POL 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Ontario Liberal Party, Clear Grits, Great Coalition
2 Dec 2018
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Social science research & writing: components of the constitution = the fundamental rules of a political organization, written: direct, the constitution act, 1867 & 1982, formal amendments to it. Indirect: british laws & regulations, judicial decisions, unwritten, constitutional conventions. History constitution developed in four periods: 1864-1867: definition of confederation, 1880s: assertion of provincial rights, pre-1960: independence from britain, 1960-2000: canadianization of the constitution. Political gridlock: 1840 the act of union creates united province of canada. The act required a double majority in canada east (quebec) & canada west (ontario) Increasingly, they could not agree on much of anything: 6 governments in 6 years. 1864 the great coalition was formed to reform the political system. Its members: clear grits under george brown, parti bleu until george-etienne cartier, liberal-conservatives under john a. macdonald. Charlottetown sept. 1 - 9, 1864: 23 attendees, laid the ground work.
