POL 2101 Lecture Notes - Michael Bliss, Western Alienation In Canada, Eastern Canada
22 Apr 2014
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Section 25 and 25 of the charter. Land claims policy, treaty renewal, devolution of powers to band councils. Royal commission of aboriginal peoples (1990: official apology (res. Schools: recognition of self gov. as a right under the canadian constitution, more spending on programs, creation of ab. Parliament: guaranteed presence at the table when discussing a constitutional issue. Unclear what it concretely entails: but related to argument for a third order of gov. that is constitutionally protected. For: only way to break down the dependency of the ab. People with the fed gov: only way to secure a land base that would secure economic self sufficiency, would reflect the existence of different nations within canada. Canada"s recognition of its past treatment of aboriginals. Factors that contribute to regionalism: proximity and similarity, ideas: regions are socially constructed . Nations = imagined communities regions are the same: discontent/alienation. Let the eastern bastards freeze in the dark.
