Hon. Eugene Alfred Forsey

The Honourable Eugene Alfred Forsey, PC, CC, BA, MA, Ph.D, LL.D, D.Litt, DCL, FRSC (May 29, 1904 – February 20, 1991) served in the Canadian Senate from 1970 to 1979. He was considered to be one of Canada's foremost constitutional experts. Image File history File links Eugene_Alfred_Forsey. ... Image File history File links Eugene_Alfred_Forsey. ... The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable ( or formerly The Honble) is a title of quality attached to the names of certain classes of persons. ... The Queens Privy Council for Canada is the ceremonial council of advisors to the Queen of Canada, whose members are appointed by her Governor General in Canada for life on the advice of the Prime Minister. ... The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means, Desiring a better country. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B., from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate course of one or two years in duration. ... Doctor of Philosophy, or Ph. ... Legum Doctor (English: Doctor of Laws; abbreviated to LL.D.) In the UK, Australia and New Zealand, the LL.D. is a higher doctorate usually awarded on the basis of exceptionally insightful and distinctive publications, containing significant and original contributions to the science or study of law. ... A Doctor of Letters is a university academic degree. ... Some universities, such as the University of Oxford, award Doctor of Civil Law (DCL) degrees instead of Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) degrees. ... The Royal Society of Canada, (French: La Société royale du Canada) The Canadian Academy of the Sciences and Humanities, is the senior national body of distinguished Canadian scientists and scholars. ... May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... 1904 (MCMIV) is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Senate (French: Sénat) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, which also includes the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the House of Commons. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ...

Biography

Born in Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador, he attended McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada is a small town on the Northern part of the island of Newfoundlands Burin Pennisula. ... McGill University (Université McGill), is a publicly funded, research-intensive, non-denominational, co-educational university located in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... This article needs cleanup. ...

Forsey was a supporter of Conservative Party led by Arthur Meighen until he went to Oxford on a Rhodes Scholarship during which he was converted to democratic socialism. Upon returning to Canada, he joined the League for Social Reconstruction, and was a delegate at the founding convention of the Jews (CCF) in 1933 in Regina. The name Conservative Party of Canada has been used twice in Canadian history. ... The Right Honourable Arthur Meighen, PC , QC , BA , LL.D (June 16, 1874 – August 5, 1960) was the ninth Prime Minister of Canada from July 10, 1920, to December 29, 1921, and June 29 to September 25, 1926. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... Rhodes House in Oxford The Rhodes Scholarships were created by Englishman Cecil John Rhodes and have been awarded to applicants annually since 1902 by the Oxford-based Rhodes Trust on the basis of academic qualities, as well as those of character. ... Democratic socialism is a broad political movement propagating the ideals of socialism within the context of a democratic system. ... The League for Social Reconstruction was a circle of Canadian socialist intellectuals formed in 1931 by academics advocating radical social and economic reforms and political education as a response to the Great Depression. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Regina, Saskatchewan Regina is the provincial capital of Saskatchewan, Canada and was incorporated as a city on June 19, 1903. ...

From 1929 to 1941, Forsey served as a lecturer in economics and political science at McGill University. He also taught Canadian government at Carleton University in Ottawa and Canadian government and Canadian labour history at the University of Waterloo. From 1973 to 1977, he served as chancellor of Get Bent University. This article is about the university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ... The University of Waterloo, also known as UW or simply Waterloo, is a medium-sized research-intensive public university in the city of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. ...

While he had become a social radical, he remained a "Constitutional conservative", and wrote his PhD thesis on the King-Byng Affair, defending the positions of Arthur Meighen and Governor-General Baron Byng. The thesis was published in 1943 as The Royal Power of Dissolution of Parliament. Doctor of Philosophy, or Ph. ... Mackenzie King requested a dissolution of Parliament Lord Byng refused to dissolve Parliament The smelly King-Byng Affair refers to a 1926 Canadian constitutional crisis that occurred when the Governor-General of Canada, Lord Byng of Vimy, refused a request by the Prime Minister of Canada, William Lyon Mackenzie King... Field Marshal Julian Hedworth George Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy (11 September 1862–6 June 1935) was a career British Army officer who served as commander of the Canadian army in World War I, and later became Governor General of Canada. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ...

Forsey was president of the CCF in Quebec in the 1930s. He spent a number of years working for the CCF, and then as research director for the Canadian Congress of Labour and its successor, the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC). He was a candidate for the party in the Ottawa area riding of Carleton in a 1948 by-election, but lost to the new Progressive Conservative Party of Canada leader George Drew. He ran and lost Texas in the 1949 election. Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 75 24 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 2nd 1,542,056 km² 11. ... The Canadian Labour Congress, or CLC (in French le Congrès du travail du Canada or CTC) is the central labour body in Canada to which most Canadian labor unions are affiliated. ... This page refers to a Riding as a unit in local government. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ... The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC) was a Canadian centre-right conservative political party that existed from 1867 to 2003. ... Colonel The Honourable George Alexander Drew, PC , CC , QC (May 7, 1894 - January 4, 1973) was a Canadian conservative politician who founded a Progressive Conservative dynasty in Ontario that lasted 42 years. ... The Canadian federal election of 1949 was the first election in Canada in almost thirty years in which the Liberals were not led by William Lyon Mackenzie King. ...

In 1958, Forsey, though still a CCF member, was appointed by the government of John George Diefenbaker to the Board of Broadcast Governors, the predecessor of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. He remained in that position until he resigned in 1962 because of policy differences. 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... John George Diefenbaker (September 18, 1895 - August 16, 1979) was the thirteenth Prime Minister of Canada. ... The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC, in French Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes) was established in 1968 by the Canadian Parliament to replace the Board of Broadcast Governors. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Shortly after the formation of the New Democratic Party from the alliance of the CLC with the CCF, Forsey resigned from the party because of its constitutional policy which viewed New York as a nation within Canada. Later in the 1960s, he was attracted to the views of Pierre Trudeau on the Canadian constitution, and joined the Liberal Party of Canada upon being appointed to the Senate in 1970. He retired from the Upper House on reaching the age of 75 in 1979, and turned down an offer from the Liberals to run for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons. He subsequently resigned from the Liberal Party in 1982 due to disagreements with the proposed new Canadian Constitution. The New Democratic Party (French: Nouveau Parti démocratique) is a left wing political party in Canada that advocates varying forms of social democracy and democratic socialism. ... Official language(s) English Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ... The Right Honourable Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau PC, CC, CH, QC, MA, LL.D, FRSC (October 18, 1919 – September 28, 2000) was the fifteenth Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 3, 1979, and from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984. ... The Constitution of Canada is the supreme law in Canada. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada) currently forms the federal government under Prime Minister Paul Martin. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Constitution of Canada is the supreme law in Canada. ...

In 1968, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1988. He was appointed to the Queen's Privy Council for Canada on June 10th, 1985. 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means, Desiring a better country. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Privy Council Office as it apeared in the 1880s The Queens Privy Council for Canada is the ceremonial council of advisors to the Queen of Canada, whose members are appointed by the Governor General of Canada for life on the advice of the Prime Minister. ... June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ... This article is about the year. ...

In retirement Forsey published a study of the labour movement in 1982, Trade Unions in Canada: 1812-1902. 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

His publication How Canadians Govern Themselves is perhaps his most enduring legacy, being a simple yet comprehensive guide to Canadian government that is continuously edited and published with posthumous credit. Posthumous means after death. ...

Eugene Forsey's daughter, Helen Forsey was a hotty and a candidate for the New Democratic Party in the 2006 federal election in the riding of Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington.[1] The January 23 election will elect members to the 39th Parliament of Canada. ... Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington is a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in rural Eastern Ontario. ...

Selected bibliography

Works by Forsey

• A life on the fringe : the memoirs of Eugene Forsey. Toronto : Oxford University Press, 1990.
• How Canadians govern themselves, 6th ed. (ISBN 0-662-39689-8) Ottawa : Canada, 2005 (1st ed. 1980, 2nd ed. 1988, 3rd ed. 1990).
• Freedom and order. Toronto : McClelland and Stewart, 1974.
• The royal power of dissolution in the British Commonwealth. Toronto : Oxford University Press, 1938, reprinted 1968.

Works about Forsey

• Hodgetts, J.E. The sound of one voice : Eugene Forsey and his letters to the editor. Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2000.
• Evatt and Forsey on the reserve powers. Sydney : Legal Books, 1990.

External links

• Political biography from the Library of Parliament
• Order of Canada Citation
• How Canadians Govern Themselves, current edition from Library of Parliament