POLI 1119 Lecture Notes - Canadian Citizenship Act 1946
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Key dates in evolution: 1867 bna act. Foundation of canada: 1919 treaty versailles. Ended wwi, important because the first world war, 800. 000 out of 8 million canadians volunteered to fight. Canada signed this treaty first time canada had a signature on a international treaty. War effort, deemed canada as not only a dominion: 1931 statue of westminster. Britain could no longer hold responsible over canada. Canada had the power to conduct treaties and declare war. Canada did not have power over their constitution because. Canadians could not agree on how to amend it: 1933 supreme court criminal. Became the highest court of criminal law. Prior to this, the highest court was in london: 1939 declaration of war. No question that canada was going to war with germany. Canada waited a week, established to the world that the government of canada was committing. Prior to this, we were all british subjects although we had complete autonomy.
