POL 222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Charlottetown Accord, Electronic Band Structure, Open Government
19 Apr 2019
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Pol 222 week 8: ethnocultural groups, immigration and urban/rural, religion and age. Section 35 of the constitution act 1982 declared certain aboriginal rights to be part of the constitution. Part of another section that is goal stating, rather than enforceable. Section following speaks on aboriginal issues, was a nice statement, but not acted on politically. To make them part of the constitutional law, therefor enforceable in the courts, recognized and affirmed . Treaties that have been signed over the years have constitutional law recognition. 1992 charlottetown accord would have addressed failures of meech lake accord. If the politicians failed to come to an agreement on what this meant, the. Still strong widely professed and advocated position. Federal ad bc gov have undertaken efforts to try and sign treaties with aboriginal communities that didn"t have any other treaties. Bc is challenged with overlapping land treaties.
