Document Information Date: 1981-02-25 By: Citation: Memorandum for Ministers re: The Constitutional Resolution: A. Background Procedural Considerations B. The Constitutional Resolution: An amendment to incorporate a reference to a divine sanction (25 February 1981). 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. S E C R E T February 25, 1981 MEMORANDUM FOR MINISTERS Re: The Constitutional Resolution: A. Background Procedural Considerations B. The Constitutional Resolution: An amendment to incorporate a… Read more Memorandum for Ministers re: The Constitutional Resolution: A. Background Procedural Considerations B. The Constitutional Resolution: An amendment to incorporate a reference to a divine sanction (25 February 1981) →
Document Information Date: 1981-02-23 By: Fred Gibson Citation: Memorandum for the Prime Minister, The Constitutional Resolution: 1. Procedural Issues, 2. An amendment to incorporate a reference to a divine sanction for rights (23 February 1981). 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. S E C R E T February 23, 1981 MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRIME MINISTER c.c. The Honourable Jean Chretien The Constitutional Resolution: Procedural Issues An amendment to incorporate a… Read more Memorandum for the Prime Minister, The Constitutional Resolution: 1. Procedural Issues, 2. An amendment to incorporate a reference to a divine sanction for rights (23 February 1981) →
Document Information Date: 1981-01-21 By: Fred Gibson Citation: Memorandum From Fred Gibson to Prime Minister, Opposition Amendments to the Proposed Constitution Resolution (21 January 1981). 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. c.c. The Hon. Jean Chretien Mr. Pitfield Mr. Smith Mr. B. Dewar Ms. Fairbairn Mr. Tasse Mr. P. McDonald Mr. Goldenberg S E C R E T January 21, 1981 MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRIME MINISTER Opposition Amendments to… Read more Memorandum From Fred Gibson to Prime Minister, Opposition Amendments to the Proposed Constitution Resolution (21 January 1981) →
Document Information Date: 1980-09-13 By: Government of Quebec Citation: Federal-Provincial Conference of First Ministers on the Constitution, Proposal for a Common Stand of the Provinces, Quebec, Doc 800-14/085 (Ottawa: 8-12 September 1980). 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. DOCUMENT: 800-14/085 FEDERAL-PROVINCIAL CONFERENCE OF FIRST MINISTERS ON THE CONSTITUTION Proposal for a common stand of the Provinces QUEBEC Ottawa September 8-12, 1980 The attached text has been prepared by Quebec… Read more Federal-Provincial Conference of First Ministers on the Constitution, Proposal for a Common Stand of the Provinces, Quebec (8-12 September 1980) →
Document Information Date: 1980-08-30 By: Nicholas Gwyn Citation: Memorandum from Nicholas Gwyn to the Prime Minister, Preamble to the Constitution (30 August 1980). 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. CONFIDENTIAL August 30, 1980 MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRIME MINISTER Preamble to the Constitution Mike Kirby and I thought you might want a report on the results of yesterday’s CCMC discussion of this item. Much of the story is reflected in… Read more Memorandum for the Prime Minister, Preamble to the Constitution (30 August 1980) →
Document Information Date: 1980-08-26 – 1980-08-29 By: CCMC Citation: Continuing Committee of Ministers on the Constitution, A Preamble to the Constitution, Federal Proposals, Doc 830-84/015 (Ottawa: 26-29 August 1980). Other formats: Not yet available. I. Considering the evolutionary nature of Canadian constitutional change, and the need for continuity, the Government of Canada believes much of the present preamble of the BNA Act (“Whereas the provinces” through “interests of the British Empire”) should be incorporated into the new preamble with the following changes: 1. its language should be modernized where appropriate;… Read more Continuing Committee of Ministers on the Constitution, A Preamble to the Constitution, Federal Proposals (26-29 August 1980) →
Document Information Date: 1980-08-14 By: Reeves Haggan Citation: Memorandum for Michael J.L. Kirby, the Post-FMC Period (14 August 1980) [incl. Memorandum for the Prime Minister, the Post-FMC Period (13 August 1980)]. 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. CONFIDENTIAL August 14, 1980 MEMORANDUM FOR MICHAEL J.L. KIRBY The Post-FMC Period The attached paper, which deals in the main with speculation about the future, will have to be refined as events… Read more Memorandum, Post-FMC Period (August 13-14, 1980) →
Document Information Date: 1980-08-13 By: Citation:Preamble and Fundamental Aims of the Constitution (13 August 1980). 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. Preamble and Fundamental Aims of the Constitution WHEREAS THE PROVINCES OF Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan have expressed their desire to remain freely united in a Federation [under the Crown of Canada], with a Constitution similar in… Read more Preamble and Fundamental Aims of the Constitution (13 August 1980) →