Political Science 2230E Study Guide - Final Guide: Cabinet (Government), First-Past-The-Post Voting, Parliamentary Budget Officer
25 Apr 2013
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British law that provided for a system of government for the colony of quebec that included certain privileges for the french-speaking, roman catholic majority. Sponsored by trudeau, containing a made-in-canada constitutional amending formula and a charter of rights and freedoms. Refers to a federal system in which the division of powers (and specific arrangements pertaining to them) are not the same from province to province. In canada, the debate of two against ten. Canada, quebec insisted on having its own charter when the federal government decided to patriate the constitution and add a charter, and alberta followed they wanted jurisdiction over their resources. It resulted in all provinces demanding their right to equal constitutional/federation power (as quebec) equal partners in a federal contract! Everyone is equal; goes along with the contract theory of federalism. The largest interest group representing status and non-status indians. This organization works to protect the rights, treaty obligations, ceremonial practices/traditions, and claims of first nations citizens.
