POLSCI 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Clarity Act, Charlottetown Accord, Charter Of The French Language
15 Oct 2017
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Why did canada develop as a federation rather than as a unitary state: one national policy doesn"t meet the needs of everyone. Alberta has a lot of oil and for example, ontario does not. Constitutional federalism re ects the distinct linguistic, cultural, and social differences between different areas of canada: particularly between english canada and french canada. Quebec gov. is more engaged in immigration, language and cultural laws . Differences between quebec and the rest of canada. One key question coming out of this difference: Can quebec realize its aspirations inside of a majority anglophone federal. Quebec signed the constitution act 1867, but not the one of 1982. Several post-confederation events have been highlighted (by some) as cases where english canada failed to respect francophone interests: riel rebellions (1870, 1885, riel captured and punished for high treason and sentenced to death.
