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same provisions of the Constitution of Canada." No action has been taken to put forward the French version for enactment. The reference to a proclamation by the Governor-General implies that some combination of the general, unanimity and special arrangements procedures would be required to enact the French version. Although the intention was presumably that the government of Canada would do so by introducing an amendment resolution in the House of Commons, a Senator or a provincial government could presumably do so since, under section 46, such amendments "may be initiated either by the Senate or the House of Commons or by the legislative assembly of a province".
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effect from the moment it is made. In practical terms, however, such a law is not seen to be invalid until a court declares it to be inconsistent with the provisions of the Constitution. The executive cannot enforce a law that a court has declared to be without force or effect. But only Parliament or a provincial legislature can repeal such a law.
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Despite sections 56 and 57, significant portions of the Constitution of Canada were only enacted in English and even if there exist unofficial French translations, their English versions alone have force of law. To address this problem, section 55 requires that the federal Minister of Justice prepare
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has never formally approved of the enactment of the act, though the Supreme Court concluded that Quebec's formal consent was never necessary and 15 years after ratification the government of Quebec "passed a resolution authorizing an amendment." Nonetheless, the lack of formal approval has remained a
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Section 55 also requires that "when any portion thereof sufficient to warrant action being taken has been so prepared, it shall but put forward for enactment by proclamation issued by the Governor General under the Great Seal of Canada pursuant to the procedure then applicable to an amendment of the
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Neither aboriginal peoples' or the territories' agreement is required to make a constitutional amendment, even if it affects their interests. Section 35.1 commits the governments of Canada and the provinces "to the principle that, before any amendment is made " that the Prime Minister will convene a
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and treaty rights in Canada. These aboriginal rights protect the activities, practice, or traditions that are integral to the distinct cultures of the aboriginal peoples. The treaty rights protect and enforce agreements between the Crown and aboriginal peoples. Section 35 also provides protection of
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Subsection 35(3), which was also added in 1983, clarifies that "treaty rights" include "rights that now exist by way of land claims agreements or may be so acquired". As a result, by entering into land claims agreements, the government of Canada and members of an aboriginal people can establish new
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of the Charter in Quebec. Paragraph 23(1)(a) of the Charter, which guarantees the minority language education rights of Canadian citizens "whose first language learned and still understood is that of the English or French minority linguistic minority population of the province in which they reside"
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provides that the Constitution of Canada is the "supreme law of Canada", and that "any law inconsistent with the provisions of the Constitution of Canada is, to the extent of the inconsistency, of no force or effect." A law that is inconsistent with the Constitution is theoretically of no force or
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said that s. 52(2) was not an exhaustive listing of all that comprised the Constitution. The Court reserved the right to add unwritten principles to the Constitution, thereby entrenching them and granting them constitutional supremacy (in this case, they added parliamentary privilege to the
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The Canadian courts have reserved the right to add and entrench principles and conventions into the Constitution unilaterally. Although a court's ability to recognize human rights not explicitly stated in a constitution is not particularly unusual, the Canadian situation is unique in that this
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The general procedure (the "7/50" procedure) – section 38. The amendment must be passed by the House of Commons, the Senate, and at least two-thirds of the provincial legislative assemblies representing at least 50% of the total population of the provinces. This is the default procedure and it
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provides that the guarantee of rights and freedoms in the Charter should not be understood to "abrogate or derogate from any aboriginal, treaty or other rights or freedoms that pertain to the aboriginal peoples of Canada, including (a) any rights or freedoms that have been recognized by the
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requires constitutional amendments to be made in accordance with the rules set out in the Constitution itself. Subsection 52(3) entrenches constitutional supremacy and prevents Parliament and the provincial legislatures from making most constitutional amendments using simple legislation.
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to protect certain political rights, legal rights and human rights of people in Canada from the policies and actions of all levels of government. An additional goal of the Charter is to unify Canadians around a set of principles that embody those rights. The Charter was preceded by the
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The special arrangements procedure (the "bilateral" or "some-but-not-all-provinces" procedure) – section 43. The amendment must be passed by the House of Commons, the Senate, and the legislative assemblies of those provinces that are affected by the
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and was limited in its effectiveness because it is not directly applicable to provincial laws. This motivated some within government to establish unambiguously-constitutional-level bill of rights for all Canadians. The movement for
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Section 52(2), in addition to containing many Imperial Statutes, contains eight Canadian statutes, three of which created the provinces of Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, and five of which were amendments to the
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conference of first ministers (i.e. provincial premiers) to discuss the amendment and invite "representatives of the aboriginal peoples of Canada" to discuss the amendment. Section 35.1 was added to Part II of the
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Various other sections of Part V lay out such things as compensation for opting out, when and how a province may opt out of a constitutional amendment, and time limits for achieving a constitutional amendment.
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expressed scepticism as to whether the courts could interpret and enforce this provision, noting its "political and moral, rather than legal" character. Other scholars have noted section 36 is too vague.
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Provincial Legislature Alone ("provincial unilateral" procedure) – section 45. The amendment must only be passed by the provincial legislature under its ordinary legislative procedure.
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to support that equality, and government services available for public consumption. Subsection 2 goes further in recognizing a "principle" that the federal government should ensure
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The patriation of the Canadian constitution set an example for similar actions by Australia and New Zealand. In 1985 and 1986, the Australian and British parliaments passed the
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Federal Parliament Alone ("federal unilateral" procedure) – section 44. The amendment must only be passed by Parliament under its ordinary legislative procedure.
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Constitution). The Court did note, however, that the list of written documents was static and could not be modified except for through the amending formulas.
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of the Charter, which provides that English and French versions of federal and New Brunswick statutes are equal. The Supreme Court has interpreted
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These two parts provided for constitutional conferences within certain time limits. Once the conferences were held, the two parts were repealed.
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into force. The proclamation confirmed that Canada had formally assumed authority over its constitution, the final step to full sovereignty.
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Weinrib, Lorraine Eisenstat. 1998. "Trudeau and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: A Question of Constitutional Maturation." In
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The Charter Debates: The Special Joint Committee on the Constitution 1980–81 and the Making of Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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peoples and subsection 35(4), which was added in 1983, ensures that they "are guaranteed equally to any male and female persons".
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was inoperative. Although there was no express provision giving the courts the power to decide that a Canadian law violated the
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There are five different amendment procedures, each applicable to different types of amendments. These five formulas are:
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Since the courts would not be of much use in interpreting the section, the section was nearly amended in 1992 with the
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covers any amendment procedure not covered more specifically in sections 41, 43, 44 or 45. The general formula
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Section 56 of the Act provides that the parts of the Constitution that were enacted in English and French are
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The rules for amending Canada's constitution are quite dense. They are mostly laid out in Part V of the
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The unanimity Procedure – section 41. The amendment must be passed by the House of Commons, Senate, and
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Nova Scotia (Workers' Compensation Board) v Martin; Nova Scotia (Workers' Compensation Board) v Laseur
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One of the most notable effects of the adoption of the Charter was to greatly expand the range of
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to mean that the English and French versions of federal, Quebec and Manitoba statutes are equal.
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will not be in force in Quebec until the Quebec government or legislature chooses to ratify it.
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The act also amended the division of powers by adding the natural resources amendment to the
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of the Constitution and transferred to Canada the power of amending its own Constitution.
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defines the "Constitution of Canada." The Constitution of Canada is said to include:
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Judicial Power and the Charter: Canada and the Paradox of Liberal Constitutionalism
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New Brunswick Broadcasting Co. v. Nova Scotia (Speaker of the House of Assembly)
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were designed to secure approval from Quebec, but both efforts failed to do so.
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New Brunswick Broadcasting Co v Nova Scotia (Speaker of the House of Assembly)
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Bastarache, Michel, Andre Braen, Emmanuel Didier, and Pierre Foucher. 1987.
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was an Imperial statute extending to Canada, any Canadian law violating the
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give up its power to amend the Constitution of Canada. The enactment of the
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Amending Canada's Constitution: History, Processes, Problems and Prospects.
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The Politics of the Charter: The Illusive Promise of Constitutional Rights.
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aboriginal title which protects the use of land for traditional practices.
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Building a Just Society: A Retrospective of Canadian Rights and Freedoms
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and was therefore inoperative, this power was implicit in s. 2 of the
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in 1983. Section 35.1 was invoked in the negotiations that led to the
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Subsection 35(2) provides that aboriginal and treaty rights extend to
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Canadian Constitutional Conventions: The Marriage of Law and Politics
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The Supreme Court on Trial: Judicial Activism or Democratic Dialogue
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The End of the Charter Revolution: Looking Back from the New Normal.
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treaty rights, which are constitutionally recognized and affirmed.
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ability extends to procedural issues not related to human rights.
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Trudeau's Shadow: The Life and Legacy of Pierre Elliott Trudeau
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be used for any of the six situations identified in section 42.
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to make it enforceable. The Accord never came into effect.
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also wanted to entrench the principles enunciated in the
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section 5 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
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the constitution, introducing several amendments to the
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Amendments and other constitutional documents 1867–1982
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by the British Parliament in March 1982 confirmed the
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Indigenous Difference and the Constitution of Canada.
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Part V: Procedure for Amending Constitution of Canada
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Part II – Rights of the Aboriginal peoples of Canada
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Section 36 enshrines in the Constitution a value of
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Reference re Amendment to the Canadian Constitution
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