Category: Section 33 [Constitution Act, 1982]

Special Joint Committee on the Constitution, Report [including Draft Charter of Rights and Freedoms] (13 February 1981)

Document Information Date: 1981-02-13 By: Canada (Parliament) Citation: Canada, House of Commons, Journals, 32nd Parl, 1st Sess, 1981 at 1243-1347. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Why Is There No Text? This document has not yet been transcribed. Help us out by transcribing the PDF into a text file and emailing it to pd@theccf.ca. Your help will make PrimaryDocuments.ca the most complete word-searchable electronic repository of documents relating to the Canadian constitution. For more information consult our Be a Contributor page.

Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence of the Special Joint Committee of the Senate and of the House of Commons on the Constitution of Canada, 32nd Parl, 1st Sess, No 36 (12 January 1981)

Document Information Date: 1981-01-12 By: Canada (Parliament) Citation: Canada, Parliament, Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence of the Special Joint Committee of the Senate and of the House of Commons on the Constitution of Canada, 32nd Parl, 1st Sess, No 36 (12 January 1981). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). SENATE HOUSE OF COMMONS Issue No. 36 Monday, January 12, 1981 Joint Chairmen: Senator Harry Hays, P.C. Serge Joyal, M.P. Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence of the Special Joint Committee of the Senate and of the House… Read more Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence of the Special Joint Committee of the Senate and of the House of Commons on the Constitution of Canada, 32nd Parl, 1st Sess, No 36 (12 January 1981)

DRAFT of the Constitution Act, 1980 (12 December 1980)

Document Information Date: 1980-12-12 By: Department of Justice, Government of Canada Citation: [Department of Justice?], [DRAFT], Constitution Act, 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. SCHEDULE B CONSTITUTION ACT, 1980 PART I CANADIAN CHARTER OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS GUARANTEE OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees the rights and freedoms set out in it subject only to such reasonable limits prescribed by law as… Read more DRAFT of the Constitution Act, 1980 (12 December 1980)

Draft of Michael Kirby, Report to Cabinet on Constitutional Discussions, Summer 1980, and the Outlook for the First Ministers Conference and Beyond (30 August 1980)

Document Information Date: 1980-08-30 – 1980-09 By: Cabinet Citation: Cabinet [Report on CCMC Meetings], n.d. (prob. 30 August – 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. MINISTERS’ EYES ONLY II. The Issues This section summarizes federal and provincial positions on the twelve items under negotiation as at the end of the August 26th to 29th CCMC meetings, highlights significant outstanding issues and sets out positions that the Prime… Read more Draft of Michael Kirby, Report to Cabinet on Constitutional Discussions, Summer 1980, and the Outlook for the First Ministers Conference and Beyond (30 August 1980)

CCMC, Roger Tassé, Charter of Rights: Report to Ministers by Sub-Committee of Officials (29 August 1980)

Document Information Date: 1981-11 By: Unknown Citation: Continuing Committee of Ministers on the Constitution, Charter of Rights: Report to Ministers by Sub-Committee of Officials, Doc 830-84/031 (29 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. DOCUMENT: 830-84/031 CONFIDENTIAL August 29, 1980 CHARTER OF RIGHTS Report to Ministers by Sub-Committee of Officials Since its report of July 24, 1980 to Ministers, the sub-committee of officials has met this week to… Read more CCMC, Roger Tassé, Charter of Rights: Report to Ministers by Sub-Committee of Officials (29 August 1980)

Charter of Rights: Status Report (15 August 1980)

Document Information Date: 1980-08-15 By: Cabinet Citation: Cabinet Papers, Charter of Rights: Status Report (15 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 15, 1980 9          CHARTER OF RIGHTS STATUS REPORT At the conclusion of the July CCMC meetings, no decisions had been taken by Ministers on an entrenched Charter. There had been general statements of positions by Ministers at the opening plenary sessions in Montreal followed… Read more Charter of Rights: Status Report (15 August 1980)

Continuing Committee of Ministers on the Constitution, Rights and Freedoms within the Canadian Federation, Discussion Draft (4 July 1980)

Document Information Date: 1980-07-04 By: Government of Canada Citation: Meeting of the Continuing Committee of Ministers on the Constitution, Rights and Freedoms within the Canadian Federation, Discussion Draft. Tabled by the Delegation of the Government of Canada, 4 July 1980, Doc 830-81/027 (Montreal: 8-11 July 1980). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). CONFIDENTIAL July 4, 1980 DISCUSSION DRAFT RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS WITHIN THE CANADIAN FEDERATION Title 1. This section and sections 2 to 23 may be cited as the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Fundamental… Read more Continuing Committee of Ministers on the Constitution, Rights and Freedoms within the Canadian Federation, Discussion Draft (4 July 1980)

An Act for the Recognition and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (Canadian Bill of Rights), SC, 1960

Document Information Date: 1960-08-10 By: Canada (Parliament) Citation: An Act for the Recognition and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, SC, 1960, c 44. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). 8-9 Elizabeth II. An Act for the Recognition and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms [Assented to 10th August 1960] The Parliament of Canada, affirming that the Canadian Nation is founded upon principles that acknowledge the supremacy of God, the dignity and worth of the human person and the position of the family in… Read more An Act for the Recognition and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (Canadian Bill of Rights), SC, 1960