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The Royal Proclamation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waDQwEeunkUThe Royal proclamation of 1763 was was signed by King Geroge III " to establish a basis of government administration in the North American territories". It establishes the constitional foundation for the negotiation of treatys with aboriginal inhabitiants. The Proclamation is also significant as it it contributed to the outbreak of the American Revolution in 1775. It defined the North American interior west of the Appalachian Mountains as an aboriginal reserve. -
The Royal Proclamation (Continued)
The proclamation is referenced in "section 25 of the Constitution Act, 1982". This was to state that nothing in Canada's Charter Of Rights And Freedomes was able to lessen the rights of aboriginals as expressed in the Royal Proclamation. This will assure that aboriginal rights remain important throughout the Canadian Law. -
The Act Of Union (Continued)
and civil law. Political leaders in lower Canada reacted to these aniti french measures but still agreed to work within the act, espically under the liberal influence of the united reform party. After 15 years many clauses were re-apealed as economic prosperity was soon brought to the united colony. -
The Act of Union
The Act Of Union was passed by the british parliment in July 1840 and officially declared Febuary 10, 1841. Its purpose was to " unite the colonies of upper and lower Canada under one government" creating a whole province. The act provided the establishment of a single parlment to have equal representtion within political constitution or fundamental law. It bansihed the french language from official government use and suspended certain French-Canadian institutes that related to eduaction and -
The British North America Act
The British North American Act was passed on March 29th 1862 by the British parliment providing Confederation. In 1982 it was renamed as the Constitution act in april 1982. -
The Staute Of Westminister (Continued)
Westminister was passed by the british government clarifying the legislative independence of Canada. -
The Statute Of Westminster
The Statute Of Westminster was " a british law" that clarified the powers of Canadas parliment and other Commonwealth Dominions. Granting these former colonies full legal freedomes, they were only applicable to areas that "were not subordinate to Britain." In the early 1920's Canada began to assert its independence within the foreign policy. Imperial confrences held throughout 1929 and 1930 focused on establishing underlying changes in the complex legal systtem. Finally in 1931 The Staute Of -
Constituitional Act ( Canada Act )
The Constitutional Act was created out of desire on part of the Trudeau government "to patriate the Constitution of Canada from the United Kingdom". Coming into place on April 17 1982, the act was composed of seven sections. The first part is the Canadian Charter Rights and Freedoms. Part two of the act deals with rights of Aboriginal Peoples which reconizes and guaratees exisiting treatys. Part five of the constition outlines the method to amending the constition. -
Meech Lake Accord
In 1987 the Conservative government attempted to win Quebecs consent to the revised Canadian Constitution. The Quebec government rejected in 1981 as the result was an "agreement between the federal and provincial governments to amend the Constitution". This was meant to strenghten provincial powers and declare Quebec a "distinct society". The political suport slowely diminished and was never put into effect. The Accord recognized the province of Québec as a distinct society within Canada. At -
Meech Lake (Continued)
the same time, it recognized the fundamental characteristics of Canada. -
The Charlottetown Accord
The Charlottetown Accord of 1992 was a failed attempt by the prime minister and all ten of the provincial premeirs to amend the Canadaian constitution. It was meant specifically to obtain Quebecs consent to the constitution act of 1982. The accord dealt with a number of constitutional issues such as the division of legislative powers provinding "exclusive provincial jurisdiction over forestry, mineing and some other areas". It also provided exclusive jurisdiction over cultural affairs but -
The Charlottetown Accord (Continued)
retains it over national cultural institutions. It enhanced Canadas social and economic union promoting health care, welfare, education, environmental protection, collective bargaining and other social objectives. After the failure of the Meech Lake act, Canadians again could not reach a national agreement on constitutional reform. The defeat of the Charlottetown Accord was interpreted as much a protest by Canadians against the country's "political class".
