POLSCI 1G06 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Supreme Court Of Canada, Patriation Reference, Charlottetown Accord
15 May 2016
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Political science 1g06 2016 ii lecture 4a the canadian constitution. The canadian constitution is not a single document. It is made up of a number of different components, some written and some unwritten: complex. Elements: the constitution act, 1867 (formerly british north america act, It establishes many of the foundations of the canadian state. Canada was a colony, so many of the decisions made for canada were made in britain o ie. statute of westminster began to establish canadian independence: certain acts of the canadian parliament. Supreme court act: helps to flush out what the supreme court can actually do, constitution act, 1982. It is in the constitution act, 1982 that we find the charter of rights and freedoms. In some respects, it is simply an amendment to the constitution act, Established a domestic amending procedure: until 1982, if you wanted to amend parts of the constitution, you didn"t do it in canada.
