POLS1201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Concurrent Powers, Canada Act 1982, Constitution Act, 1982
Intro to Canadian Politics September 29th2016
The Constitution
Royal Proclamation of 1763 Ended Seven Years War
Inherent right of aboriginal self-government
Quebec Act of 1774 Religious, linguistic, legal and political rights for Quebec citizens
Constitutional Act of 1791 Established representative government for Upper
Canada (Ontario) and Lower Canada (Quebec)
Act of Union, 1840 Common legislature for Upper and Lower Canada- now
Canada West and Canada East.
British North America Act, 1867 Established Confederation and Canadian parliament
Statue of Westminster, 1931 Equality of British and Canadian parliaments
Canada Act, 1982 Patriated the constitution
Constitution Act, 1982 Entrenched amending formula and Charter of Rights
and Freedoms.
Constitution Act, 1867 (BNA act):
- Executive power
- Legislative power
- Provincial constitutions
- Federal division of power
- Judicial power
Constitution Act,1982:
- Charter of rights and freedoms
- Aboriginal rights
- Equalization
- Amending formulas
Written Constitution:
- British north America act, 1867 Section 91
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