Law 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Abortion Clinic, New Economics Foundation, Ultra Vires
27 Sep 2016
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Fathers of confederation getting together to form their own country: ontario and quebec crashed the meeting to create a larger federation including upper and lower canada. Charter of rights and freedoms is a part of this. A particular type of constitution government where you have two or more levels of government. Provinces and territories: municipal (not in our constitution) Created by provincial government and can be taken away by them also. Only have 2 levels of constitutional government o o. The courts have the final authority to settle a dispute between federal and provincial governments. Three ways of changing the constitution in canada o o. The provinces and the federal government will get together and make an agreement. Healthcare (provincial) taxing powers (federal) provinces have the power over health but the federal government has the power of funding healthcare o. The courts make decisions hence they shape our constitution and are able to amend it.
