POL 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Clarity Act, Charlottetown Accord, Quebec Nationalism
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Supreme court of canada and said it should not go through because they were a founding group of canada and did not support it. The 1982 patriation of the constitution and the creation of the. The political consequences of the patriation: the 1984 conservative victory and "national reconciliation. : conservatives look to new constitutional changes. Qu bec"s 5 minimal conditions and the meech lake accord: Quebec had 5 conditions for signing new constitutional changes. Canada that was multicultural: belief from the start was charlottetown accord stood no chance, quebec opposed charlottetown accord, even some aboriginal groups opposed it, referendum was held and accord was defeated in quebec and. Alberta: this marked the end of this constitutional adventure. Canada, wanted them to speak to issue of susession: supreme court says that it is neither legal nor illegal, however it must respect that core aspects of the constitution, federal government decides to pass the clarity act.