LGLS 1000U Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Meech Lake Accord, Charlottetown Accord, Minority Language
Document Summary
Two elements of the constitution: british north america act, 1867; and. Founded on political and economic union of four provinces, and outlined organization of the dominion. Prime minister trudeau pledged to bring home the constitution and implement a charter of rights. New constitutional elements: declared the constitution to be the supreme law of the land, recognized and affirmed aboriginal and treaty rights, prescribed rules by which the constitution can be amended, entrenched the charter of rights and freedoms. Meech lake accord, 1987 - newfoundland and manitoba failed to ratify. Constitutional entrenchment met the limitations of the canadian bill of rights, which was a narrowly interpreted statute. Applies to parliament, provincial legislatures, federal and provincial governments. Anyone subject to canadian law qualifies for (not all, eg. democratic rights) charter protections. Remedies include: striking down legislation, severing offending provisions, reading in and down, temporary suspension, constitutional exemption.
