POLI 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Unilateralism, Responsible Government, Patriation
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How to properly domesticate the amendment abilities for constitutional changes. Federal unilateralism: trudeau doi(cid:374)g it o(cid:374) it(cid:859)s o(cid:449)(cid:374) Gang of eight: eight provincial premiers, hostile to the charter changes, more interested in federal changes rather than changes of individual rights, odd coalition. Supreme court (cid:858) u(cid:271)sta(cid:374)tial (cid:272)o(cid:374)se(cid:374)t(cid:859) of the pro(cid:448)i(cid:374)(cid:272)es: asking about constitutional change, but courts cannot enforce constitutions, or conventions, but can define them, (cid:862)federal go(cid:448)er(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t (cid:373)ust o(cid:271)tai(cid:374) su(cid:271)sta(cid:374)tial (cid:272)o(cid:374)se(cid:374)t of the pro(cid:448)i(cid:374)(cid:272)es(cid:863, defi(cid:374)itio(cid:374) of (cid:862)su(cid:271)sta(cid:374)tial(cid:863) is ar(cid:271)itrary. Constitution: three pillars: conform to the key functions of constitution, parliament and responsible government, preamble: constitution similar to the uk, federalism, 91 and 92: division of power, rights, charter: 1982. Part 2: recognition of aboriginal rights: there were rights, but not particularly respected, form basis for today(cid:859)s de(cid:271)ates o(cid:448)er la(cid:374)d rights, go(cid:448)er(cid:374)a(cid:374)a(cid:272)e. Adding more factors onto the original constitution. Good road map of sovereignty in that regime. All that has to happen is that governments have to support it.
