Canada’s Constitution What you REALLY NEED to KNOW.

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Canada’s Constitution What you REALLY NEED to KNOW

Canada’s Constitution  Two Parts:  The WRITTEN constitution  The UNWRITTEN constitution (convention)  The first part of our constitution was the BNA Act (British North America Act)  Written in 1867 by Sir John A. Macdonald and other reps from ON, QC, NS & NB

The BNA Act…  Created and described Canada’s system of government  Stated HOW powers would be divided among the monarch, federal and provincial levels (the municipal level didn’t exist yet)

The BNA Act Continued…  From any changes to the constitution were done in Britain  In 1982 PM Trudeau PATRIATED (brought home to Canada) our constitution…this was HUGELY important!!  It meant that any changes could now be done without going through Britain  Canada therefore gained more freedom

Changes to the Constitution  PM Trudeau made TWO important additions:  AMENDING FORMULA: 7 out of 10 provinces, comprising 50% of Canada’s population, must all agree for changes to be made  CHARTER OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS: Constitutionally ENTRENCHED rights for Canadian citizens