Victoria Charter Argumentative Analysis

Although Quebec government won a substantial autonomy as result of its negotiation with Ottawa, nationalists saw the cooperation with the federal government is humiliating for Quebec to go to Ottawa seeking favours. While federalists supported “opting out” and federal tax concessions, reveals that they demonstrated the

The 10-year time period, from 1976 to 1985, is one of the most turbulent periods in Canadian history. In this period there were many historical moments that led Canada to be “reinvented as a modern nation-state.” In the first place “growing nationalist sentiment in” Quebec substantially changed the political map in Canada. For the first time the Parti Quebecois, led by Rene Levesque, was elected in Quebec in November, 1976, which raised tensions in relation to Quebec’s independence and thus ultimately resulted in Quebec’s Sovereignty Referendum in 1980. In response to that, Pierre Trudeau’s Liberals tried to “[push] ahead with constitutional reform,” and in the end achieved Canada’s new constitution, the Canada Act in March 1982, “ending

Thirdly, The Canada Act, 1982 this act ended all of Canada`s left over reliance on the United Kingdom. Patriation, which is essentially is a procedure where ambulation change takes place, was the process used. It was also the first act to overtake in both of Canada`s languages, French and English.

Going into the season we would not be surprised to see Cleveland against Boston. However, as the playoffs were set to start we thought that there was a very small chance that both the Celtics and the Cavaliers would face off in a rematch of last years Eastern Conference Finals. That thought was strengthened after the Cavaliers struggled into game 7 against the Pacers. Despite this so-called diversity that these two teams have had to experience, here we are with LeBron trying to extend his consecutive NBA Finals appearances to 8, and the Celtics to defy all odds once again and advance to the finals without there star player Irving.

The British North America Act of 1867 contained a subsection which described how the Parliament of Canada would be created. In fact, section 17 states that “there shall be One Parliament for Canada, consisting of the Queen, an Upper House styled the Senate and the House of Commons” (BNA Act, 1867, IV.17). In other words, Parliament’s three institutions are required to pass laws and without the Senate, bills cannot become law (Library of Parliament, 2002, p. 11). Thus, a constitutional amendment is required to change how Parliament operates and how the legislative process works. More importantly, as part of the legislative process and since Parliament itself must agree to abolish the Senate along with the ten provinces, Senators will have to agree to abolish the institution in which they work to represent their regions. Also, smaller provinces must be taken into account as these provinces, such as the Maritimes, would not agree to abolish the Senate as they are overrepresented in the chamber can maintain sufficient representation for their interests and concerns. Therefore, abolishing the Senate is a task which requires negotiations with the provinces and is a process that is not worth undertaking in terms of time and

The Canadian Confederation was the process of establishing a new government within Canada during the 1860s. This was when three British colonies became the four provinces that would join under one government called the Dominion of Canada which was formed on July 1st, 1867. The provinces in the Dominion consisted of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. This event in history became important to Canadian society and was a turning point that lead to the current Canada. Even with this knowledge, the question rises: Why was Confederation so important to Canada? What lead to it? Was it truly necessary in Canadian history? In this paper, the importance of the Canadian Confederation will be discussed through its context and the events and

Canada’s road to independence is not easy; its strong tie with Britain obstructs Canada’s independence a lot. The Balfour Report and the Statute of Westminster are the two major events that loosened this tie.

They felt that their right of existence has been violated. People argued that the federal government and the local governments could help the Quebecers gain their cultural identities back without going through devolution, and they also made French as one of the official language of Canada. In addition, they ensured that the French-Canadian would be given education and culture rights through specific laws that governed it. But numerous disagreements arose during the discussion between the provinces. “The effort aroused tremendous opposition in English Canada, and failed,” (The Case for a Sovereign Quebec, page 1).

Although Canadians were struggling to find common ground in the initial stages after confederation, they presumed more or less that their day to day life would be carried out in accordance with the British model when the newcomers arrived. It was in people’s conscience that an “Anglo-Canadian society modelled exclusively on a British mould” was a possible option. During this period of confusion, the connection between Canada and Britain gave Canadians a sense of direction and provided a model that they could follow. In the early fuzzy stages of struggling to identify themselves, Britain somehow provided people of Canada a culture, morals and beliefs to abide by and give off a sense of security during their continuous search of a Canadian identity. Many Canadians “recognized that the British connection and the institutions it represented

In the year of 1867 the nation we know as Canada came into being. The Confederation in this year only came about after things had been overcome. Many political and economic pressures were exerted on the colonies and a federal union of the colonies seemed to be the most practical method of dealing with these pressures and conflicts. While Confederation was a solution to many of the problems, it was not a popular one for all the colonies involved. In the Maritime colonies views differed widely on the topic. Some were doubtful, some were pleased, others were annoyed and many were hopeful for a prosperous future.1

Various previous attempts to reach an agreement have failed, as they have been unable to address these issues. However, one of these agreements resulted in the implementation of a constitutional amendment in which implemented the Canadian Bill of Rights that is commonly known as the Canadian Charter of Rights and freedoms. Secondly, this constitutional amendment allowed Canada to make its own constitutional changes and not Great Britain. However, these major changes were made without the consent of Quebec. The fact that these changes were made without Quebec means that a quarter of Canada’s population did not agree with the terms. It is simply unacceptable that the Constitutional amendments made in 1982 made an effort to recognize and accommodate Canada’s multicultural and Aboriginal populations, yet do nothing in regards to accommodating the distinctive character of Quebec.

Introduction: Essentially, this paper needs to argue that until, circa, year 1931, Canada, although a autonomous coutry in its own right, did not pursue a foreign policy of its own, having been a protégé nation of Great Britain and fought under British Expeditionary Force.

In 1976, Congress passed the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) in response to a growing national concern about public exposure to toxic chemicals. Since then, it has largely been hailed as a failure for two reasons. First, TSCA has been unable to effectively compel producers to test and disclose adequate information on chemical toxicity. Second, it has been ineffective at designating sufficient resources to the EPA to identify and reduce the possible health and environmental risks associated with new chemicals. Nonetheless, it has been devoid of major revisions since its implementation. In the nearly 40 years of congressional inaction on this issue, many states have intervened by enacting stricter chemical laws that fill in TSCA’s gaps.

Western alienation is defined as a “political ideology” or regional discontent, this is rooted with the dissatisfaction of western provinces in the federal government by representation. This essay will examine the causes of western alienation in Canada by examining 3 main causes: Inter-state federalism, the senate and the importance of Quebec emerging in late 1900's. Governments in Canada have developed relations between themselves, involving government and legislation. Inter government relations resemble international diplomacy( meetings with prime minister, provincial premiers, staff and flags). Conducted by government and politicians who have to be sure of the fact that what they do in inter government relations

The concepts provided in the documentary “The Road To Patriation”  was about the disagreement between the federal and provincial government of Canada on what to do with their constitution and how they would agree on a formula to bring back the Canadian Constitution from England. After the failure of five prime ministers and several conferences Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau took up the challenge of bringing back the constitution in early 1970 alongside with his Justice Minister