COLLECTION: Prerogatives & Functions of the Prime Minister (1896-1935)
Orders-in-Council Laying Out the Prerogatives / Functions of the Prime Minister May 1, 1896 July 13, 1896 October 10, 1911 July 19, 1920 August 7, 1930 October 25, 1935
Category: Archival Materials
Minority Language Education Rights, Alternate Draft (n.d.)
Document Information Date: n.d. By: – Citation: [Department of Justice?], Minority Language Education Rights, Alternate Draft (n.d.) Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Note: This document is discussed in an article that has been recently submitted to a peer-review journal. Minority Language Education Rights Alternate Draft (1) Citizens of Canada (a) whose first language learned and still understood is that of the English or French linguistic minority population of the province in which they reside, or (b) who have received their primary school instruction anywhere in… Read more Minority Language Education Rights, Alternate Draft (n.d.) →
Northwest Territories: The Position of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories on the Amendments to the Proposed Constitution of Canada (n.d.)
Document Information Date: 1980 – 1982 By: Northwest Territories Citation: Northwest Territories, The Position of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories on the Amendments to the Proposed Constitution of Canada (n.d.) Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Note: This document is discussed in an article that has been recently submitted to a peer-review journal. THE POSITION OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES ON THE AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF CANADA The Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories seeks the following amendments to… Read more Northwest Territories: The Position of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories on the Amendments to the Proposed Constitution of Canada (n.d.) →
Memorandum: Section 23 – Minority Language Education Rights (n.d.)
Document Information Date: 1980 – 1982 By: Unknown Citation: Memorandum: Section 23 – Minority Language Education Rights (n.d.) Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Note: This document is discussed in an article that has been recently submitted to a peer-review journal. SECRET [Page 9A] 5a. Section 23 – Minority Language Education Rights Several issues have arisen in relation to this section both in the Committee proceedings and in discussions within the Quebec caucus, and on some issue the positions advocated are diametrically opposite. The p:incipal issues… Read more Memorandum: Section 23 – Minority Language Education Rights (n.d.) →
Note to Prime Minister, Section 10 (b) n.d.
Document Information Date: 1980 – 1982 By: Unknown Citation: Note to Prime Minister, Section 10 (b) n.d. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Note: This document is discussed in an article that has been recently submitted to a peer-review journal. PM In S. 10(b) the right to “retain and instruct counsel without delay” is modified by the phrase “an arrest” and has been given a narrow construction by the Supreme Court. In the U.S.A. the “Miranda” rule is much broader. Would you listen to an argument… Read more Note to Prime Minister, Section 10 (b) n.d. →
COLLECTION: Discussions and Drafts [Aboriginal and Treaty Rights] of the Constitution Act, 1982 (1980-1981)
Memorandum from Roger Tassé to Jean Chrétien re Charter of Rights incl. Drafts of Aboriginal Rights Clause (19 December 1980) Letter from R. Roy McMurtry to Jean Chrétien [re Aboriginal and Treaty Rights] (7 May 1981) Letter from Jean Chrétien to Roy McMurtry re Aboriginal and Treaty Rights (n.d. – prob. May 1981) Telex from Roy Romanow to Jean Chrétien & Allan Blakeney re Proposed Constitutional Changes (18 November 1981) Telex from Roy Romanow to Jean Chrétien re Proposed Constitutional Changes (18 November 1981) (Telex) Statement from Premier Lougheed to… Read more COLLECTION: Discussions and Drafts [Aboriginal and Treaty Rights] of the Constitution Act, 1982 (1980-1981) →
REPORT: Enforcement and Remedies, Section 24 of the Constitution Act, 1982
Document Information Date: 2023-05-15 [Updated: 2025-08-08] By: PrimaryDocuments.ca Citation: PrimaryDocuments.ca, Section 24, Enforcement and Remedies: Compilation of primary documents to assist in interpreting the public meaning of Section 24 of the Constitution Act, 1982, Fourth Ed. (August 2025). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Please Note: Due to recent discoveries of new Charter drafts (which will be published in an upcoming academic paper and are available on our site), users are advised to consult this table, which has an up-to-date drafting history for Section 24. This… Read more REPORT: Enforcement and Remedies, Section 24 of the Constitution Act, 1982 →
REPORT: Equality of the Sexes, Section 28 of the Constitution Act, 1982
Document Information Date: 2022-02-15 [Updated: 2025-08-08] By: PrimaryDocuments.ca Citation: PrimaryDocuments.ca, Section 28, Equality of the Sexes: Compilation of primary documents to assist in interpreting the public meaning of Section 28 of the Constitution Act, 1982, Third Ed. (August 2025). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Please Note: Due to recent discoveries of new Charter drafts (which will be published in an upcoming academic paper and are available on our site), users are advised to consult this table, which has an up-to-date drafting history for Section 28.… Read more REPORT: Equality of the Sexes, Section 28 of the Constitution Act, 1982 →