Constitution of Canada

story of the Canadian Constitution is a long and rocky one. It began in 1864 during the Charlottetown conference in 1864, lead to the implementation of the British North America Act in 1867, before finally being patriated in Canada in 1982 (Dodek 2013, 21, 28). However, it was patriated without the signature of Quebec, putting the future of Canada in peril. Future attempts to open the constitution were messy, and ultimately failures, but there are still some who think Canada should give one more kick

groups (peoples) in Canadian society that are recognized and protected by Canada’s constitution. Those groups include Aboriginals, Francophones and Anglophones. * Collective rights are different than individual rights. Every Canadian citizen and permanent resident has individual rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, such as the right to live anywhere in Canada. * Collective rights set Canada apart from other nations. For example, no groups (peoples) in the

Canada and Quebec's Conflict Canada and Quebec have always been in conflict from the confederation of 1867 to the Supreme court judgement on the secession of Quebec in 1998. Quebec faces several challenges in terms of constitutional relations with the rest of Canada. Quebec is seeking a special status to preserve and protect its culture and language, while the rest of English-speaking Canada accepts the view of provincial equality. There have been attempts to recognize Quebec's concerns through

The Constitution The Canadian Constitution, BNA act, Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and the Canadian Health care act are the backbone of Canada’s political system. The constitution is based upon the structure and civil rights of every Canadian inhabitant. It is a written document which states the rules that can run the federal and provincial governments and determine the responsibilities and rights of the cannadian citizens. The constitution was created so if a person has to undergo legal problems

1980s was a decade full of opportunities for change in Canada and taught many the importance of taking chances, using the opportunity when given and learning from failure. The 1980s is the most important and influential decade in Canadian history. The 1980s contributed to change that can

years, the status of Canada’s constitution has been unable to fully unify, due to the fact that Canada has been unable to address Quebec’s constitutional concerns. Much of the ongoing debate addresses if the Constitution should recognize the francophone population of Quebec as a separate nation or a distinct society, with a separate laid out set of different characteristics and needs from the rest of the provinces in Canada . An important question should be how Canada can best acknowledge, preserve

established by Pierre Elliott Trudeau and significantly transitioned Canada effectively. The Official Languages Act is a law that was established by the government in which gives both French and English Canadians equal value in Canada. It allows both the English and French languages to be officially spoken in Canada. The Official Languages Act also gives citizens the right to express their culture freely. “It is vital to me that [the constitution] does give protection to the kind of linguistic equality that

In its earliest days, Canada did not have a written constitution. During the mid-1700s and 1800s, French and British colonists, who were governed by the laws of their home countries, populated the territory of modern day Canada. As the territory of Canada became more populated, the United Kingdom assumed authority over all of Canada’s inhabitants. However, as time went on it became obvious that a system of autochthonous constitution was required to effectively govern the individual needs of the colonies

Patriation To create a constitution is no small feat; that much can be seen by the incredible journey that Canada went through. A span of several years, different governments and tactics (each becoming more and more desperate) working almost in full force to help pursue a patriated constitution. The Road to Patriation, written and directed by Robert Duncan, creates a narrative that discusses the absolute need for a constitution that allowed Canada the right to amend the constitution. The film shins a

The Canadian Charter of Rights has been entrenched in the Constitution Act of 1982 since 1982 and affected the lives of countless Canadians ever since it was passed, with most if not all of the effects being positive. This can be proven by the fact that the act that the act has only faced two amendments in the 35 years it has been in effect. Furthermore, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms has five components; Fundamental Freedoms, Democratic Rights, Mobility Rights, Legal Rights, and Equality Rights