POLS 2300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Province Of Canada, Constitution Act, 1867, Westminster System
7 Dec 2016
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In the past canada was viewed as a dominion of the british empire: pierre trudeau saw the country as a country of right, individualism and freedom, women saw canada as a country of suppression. 1929 women are legally people: first nations also saw canada as a country of suppression, morgentaler fought for women to have final say over abortion. Stereotypes: we all know each other, swear a lot, say eh. Royal proclamation act 1763 the first constitution. These are the steps canada took in removing the british system of politics. Despised the monarchy because there was a belief in democracy. United states were built upon individual power. However radical conceptions of democracy were rejected. This was ultimately due to: 1. The peoples grew will to revolt against power: 2. By giving people the right to vote. The usa and france have safeguards put in place to avoid these issues.
