POLS 2300 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Distributed Power, Cabinet Of Canada, Charlottetown Accord
6 Dec 2012
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Week 1 readings: chapter 2 the constitution and constitutional change. Meech lake accord was a response to quebec"s demands for constitutional change and included a controversial clause recognizing quebec as a distinct society . Manitoba, new brunswick and newfoundland had not approved the accord a few weeks before the 3 year deadline therefore it did not go through. Constitution was made a strictly canadian document in 1982. A constitution sets the fundamental rules by which a country is governed, a framework within which various governing institutions operate and the legitimate processes by which governments can act and laws can be passed. Constitution act 1867: originally termed the bna act, 1867, established canada as a federal union of just four provinces: ontario, quebec, nova. Scotia and new brunswick: provisions were the establishment of the canadian parliament consisting of the. Other formal documents: statute of westminster formalized the independence of canada, added bc, pei,
