HREQ 3125 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Entrust, Oliver Mowat, Husting
3 Nov 2017
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Hreq 3125 lecture notes: residuary power & federal government. On october 21, john a. macdonald presented a lengthy detailed resolution on the powers that were to be exercised by the federal government. His resolution included both general clauses and a long list of specific and enumerated areas of jurisdiction that the central government was to exercise. This formula, which combined broad clauses with enumerated powers, was to prove highly problematic for the government of canada in subsequent decades. His motion commenced with the proposition that the federal government should have the. The tone of the debate that followed macdonald"s motion was positive. The idea that the key economic powers, especially with respect to railways and harbours should be in the hands of the central government was widely accepted. The next day, galt rose to present the crucially important financial details that were a part the canadian proposal.
