POLS 1400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Western Alienation In Canada, Report On The Affairs Of British North America, Social Conservatism
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Quebec act 1774- gave the french control over language and religion. Royal proclamation 1763- british claimed sovereignty not control or ownership of first nations and protected french rights in quebec lower (quebec) and upper (regionalism and western alienation ex. Ontario was important) (ontario) canada (united province of canada) Durham report act of the union join upper and lower canada. Constitution act 1791- loyalists (tories) vs. reformer (libs) created: responsible government (executive power (pm) must be responsible to favour people) Bna act 1867- western alienation (more ontario centric), solidified relationship between provinces and federal government. Statute of westminster 1931- role of governor general. *ontario is now a have not province: new budget- tariffs increased to increase canadian production and. Revenue: reform party (1980"s) conformed to western canada. Populism- people/elitie: social conservatism- traditional law, morality, resistant to change, federalism- extremely unitary, central government had power of everthing ex.