POLB50Y3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 17: Pierre Trudeau, Charlottetown Accord, Constitution Act, 1982
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Chapter 17: the canadian constitution and constitutional change. We can define a constitution as the whole body of fundamental rules and principles according to which a state is governed. The constitution provides a basic framework for the operation of the whole political system. Unlike the united states and many other countries, canada does not have a single document called the constitution , instead some parts of it are written and other parts are unwritten. The principal components of the canadian constitution are as follows: the constitution act, 1867, formal amendments to the constitution act, 1867, british statutes and orders in council, organic canadian statutes, the constitution act, 1982, constitutional conventions. Originally named the british north america (bna) act, in 1867, which was renamed in 1982, the. This was the law passed by the british parliament that joined nova scotia, new brunswick, Ontario, and quebec together as the new dominion of canada.
