POL111H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Speech From The Throne, Monarchy Of Canada, The Unwritten
Document Summary
Pierre trudeau"s constitution act 1982 contained the first-ever amending formula for our written constitution. But for the constitution act 1982 to go into effect here in canada, first we had to cut our. Meaning britain had to give up control of the bna act. The trudeau government packaged the constitution act 1982 into the canada act 1982. The canada act was sent to britain and passed by the british parliament. Starts with a declaration that the british parliament will never again amend the bna act. Contains the new amending formula enabling federal and provincial governments to amend the bna act and constitution act. Changes the name of the bna act to the constitution act. After 1982 amendments to the constitution can only be made under the terms of the amending formula set out in the constitution act, 1982 in canada, by canadians. This is why we call the 1982 process the patriation of the constitution.
