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It is in the intellectual context of the new possibility of philosophy, and the great new challenge facing philosophy, that I place Stephane Beaulac's important book. His work takes advantage, in particular, of several of the hard-earned lessons of twentieth-century philosophy and social experience. "From the Foreword,"

This book offers readers concise and user-friendly tools to help articulate the most powerful arguments to identify the legislative intent found in the statute. It provides: examples and illustrations from across Canada's federal and provincial jurisdictions; detailed analysis of the key judicial decisions and a table of cases that practitioners in particular will find extremely valuable, as well as a reproduction of both the Interpretation Act (Canada) and Interpretation Act (Quebec).

Divided into two parts, the book begins with an analysis of the roles played by the structure and operation of statutes in their interpretation. The second part delves into the methods of interpretation: grammatical, systematic and logical, purposive, historical, pragmatic and interpretation by authorities.

"Le principal objectif [de ce livre est] de sensibiliser les juristes interagissant avec des collègues formés dans un Québec de droit mixte ou des provinces ou territoires où le droit est ancré uniquement dans la tradition de Common law à l’existence de différences méthodologiques et conceptuelles importantes entre la tradition de Common law et celle de droit civil telle qu’elle s’exprime au Québec. Le texte exposera ces différences en mettant de l’avant ce que l’on pourrait appeler un « principe de précaution ».--Résumé de l'éditeur.