POL 2101 Lecture Notes - Michael Bliss, Western Alienation In Canada, Eastern Canada
Document Summary
Section 25 and 25 of the charter. Land claims policy, treaty renewal, devolution of powers to band councils. Royal commission of aboriginal peoples (1990: official apology (res. Schools: recognition of self gov. as a right under the canadian constitution, more spending on programs, creation of ab. Parliament: guaranteed presence at the table when discussing a constitutional issue. Unclear what it concretely entails: but related to argument for a third order of gov. that is constitutionally protected. For: only way to break down the dependency of the ab. People with the fed gov: only way to secure a land base that would secure economic self sufficiency, would reflect the existence of different nations within canada. Canada"s recognition of its past treatment of aboriginals. Factors that contribute to regionalism: proximity and similarity, ideas: regions are socially constructed . Nations = imagined communities regions are the same: discontent/alienation. Let the eastern bastards freeze in the dark.