Ronald Ian Cheffins

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The Honourable

Ronald Cheffins
Born
Ronald Ian Cheffins

1930
Montréal, QC [1]
NationalityCanadian
Occupationlawyer, judge, law/political science professor
Known forBeing a Canadian Constitutional expert and the first lawyer appointed directly to the British Columbia court of appeal (1985)

The Honourable [2] Ronald Ian Cheffins (born in 1930; [3] PhD; retired) is a professor emeritus of political science and law and the University of Victoria. [4] [5] [6] He was the first lawyer to be appointed directly to the British Columbia court of appeal in 1985. [7] He held the seat until resigning 2 years later in 1987 to return to legal and scholarly practice after finding judicial work too "uncongenial". [8] [9] In 1991 he served as the Vice-Chair [10]  on the Law Reform Commission of British Columbia. [8] [11] [12] He is an expert on the Canadian Constitution [2] [13] and has advised five past lieutenant-governors. [14] [15] [16] He is a weekly Friday guest on CFAX 1070's Adam Stirling show, where he discusses both local and world politics. [17] [18]

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20th century

In 1953, Cheffins was appointed as a Special Commissioner for taking Affidavits within the province of British Columbia by Lieutenant-Governor Clarence Wallace. [19] In 1955, Cheffins graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Laws, [20] [21] before continuing his studies at the university. [22]

Publications

Cheffins authored The Royal Prerogative and the Office of the Lieutenant Governor in 2000, [23] a paper which has been used as a reference in multiple additional papers and books. [24] [25]

Further reading

The Supreme Court of Canada: The Quiet Court in an Unquiet Country

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References

  1. ↑ "Ron Cheffins - UVic Professor Emeritus of Law and Political Science" Adam Stirling. Bell Media. CFAX 1070, 2018 October 5. Radio. 9am-12pm
  2. 1 2 Relations, Queen's University (Kingston, Ont ) Institute of Intergovernmental (2002). Federalism, Democracy and Disability Policy in Canada. IIGR, Queen's University. ISBN   9780889118553.
  3. ↑ "Cheffins, Ronald Ian, 1930- - RBCM Archives". search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  4. ↑ "BC Green Party eyes long-term deal in pursuit of electoral reform". The Globe and Mail. 2017-05-25. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  5. ↑ "Ronald Cheffins interview - RBCM Archives". search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  6. ↑ "[CHEK-TV news film -- political people, reel 1] - RBCM Archives". search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  7. ↑ Macfarlane, Emmett (2013). Governing from the Bench: The Supreme Court of Canada and the Judicial Role. UBC Press. ISBN   9780774823500.
  8. 1 2 Moore, Christopher (2010-03-15). The British Columbia Court of Appeal: The First Hundred Years. UBC Press. ISBN   9780774859271.
  9. ↑ "UBC Faculty of Law - The British Columbia Court of Appeal celebrates its centenary in 2010". 2011-07-06. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  10. ↑ "Interim report on enforcing judgements from outside the province" (PDF). British Columbia Law Institute. March 1991.
  11. ↑ "Ronald I. Cheffins". www.revparl.ca. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  12. ↑ "Ontario needs courage from Lt.-Gov. Dowdeswell". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  13. ↑ "Volume Information". Canadian Journal of Political Science. 9 (1): i–x. 1976. JSTOR   3230866.
  14. ↑ "Lieutenant-Governor could force new election if Clark loses confidence motion". The Globe and Mail. 2017-05-21. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  15. ↑ Reynolds, Christopher (2015-02-27). In the Shadow of the Crown: Some Men Look At Constitutions…. Lulu.com. ISBN   9781483427058.
  16. ↑ "Lieutenant-Governor's decision carried the weight of constitutional convention". The Globe and Mail. 2017-06-30. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  17. ↑ MacPherson, Ian (June 2012). Reaching Outward and Upward: The University of Victoria, 1963-2013. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. ISBN   9780773540323.
  18. ↑ "Ron Cheffins, Political Science & Law - University of Victoria". www.uvic.ca. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  19. ↑ "Order in Council No. 2148". British Columbia Laws Publication. September 17, 1953.
  20. ↑ "The Ubyssey. Class of 1955" (PDF). University of British Columbia. May 16, 1955.
  21. ↑ "Twenty-Ninth Autumn Congregation for the Conferring of Degrees" (PDF). University of British Columbia. October 28, 1955.
  22. ↑ "Thirtieth Autumn Congregation for the conferring of Degrees" (PDF). University of British Columbia. October 26, 1956.
  23. ↑ Cheffins, Ronald (Spring 2000). "The Royal Prerogative and the Office of the Lieutenant Governor" (PDF). Canadian Parliamentary Review.
  24. ↑ Jackson, D. Michael (2013-08-31). The Crown and Canadian Federalism. Dundurn. ISBN   9781459709898.
  25. ↑ Macfarlane, Emmett (2016). Constitutional Amendment in Canada. University of Toronto Press. ISBN   9781442628731.
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