SWRK 2040 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Constitution Act, 1867, Constitution Act, 1982, Brian Mulroney

• School: University of Windsor
• Department: Social Work
• Course: SWRK 2040
• Professor: Kelly Ann Spezowka

Document Summary

One of the biggest issues in contemporary canadian politics has been whether or not the french- speaking province of quebec should separate from canada and form its own country. Founded as a parliamentary movement composed of quebec mps who left the conservative and. Liberal parties after the failure of the meech lake accord. The party promotes only quebec"s interests and quebec sovereignty in the house of commons. In 1987, the progressive conservative government of prime minister brian mulroney attempted to win quebec"s consent to the revised canadian constitution, following the quebec government rejection of it in 1981. When canada was created, it was a self-governing british colony. America act, 1867, codified many constitutional rules for canada, but major changes to the constitution could only be made by the united kingdom parliament. Charter was enacted as part of canada"s constitution along with a set of procedures allowing the constitution to be amended in canada.