SOSC 2350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Peter Hogg, Ableism, Class Discrimination
24 Nov 2017
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Charter is a marker of our identity. Constitutional law is the law prescribing the exercise of power by the organs of a state. It explains which organs can exercise legislative power, executive power, and what the limitations on those powers are . Do provinces have too much or too little power. How law is a tool of social change. Constitution of canada is a supreme law of canada, different from other forms of statue law, cannot be changed through house of commons. To be amended both the federal and provincial governments must reach an agreement. Under the constitutional government, all laws must conform to the constitution and any laws inconsistent with the constitution have no force or effect. Need 50% + 1 to amend the constitution. Constitutional law is entrenched legislation, meaning that it can only be changed by a specific amending, formula (only if there is agreement from the federal government and every provincial government).
