POLS 2300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Charlottetown Accord, Distinct Society, Patriation Reference
20 May 2016
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Through this prism, minor events can take on mythic proportions. 1981- national energy program (more difficult for albertans to sell on global level, forces them to sell to central canada with a fixed price) Populism- progressives, reform, the alliance and now the government. Cheffins and tucker: a constitution is a mirror reflecting the national soul (1976) - reflecting core values of the nation. Yes: because of an almost unanimous commitment to the rule of law. No: because the constitution recognizes, affirms, and sometimes encourages difference (and one province has never agreed to the latest version of it) Construct of rules, regulations, and laws- either written or unwritten- that establishes and orders the political, governmental, and legal structure of the state . Division of power, if any, between central government and states/provinces (e. g. is the country unitary or federal; is there aboriginal self-government)
