In 1982, Canada patriated the British North America Act and renamed it the Constitution Act. ... The act is important because it ended the need for British approval of amendments to Canada's constitution. ... The Constitution Act allowed Prime Minister Trudeau to strengthen Canada's independence in world affairs. ... The Constitution Act is one of the reasons Canada had strengthened its independence. Canada was recognized as an independent country with its own constitution instead of a British colony. ...

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Before 1982, Canada's constitution was the British North America Act. Any changes to this constitution required the approval of the British government. For years, Canadian governments had considered patriating the constitution, but no agreement could be reached. ... The Federal Government asked the British Parliament to pass legislation that would allow the constitution to be "brought home to Canada. ... The amending formula that allows Canada to continue to rebuild and renew its national framework is now in the constitution. ...

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The Constitution Act of 1867 & Federalism in Canada As a former colony of the British Empire, Canada inherited the principle of legislative supremacy from the United Kingdom. This is explicit in the British North America Act of 1867, which states that Canada would have a constitution "similar in principle to that of the United Kingdom." ... In addition, Canada's constitution was under the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom Parliament. Canada could not change its constitution at home, but had to apply to the U.K legislature for any amendments. ... Secondly, the Parliament of Canada was...

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Section 52 of the Canadian Constitution act of 1982 states and I quote, "The Constitution of Canada is the supreme law of Canada. ... In my part of the speech, I will be expounding 3 main points from the Canadian Constitution namely: The Principle of Fundamental Justice, presumption of innocence and the due process of law. I will show to everyone here in this room how P.B. defies the Const. of Canada. ... PRO CONCLUSION It is now clear that P.B is a defiance to our constitution. Many of us here in this room know how Canadians toiled hard to repatriate our constitution. ...

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Canada is an interesting Country. ... One thing about Canada is its population. 40% of Canada's population is unmixed British of Native born. 27% of the population is French origin. There is less than 1% of Canadians that are Black. ... Canada is mainly governed according to principles in the Constitution Act of 1982 when the country gained full control of its constitution. ... A passage in the 1982 Constitution Act gave citizens fundamental freedoms, such as democratic rights, vote, seek election, mobility, legal and equality rights to move throughout Canada. ...

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The policy of multiculturalism in Canada began in 1988 after the Canadian Multiculturalism Act was passed. This was new law was in keeping with the Canadian constitution that recognizes and provides for the right of every Canadian to be protected. ... The policy allowed Canadians from different ethnic communities, races, origins etc. to take part in shaping the future of Canada. ... Today, Canada remains among the few countries that have anchored multiculturalism in the constitution. ... Today, new Canadians are being integrated in the mainstream of Canada. ...

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Canada is an increasingly ethnically diverse country. ... The vast majority of Canadians are born in Canada, and most of them are from European descent. ... Immigration is important in maintaining Canada's population. ... For them, the Canadian ways may seem strange for they have never seen it or experience it before and vice versa, their ways might be strange to Canadians. ... In 1982, these rights were included in the new constitution, and in 1986, a program was established to ensure that minorities have equal access to federal employment. ...

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Many people believe that Canada was its own "strong and free" nation since 1867, but how could it be when it didn't even have its own constitution at the time? ... In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, if something was to be changed in the constitution, it had to be passed through the Canadian Parliament as well as its British counterpart before it could come into effect. ... The constitution wasn't brought to Canada until 1982, when Pierre Trudeau finally "Brought the constitution home." ... Firstly, he "brought the constitution home" from Great Britain, so that cha...

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The Life of Americans Versus that of Canadians Many Americans that live along the border with Canada traverse the short distance across the border every day, for many live in the US but work in Canada. The opposite is true for many Canadians that live along that great expanse we call the US Canadian border. ... A constitution-based federal republic with a strong democratic tradition runs the United States. ... In 2002 the United States had $687 billion worth of exports, 22.4% of that was to Canada, and $1.165 trillion worth of imports of which 19% was from Canada. ... (CIA) Those numbers r...

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On March 29th/ 1982 Canada enacted the Constitution Act, gaining political independence. The Constitution Act has three main parts. ... Secondly the Amending Formula, This is another essential part of the Canadian Constitution; this charter gives Canada piece of mind, and the ability to change its constitution without the approval of England. ... Canada was to have a constitution similar in principles to the United Kingdom; Canada put into practice these three main convections: Responsible Government to illustrate the theory of democracy, a government which was responsible to the people. ... C...

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The Metis, along with all Aboriginal people that live or once lived in Canada represent an important part of Canada's success as a nation. ... One of the most prominent acts of the Metis in Canadian history is our involvement in the War of 1812, since this event is central to the development of Canadian nationhood. ... Although the Constitution Act of 1982 was established which affirmed and recognized the existing Aboriginal and Treaty rights of the Canadian Aboriginals, the Metis wanted their own separate voice. ... In fact, the current President of the Metis National Council is pushing ...

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These include the passing of the Official Languages" Act, which officially made Canada a bilingual country, and he also put forth the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which was included in the new Constitution act of 1982. ... In 1982, Trudeau introduced the charter of rights and freedoms, and the constitution act, which are undoubtedly his greatest achievements. ... Also passed in 1982 was the Constitution act, which included the charter of rights and freedoms. It was passed by the British parliament and gave Canada the right to amend its own constitution, which only Britain was able to accomp...

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The Canadian political system contains to a large degree a combination of both British and American characteristics, but the current Canadian system has also evolved unique elements of its own. ... Thus French Canadians were able to preserve their distinct culture, and Canada from the beginning was compelled to recognize its existence. ... This unrest led to the creation of the Canada Act of 1791 and to the creation of Upper and Lower Canada. ... He also determined that it was a matter of immediate necessity that Lower Canada and Upper Canada be re-united under a single government and legis...

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The Prime Minister's first major initiative was the Meech Lake Accord, which attempted to bring Quebec into the constitution. When Pierre Trudeau was the PM, he revamped Canada's constitution from London, England and the monarchy and enshrined in it a Charter of Rights and Freedoms for all Canadians. ... Mulroney then used an obscure part of the Canadian Constitution to appoint new Senators who agreed to support the new tax. ... Mulroney's last important initiative once again involved the Canadian constitution. The Charlottetown Accord, which was approved by the Canadian pro...

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Canada is like the house for all the Canadians to live together. ... Canada has its own unique system of government. ... The type of system of government we have in Canada is "Democracy". ... "The constitution stated that Parliament had the power to make laws for, "Peace, order and good government in Canada in relation to all matters not coming within the classes of subjects by this act assigned exclusively t the legislatures of the provinces." Throughout Canada's history, most of the federal government's basic powers have remained unchanged, so federal gover...

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The second amendment of the Constitution of the United States is in trouble. ... The situation is similar in Canada. ... Mundt, of the University of North Carolina, asserts, "Crime in America is popularly perceived [in Canada] as something to be expected in a society which has less respect for the rule of law than does Canadian society... Therefore, in 1977, the Canadian government took the initiative to legislate stricter gun control. ... Furthermore, it must be remembered that the Constitution was written in a time when the citizenry was fighting the government. ...

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Canada has had many notable Prime Ministers over the course of her lifetime. Pierre Elliot Trudeau brought the constitution home to Canada. ... When he was 5 years old, his family immigrated to Kingston in Upper Canada. ... "Their constitution, he told the delegates, must, in the words of Governor Simcoe, be an image and transcript of the British constitution; and their federal system must avoid those fatal errors which had wrecked the American experiment." ... Macdonald, the first Prime Minister of the Dominion of Canada. ...

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As the final court of appeal, the Supreme Court of Canada serves Canadians by leading the development of common and civil law through its decisions on questions of public importance. Under Canadian law the Governor General appoints all justices of the court, though by the constitution the Prime Minister alone appoints all justices of the court. ... The justices in the Supreme Court of Canada are by the constitution, appointed by the Prime Minister. ... Currently the constitution states that all justices are appointed by the Prime Minister. ... This will help to ensure that the right person is ...

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SUPREME COURT APPOINTMENTS As the final court of appeal, the Supreme Court of Canada serves Canadians by leading the development of common and civil law through its decisions on questions of public importance. Under Canadian law the Governor General appoints all justices of the court, though by the constitution the Prime Minister alone appoints all justices of the court. ... The justices in the Supreme Court of Canada are by the constitution, appointed by the Prime Minister. ... Currently the constitution states that all justices are appointed by the Prime Minister. ... This will help to ensu...

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Immediately following the vote, Prime Minister Pierra Trudeau announced that, either with or without provincial support, he intended to make the Canadian Parliament solely responsible for Canada's constitution (Cairns 1991). Until this time, Canada's constitution, the British North America Act, had remained a legislative act of the British Parliament which had passed the necessary laws for Canada to be constituted as a country in 1867 (MLA accessed 13th September 2003). ... After 1981, a new Constitution Act was made in 1982 (Monahan 1991), where federal parliament and provincial leg...

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Lower Canada also had a Parliament with the same structure of government as Upper Canada with mostly an English speaking population. ... Upper Canada had no seaports and had to depend upon Lower Canada for shipping. ... This party was concerned with the French-Canadians dominating the Province of Canada. ... With this statement four major political groups supported Brown, the French-Canadian Conservatives, English-Canadian Conservatives, and the Rouges (French-Canadian at odds with Catholic church). ... The beginning of the Act establishes federal union of the colonies and to have a const...

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Pierre Elliot Trudeau, leader of the Liberal Party, the 15th prime minister of Canada, professor and one of the most well-known Canadian politicians ever. ... Dating high profile women and driving fancy cars making him half Canadian celebrity half Canadian politician. ... In 1967 Canada's prime minister, Lester Pearson retired. ... From July 1867 to April 1982, the constitution of Canada remained an act of British Parliament. ... He successfully re-invented the constitution. ...

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Canada is an excellent place to develop teenagers' live ability. ... In Canada, students need to finish 12 years education. ... Education is a provincial responsibility under the Canadian constitution. ... Canada has two official languages, French and English. ... Canada has universities, colleges and career schools. ...

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Canada's independence from Britian is a defining moment. ... "I never felt like a Canadian until Vimy," says H.F. Mills a proud canadian soldier. Inside Canada, they begin to help themselves. ... After going through so many battles, world issues and struggles in the country, Canada got its complete independence in 1982 when Pierre Elliot Trudeau brought home the new constitution. ...

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Canada's Social/ Cultural/ Historical Profile Canada is a bilingual and multicultural country, whose more than 30 million people live in 10 provinces, 2 federal territories, the Northwest Territories (which comprise a third of Canada), and the Yukon Territory in the far north. ... In 1982 has the House of Parliament in the United Kingdom voted to amend it so the Canadian constitution could be brought home. ... The English spoken in Canada is slightly different from the American version. ... For those doing business in Canada, it is wise to remember that Canadians are not culturally "...

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