POL355Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Deliberative Democracy, Ancient Constitution Of England, Knowledge
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We can make mc better and more democratic: The object of recognition the status of a minority group as an equal participant in the constitutional dialogue: the groups shouldn"t be put down or infringed on. People and their grievances should not be ignored but acknowledged in the constitution. The people have a claim to being heard and are equal to the constitutional dialogue. De ne consent in more informal, less technical, and broader ways. Consent is the most fundamental constitutional convention. The convention proscribes making a new constitution or amending an existing one without gaining the consent of those affected by the constitutional acts. What touches all should be agreed to by all is enshrined in the codex of roman law and is the most fundamental constitutional convention. Fortunately, in canada we do protect the rights of provinces; some changes to constitution cannot be effective without consent from all provinces; this is an element of ancient constitution.
