POL214Y5 Lecture Notes - Meech Lake Accord, Victoria Charter, Charlottetown Accord
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Statue of westminster: declared canada to be completely independent of britain. These are statutes passed by the parliament of canada that are of special or quasi-constitutional status. 1982- was, in a sense, the last amendment to the 1867 constitution act to be passed by the british parliament. Act was the charter of rights and freedoms. They imposed formal new limitations on the government in interaction with its citizens. This act also contained provisions on equalization payments to have-not provinces and on aboriginal rights. Consist of standardized components that are not confined within the constitution in writing. An example of this is the prime minister. (check lecture slides for more ex). These 4 changes took place at the meech lake accord, charlottetown accord, constitution act, and victoria charter. (pg 409). Attempts to find an amending formula began in 1927. The statute of westminster contained a clause allowed the british parliament to amend the 1867 con.
