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A Story of Canadian Nationalism, Turmoil and Betrayal
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Created in 1867 for the Confederation of Canada Under the authority of the British Parliament The federal government had tried unsuccessfully for years to bring the Constitution to Canada
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During the lead up to the 1980 Referendum in Quebec PM Trudeau had promised ‘change’ to Quebeckers if they rejected sovereignty association With the failure of the referendum Trudeau felt the time was right to repatriate (bring home) the constitution
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Trudeau and the 10 provincial premiers met to revise the constitution – with no success Trudeau gave the premiers one last final ultimatum to reach a deal or be left out of the process Trudeau and 9 premiers (not Rene Levesque – Quebec) worked through the night to reach a deal
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The following morning Levesque learned a deal had been reached in his absence Levesque complained the deal confirmed that “Quebec was alone” within Canada The purpose of constitutional renewal had been to reassure Quebec of its place within Canada – instead it further alienates them
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The three main points of the agreement were: 1. The power to amend (change) the constitution would be brought home from Britain 2. Changes to the constitution required the approval of the federal government and 7 provinces (comprising 50% of the pop.) 3. A Charter of Rights and Freedoms would be added to the constitution
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The federal government voted in favour of the patriation package The Parti Quebecois government in Quebec order all flags to be flown at half mast to signify the “insult” from English Canada The British Parliament approved the changes to the BNA Act and the Constitution Act 1982 was born
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