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Meech Lake Accord Mulroney’s chance at leaving a legacy
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Date conversion | 02.06.2016 | Size | 6.12 Kb. |
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Meech Lake Accord
Other issues raised were:
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decentralized federal gov’t
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Bourrassa (QUE) totally inflexible
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Did not address other issues like the Senate and women’s rights
Aftermath
Charlottetown Accord
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given the failure of Meech Lake to bring constitutional reform, the topic remained a high priority for the federal gov’t
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Charlottetown agreement was reached August 28, 1992 after:
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still it needed parliamentary and legislature approval
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established the Canada Clause which was an interpretive clause designed to assist with the interpretation of the constitution.
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This recognized Quebec as a distinct society and equality of all provinces (section 1c and 1h)
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It also addressed the native issue (section 1b)
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