num_pages: 176
description: The Department of Justice began as part of the Conservative programme to reform the parliamentary system after Confederation. This study explores how expectations inside and outside the legal system created an environment in which the Department was essentially the government's advisor.
language: English
title: The Canadian Department of Justice and the Completion of Confederation 1867-78
titlecomplete: The Canadian Department of Justice and the Completion of Confederation 1867-78
publisher: UBC Press