POLI 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Upper House, Lower House
Document Summary
Difference between provinces and territories: provinces receive their power and authority from the constitution act, 1867, territorial governments have powers delegated to them by the government of. Nunavut has three official languages: english, french, and inuktitut. Provinces have equal constitutional say, no matter the population. 1793- oldest constitutional document: the royal proclamation. It promises to indigenous people that the crown would only take land through treaties: creates political problem, bc is in violation of this document. Mmiw stands for missing and murdered indigenous women. In a canadian context she is referred to as the queen of canada. Canada & uk are a part of nato: the north atlantic treaty organization, also called the north atlantic alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the north atlantic treaty which was signed on 4 april 1949. Canada is a completely independent + autonomous country. Prime minister is the head of government.
