POL 2101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Distinct Society, Meech Lake Accord, Liberal Democracy

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POL 2101
• Professor: Andre Lecours

Document Summary

Change: the trudeau vision of canada and quebec"s two- They wanted to be recognized as a distinct nation. They wanted a more decentralized federation: the 1980 referendum. Pm trudeau and the provincial premiers discussed to created a new canadian constitution to better fit the province of quebec. Made a promise to quebecers that if they voted there would be change. After the referendum trudeau called a constitutional conference that involved all the provinces and aboriginal people. His main objective was to have a charter of rights and freedoms. An agreement between the federal government and all provincial governments except that of quebec agreed to canada"s assumption of full responsibility for its own constitution in 1982. The proposal of the charter of rights and freedoms was coincidentally opposed by the province of quebec. Pm trudeau wanted an attempt to create a multicultural and bilingual society in all of.