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AMMENDMENTS TO THE CANADIAN CONSTITUTION

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1 AMMENDMENTS TO THE CANADIAN CONSTITUTION

2 Signing of Meech Lake Accord was unsuccessful and it expired in 1990
Patriation of Canada’s Constitution in 1982 was done without Quebec’s consent 1985-New negotiations began to persuade Quebec to sign the Constitution Signing of Meech Lake Accord was unsuccessful and it expired in 1990

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4 Elijah Harper Brian Mulroney Clyde Wells Native MP Prime Minister Premier (Newfoundland)

5 CHARLOTTETOWN ACCORD-1992
Following the failure of the Meech Lake Accord, several deliberations took place in and outside of Quebec Revisited issues in the Meech Lake Accord Accord was defeated in a National Referendum in October 1992 PM Brian Mulroney announced his retirement in early 1993

6 REFERENDUM RESULTS-OCT 1992
Question: Do you agree that the Constitution of Canada should be renewed on the basis of the agreement reached on August 28, 1992? Jurisdiction Percent YES Percent NO Alberta 39.8 60.2 British Columbia 31.8 68.2 Manitoba 38 62 New Brunswick 61.7 38.3 Newfoundland 63.1 36.9 Northwest Territories 61 39 Nova Scotia 48.7 51.3 Ontario 50.1 49.9 Prince Edward Island 74 26 Quebec 43.4 56.6 Saskatchewan 44.6 55.4 Yukon 43.6 56.4 CANADA 45 55


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