Document Information Date: 1981-11-20 By: Roger Tassé Citation: Memorandum for the Minister from Roger Tassé ReL Patriation Resolution – Amending Formula and the Supreme Court (20 November 1981). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). CONFIDENTIAL November 20th, 1981 MEMORANDUM FOR THE MINISTER RE: PATRIATION RESOLUTION – AMENDING FORMULA AND THE SUPREME COURT It is possible that the treatment of the Supreme Court in the amending formula provisions will raise questions. Section 40 provides that unanimous consent is required for an amendment to the Constitution of Canada… Read more Memo for the Minister from Roger Tassé, Patriation Resolution – Amending Formula and the Supreme Court (20 November 1981) →
Document Information Date: 1981-11-20 By: W.R. Bennett, Government of British Columbia Citation: (Telex?) from W.R. Bennett to Pierre Trudeau (20 November 1981). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). 11/20/81 RIGHT HON PIERRE TRUDEAU PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA HOUSE OF COMMONS OTTAWA ONTARIO Dear Mr. Prime Minister: I have been advised by the status Indian tribal councils and associations of status Indian bands representing the majority of Indians in British Columbia that they now no longer oppose the aboriginal rights provision contained in the original federal constitutional… Read more (Telex?) from W.R. Bennett to Pierre Trudeau Re Aboriginal and Treaty Rights (20 November 1981) →
Document Information Date: 1981-11-20 By: William Davis, Government of Ontario Citation: Telex from William Davis to Jean Chrétien, Duke Redbird, et al (20 November 1981). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). + JUSTICE OTT CNCP GQA606 NOV 20 1342 EST MIGA PLAN TOR 001 004 TX 0533603 JUSTICE OTT TO: THE HONOURABLE JEAN CHRETIEN DUKE REDBIRD PRESIDENT ONTARIO METIS AND NON-STATUS INDIAN ASSOCIATION NATIVE COUNCIL OF CANADA OFFICES OTTAWA ONTARIO This is pursuant to your telex of November 10 and the tabling earlier this week by… Read more Telex from William Davis to Jean Chrétien, Duke Redbird, et al re Aboriginal Rights (20 November 1981) →
Document Information Date: 1981-11 By: Government of Canada Citation: Eddie Goldenberg’s copy, Constitution: Parliamentary debate briefing book (November 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. CONFIDENTIAL Some Arguments for Proceeding Without Quebec’s Consent […] How the Resolution Strengthens Quebec and Canadian Duality How the Resolution Strengthens Quebec and Canadian Duality Far from jeopardizing Quebec’s cultural and linguistic heritage, the constitutional resolution is the culmination of… Read more Constitution: Parliamentary debate briefing book (November 1981) →
Document Information Date: 1980-11-19 By: Roger Tassé, Department of Justice, Canada Citation: Memo from Deputy Minister to Minister re Override Clause in Relation to Section 28 of Charter (19 November 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. Department of Justice MEMORANDUM Date November 19, 1981 TO: MINISTER FROM: DEPUTY MINISTER SUBJECT: OVERRIDE CLAUSE IN RELATION TO SECTION 28 OF CHARTER Comments It is being alleged by women’s groups… Read more Memo from Deputy Minister to Minister re Override Clause in Relation to Section 28 of Charter (19 November 1981) →
Document Information Date: 1981-11-19 By: Gerald Ottenheimer, Government of Newfoundland Citation: Telex from Gerald Ottenheimer (NFLD) to Jean Chrétien (19 November 1981). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). TELTEX B OTTAWA PREMIER SNF NOVEMBER 19, 1981 HONOURABLE JEAN CHRETIEN MINISTER OF JUSTICE AND ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA HOUSE OF COMMONS OTTAWA I wish to advise your, on behalf of the Government of Newfoundland, that the revised draft of the constitutional resolution is acceptable to this government, with the following provision: 1. That every attempt be made… Read more Telex from Gerald Ottenheimer (NFLD) to Jean Chrétien re Proposed Constitutional Changes (19 November 1981) →
Document Information Date: 1981-11-18 By: Joint Council of the National Indian Brotherhood, National Indian Brotherhood, Council of Chiefs, Charles Blood (Chief), Delbert Riley (President of National Indian Brotherhood) Citation: Joint Council of the National Indian Brotherhood, A Declaration of the First Nations (18 November 1981). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). A Declaration of The First Nations We the Original Peoples of this Land know the Creator put us here. The Creator gave us Laws that govern all our relationships to live in harmony with nature… Read more Joint Council of the National Indian Brotherhood, A Declaration of the First Nations (18 November 1981) →
Document Information Date: 1981-11-18 By: Roy Romanow, Government of Saskatchewan Citation: Telex from Roy Romanow to Jean Chrétien & Allan Blakeney (18 November 1981). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). + JUSTICE OTT INTGOV AFF REG NOVEMBER 18, 1981 TO: HON. JEAN CHRETIEN, MINISTER OF JUSTICE, GOVERNMENT OF CANADA FROM: HON. ROY RAMANOW, MINISTER OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS SASKATCHEWAN C.C. HON. ALLAN BLAKENEY, PREMIER This has reference to your latest telephone call of November 18, 1981. Let me detail the situation as I understand it. The accord… Read more Telex from Roy Romanow to Jean Chrétien & Allan Blakeney re Proposed Constitutional Changes (18 November 1981) →