Document Information Date: 1975-05-13 By: R.G. Robertson Citation: Memorandum from R.G. Robertson to Mr. Carter (21 May 1975). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). CONFIDENTIAL May 13th, 1975. MEMORANDUM FOR MR. CARTER: Discussions on patriation of the constitution See the attached copy of a memorandum I have sent to Mrs. Reed on the Prime Minister’s reactions to my memorandum of May 8th. would you particularly take a look at the Prime Minister’s comment about reviving the Bill of Rights proposals of Victoria. I am very sceptical… Read more Memorandum from R.G. Robertson [Discussions on patriation of the constitution] to Mr. Carter (21 May 1975) →
Document Information Date: 1975-03-13 By: Allan Blakeney Citation: Letter from Premier Allan Blakeney to Prime Minister Trudeau (13 May 1975). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). *See PDF for handwritten notes. PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN OFFICE OF THE PREMIER REGINA S4S 0B3 May 13, 1975. The Right Honourable Pierre Trudeau, P.C., Q.C., M.P., Prime Minister of Canada, House of Commons, Ottawa, Ontario. My dear Prime Minister: This is further to your letter of April 19, 1975. The Government of Saskatchewan agrees with the idea of “patriating” the… Read more Letter from Premier Allan Blakeney to Prime Minister Trudeau (13 May 1975) →
Document Information Date: 1975-05-08 By: R.G. Robertson Citation: Memorandum from R.G. Robertson to Mrs. Reed (8 May 1975). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). CONFIDENTIAL May 8th, 1975. MEMORANDUM FOR MRS. REED Discussions on “patriation” Pursuant to our Conversation of this morning, I have done the attached memorandum for the Prime Minister. You will see attached to it as “Annex B” a possible draft of the kind of paragraph I talked about this morning that would provide a “declaration of intention” about the French language and… Read more Memorandum from R.G. Robertson [Discussions on “patriation”] to Mrs. Reed (8 May 1975) →
Document Information Date: 1975-05-08 By: R.G. Robertson Citation: Memorandum from R.G. Robertson to the Prime Minister (8 May 1975). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). This document contains handwritten notes. Please consult the original PDF to view them. CONFIDENTIAL May 8th, 1975. MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRIME MINISTER Discussions with the Premiers on “patriation” of the constitution Following your letter of April 19th to the Premiers, I talked to Julien Chouinard to get his judgment as to whether it would be best for me to see Mr.… Read more Memorandum from R.G. Robertson [Discussions with the Premiers on “patriation” of the constitution] to the Prime Minister (8 May 1975) →
Document Information Date: 1975-05-02 By: Barbara Reed Citation: Memorandum from Barbara Reed to Mr. Robertson (2 May 1975). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). CONFIDENTIAL May 2nd, 1975. MEMORANDUM FOR MR. ROBERTSON Patriation of the Constitution Anticipated Questions by Provincial Premiers The proposal, as I understand it, is that we make those parts of the Constitution not now amendable in Canada amendable by the formula agreed upon at Victoria and that we patriate the Constitution by asking the U.K. Parliament to divest itself of all legislative… Read more Memorandum from Barbara Reed [Patriation of the Constitution Anticipated Questions by Provincial Premiers] to Mr. Robertson (2 May 1975) →
Document Information Date: 1975-04-30 By: Montreal Gazette Citation: “Culture versus sovereignty”, Montreal Gazette (29 April 1975). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Privy Council Office Bureau du Conseil privé PRESS CLIPPINGS COUPURES DE JOURNAUX Name of Publication Nom de la publication Montreal Gazette Date Apr 30 1975 Culture versus sovereignty The sooner the federal and provincial governments get off their “cultural sovereignty” kicks the better. The idea does not mean anything that has a place in a democracy. Culture does not devolve from governments — how… Read more “Culture versus sovereignty”, Montreal Gazette (29 April 1975) →
Document Information Date: 1975-04-30 By: Hubert Bauch (Toronto Globe & Mail) Citation: Hubert Bauch, “Choquette proposes sweeping changes in court system, constitutional division”, Toronto Globe & Mail (30 April 1975). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Privy Council Office Bureau du Conseil privé PRESS CLIPPINGS COUPURES DE JOURNAUX Name of Publication Nom de la publication Toronto Globe & Mail Date APR 30 1975 Choquette proposes sweeping changes in court system, constitutional division By HUBERT BAUCH Globe and Mail Reporter QUEBEC — Justice Minister Jerome Choquette tabled… Read more Hubert Bauch, “Choquette proposes sweeping changes in court system, constitutional division”, Toronto Globe & Mail (30 April 1975) →
Document Information Date: 1975-04-29 By: Richard Gwyn (Toronto Star) Citation: Richard Gwyn, “Robert Bourassa: Canada’s new Mackenzie King”, Toronto Star (29 April 1975). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Privy Council Office Bureau du Conseil privé PRESS CLIPPINGS COUPURES DE JOURNAUX Name of Publication Nom de la publication Toronto Star Date APR 29 1975 ‘I will fight separatism to the end of my career’ Robert Bourassa: Canada’s new Mackenzie King By RICHARD GWYN Star staf writer QUEBEC CITY To visit Quebec is to wonder what- ever… Read more Richard Gwyn, “Robert Bourassa: Canada’s new Mackenzie King”, Toronto Star (29 April 1975) →