rédempti Paradis, 1933.

  • Roy, Pierre-Georges. Les avocats de la région de Québec. Lévis: no publisher, 1936.

  • Swainger, Jonathan Scott. “Governing the Law: The Canadian Department of Justice in the Early Confederation Era”. Ph.D. dissertation (History), University of Western Ontario, 1992.

  • The 1997 Canadian Encyclopedia Plus. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1996.

  • Waite, P. B. Canada 1874-1896: Arduous Destiny. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1971.

Melanie Brunet

Mélanie Brunet

Born in Hearst in Northern Ontario, Mélanie Brunet holds a B.A. in history from Laurentian University, as well as an M.A. in history from the University of Ottawa. Her research focuses mainly on women and post-war Canada. As part of her doctoral studies at the University of Toronto, she is examining women lawyers' professional training in Ontario.


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