POL214Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: John A. Macdonald, Constitution Act, 1982, Canada Act 1982
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The original written constitution was a law passed by the british parliament, known as the. British north america act, 1867 and renamed in 1982 as the constitution act, 1867. The bna act or constitution act, 1867 created canada. The constitution act or bna act of 1867 brought together existing, established british colonies or provinces : initially, ontario/quebec, n. s. , and n. b. The intent of the bna act was to create a federal union, re-establish the existing colonial societies as constituent provinces in the new federal state, and set out the machinery of government. The preamble to the bna act declares that the union of the existing provinces into a new country. Would conduce to the welfare of the provinces and promote the interests of the british empire. Note that the building blocks of the new country of canada were existing provinces, not people like in the us.
