POLI 101 Lecture 10: Poli 101 Chapter 10
11 Feb 2019
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Constitution: fundamental aspects: supreme court in 1998 ruled on what canada"s internal architecture entails, basic principles that form the foundation of the constitution, federalism, democracy, constitutionalism and the rule of law, respect for minority rights. Constitution: federalism: multiple component parts of confederation, central and provincial governments, provincial governments have autonomy to develop societies in their jurisdictions, federal government cannot interfere in provincial jurisdictions. Constitution: protection of minorities: some group rights have long been recognized, for example, quebec act 1774 recognized the rights of catholics and french in. Meech lake accord 1987: constitutional negotiations between central government and ten provinces, sought to revisit 5 things quebec wanted in the 1982 negotiations, 1. Recognize quebec as a distinct society: talking canada"s federal structure from administrative asymmetry to, 2. Recognition of quebec"s control over its immigration policy: 3. Provincial power to nominate supreme court justices: 4. Ability of provinces to opt-out of federal-provincial shared cost programs: 5.
