Document Information Date: 1981-10-16 By: Darwin Kealey Citation: Memorandum from Darwin Kealey to Michael Kirby, Constitutional Update (16 October 1981). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). MEMORANDUM TO M. KIRBY C.C. P.M. Pitfield CONFIDENTIAL October 16, 1981 Attached is a briefing update on the Constitution. BRIEFING UPDATE To 1445 hours, October 16 Quebec Claude Morin spent part of the day yesterday meeting with journalists one-on-one. In the Parti Québécois’ liturgy, this signals an all-out mobilization. His message is that Mr. Trudeau has offered no compromise and… Read more Memo for Michael Kirby, Constitutional Update (16 October 1981) →
Document Information Date: 1981-10-15 By: Michael Kirby Citation: Memorandum from Michael Kirby for the Prime Minister, Your meeting with Premier Davis Today (15 October 1981) Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF).
Document Information Date: 1981-10-14 By: Michael Kirby Citation: Note from Michael Kirby for the Prime Minister, Proposal (Referendum) (14 October 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.
Document Information Date: 1981-10-14 By: Darwin Kealey Citation: Memorandum from Darwin Kealey to Michael Kirby, Constitutional Update (14 October 1981). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). CONFIDENTIAL October 14, 1981 MEMORANDUM FOR M. KIRBY C.C. Mr. Pitfield Constitutional Update Attached is a briefing update following today’s conference call among the eight opposing Premiers. Darwin Kealey BRIEFING UPDATE to 1600 hours, October 14 We have learned, through contacts in the Saskatchewan government, that a degree of guarded optimism characterized the conference call of today among the eight… Read more Memo for Michael Kirby, Constitutional Update (14 October 1981) →
Document Information Date: 1981-10-13 By: Michael Kirby Citation: Note from Michael Kirby for Jean Chretien (13 October 1981), [attachments: Michael Kirby, Memorandum to the Prime Minister, Survey Results Taken After a Decision was made to have an FMC (7 October 1981) & (8 October 1981). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Note: This document is incomplete. We hope to photograph the rest of the survey results at a later date. Note 2: These documents are tentatively bunched together under the October 13th memo. Confirmation is needed… Read more Note from Michael Kirby to Jean Chretien, incl. Survey Results (13 October 1981) →
Document Information Date: 1981-10-13 By: Michael Kirby Citation: Memorandum from Michael Kirby for the Prime Minister, Constitutional Proposal (13 October 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. SECRET October 13, 1981 MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRIME MINISTER Constitutional Proposal Attached is an outline in point form of the constitutional amendment proposal which you described to Mr. Pitfield, Fred Gibson, and myself at Harrington Lake on Saturday. The outline was prepared… Read more Memo from Michael Kirby for the PM, Constitutional Proposal (13 October 1981) →
Document Information Date: 1981-10-07 By: Québec, René Blondin Citation: Québec, Assemblée Nationale, Resolution, 7 October 1981. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). RÉSOLUTION The Supreme Court of Canada having decided that the federal proposal respecting the Constitution of Canada decreases the powers of the National Assembly of Québec and that unilateral action by the federal government, although legal, is unconstitutional, being contrary to the conventions, this Assembly demands that the federal government renounce its unilateral course of action, is opposed to any action that could impair… Read more Quebec, Assemblée Nationale, Resolution against unilateral federal action (7 October 1981) →
Document Information Date: 1981-10-05 By: Roger Tassé Citation: Memorandum from Deputy Minister [Roger Tassé] to Minister of Justice [Jean Chrétien], Final Steps to Patriation (5 October 1981) Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Department of Justice MEMORANDUM Security Classification CONFIDENTIAL Date October 5, 1981 TO/A: Minister FROM/DE: Deputy Minister SUBJECT/OBJET: Final Steps to Patriation Comments Professor Dale Gibson is now preparing a summary outline and explanation of the remaining steps required in the United Kingdom to patriate the constitution. We discussed this with him on Sunday,… Read more Memo from Deputy Minister to Minister of Justice, Final Steps to Patriation (5 October 1981) →