Morrissey, Francis. "Canon Law and its Intersection with Civil Law Throughout Canadian History." Cardus, 2019. https://cardus.ca/research/faith-communities/research-report/canon-law-and-its-intersection-with-civil-law-throughout-canadian-history/
The paper, “Canon Law and its Intersection with Civil Law Throughout Canadian History” authored by Rev. Francis Morrisey briefly traces the history of Roman Catholic canon law in New France and Canada from the 16th century to the present. It was delivered at the first Decretum Symposium of the Cardus Religious Freedom Institute in Ottawa in October 2018.
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