HISTORY 3N03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Indigenous Rights, Oka Crisis, War Measures Act
15 Apr 2018
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Promised good government and referendum for sovereignty: downplayed sovereignty, during october crisis, he was disgusted with the government enacting war. Canada an economic association including a common currency. : pq lost: (yes) 60 versus (no) 40 percent; didn"t gain majority of. Francophone vote: l vesque"s legacy, 1981: l vesque was re-elected (beat the odds after rough defeat) Part 2: charter of rights and freedoms (1982) Major consequences of referendum, but affected all canadians. Renewal of federalism: trudeau set out to repatriate the constitution: insert a charter of rights and freedoms. Gave more power to canadian courts (supreme court) and less power to parliament odd for country based on parliamentary supremacy. Canadian systems mirrors british system of parliamentary supremacy. United kingdom"s formal consent would no longer be necessary for constitutional changes. Idea to repatriate constitution never worked due to tense disagreements over power grants to the federal government instead of provinces. After referendum, trudeau had to do something.
