POL 2101 Lecture Notes - Lower Canada, Compact Theory, Responsible Government
10 Jan 2014
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Key words (explain on exams: royal proclamation: key historical event with indigenous people, quebec act: key historical event with quebec quebecers and catholics are given rights. Jan. 10, 2014 and promised not to be assimilated: act of union: british north america act, confederation/bna act (constitution act 1982, compact theory, meech lake/charlottetown accord. *multinational state: canada first movement, hartz-horowitz thesis. What are the different conceptions of the canadian political community? (key question over the next few weeks. How have canadians conceptualized the difference between canada and the united. Resources matter greatly in canadian politics : key aspect of harold innis" approach to canadian politics, still important! Who occupied the territory : who was here first, who came after, created a certain political dynamic, up until the 1960s, canada mostly only accepted white immigrants. Presence of indigenous peoples/european settlement (more details next week: contact between nations the british & french meet the indigenous people (iroquois and cree) occupying canada at the time.
