Document Information Date: 1980 – 1982 By: Northwest Territories Citation: Northwest Territories, The Position of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories on the Amendments to the Proposed Constitution of Canada (n.d.) 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. THE POSITION OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES ON THE AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF CANADA The Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories seeks the following amendments to… Read more Northwest Territories: The Position of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories on the Amendments to the Proposed Constitution of Canada (n.d.) →
Document Information Date: 1981-11-25 By: F.J.E. Jordan, Government of Canada Citation: Memorandum from F.J.E. Jordan to Roger Tassé, “Existing” Aboriginal and Treaty Rights (25 November 1981). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Notes: For any handwritten notes, please consult the PDF. CONFIDENTIAL – BY HAND November 25, 1981 MEMORANDUM TO: DEPUTY MINISTER FROM: A/ADM, PUBLIC LAW SUBJECT: “EXISTING” ABORIGINAL AND TREATY RIGHTS It is being argued by certain Members of Parliament and counsel for the native peoples associations that the insertion of the term “existing” in… Read more Memorandum from F.J.E. Jordan to Roger Tassé, “Existing” Aboriginal and Treaty Rights (25 November 1981) →
Document Information Date: 1980-11-24 By: Roger Tassé, Department of Justice, Canada Citation: Memo from Deputy Minister of Justice to President of the Privy Council & Minister of Justice re Amendments to Aboriginal Rights (24 November 1981). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Note: This document is one of the drafts which will be highlighted in our upcoming peer-reviewed paper, forthcoming in 2024.
Document Information Date: 1980-11-23 By: Roger Tassé, Department of Justice, Canada Citation: Memo from Deputy Minister to Minister re Aboriginal Rights in Constitutional Resolution (23 November 1981). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Note: This document is one of the drafts which will be highlighted in our upcoming peer-reviewed paper, forthcoming in 2024. November 23, 1981 Confidential November 23, 1981 To/A: Minister From/De: Deputy Minster Subject/Objet: Aboriginal Rights in Constitutional Resolution Further to our telephone conversation on Saturday, I enclose for your… Read more Memo from Deputy Minister to Minister re Aboriginal Rights in Constitutional Resolution (23 November 1981) →
Document Information Date: 1980-11-23 By: Roger Tassé, Department of Justice, Canada Citation: Memo from Deputy Minister to Minister re Aboriginal Rights in Constitutional Resolution [Copy 2] (23 November 1981). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Note: This document is one of the drafts which will be highlighted in our upcoming peer-reviewed paper, forthcoming in 2024. November 23, 1981 Confidential November 23, 1981 To/A: Minister From/De: Deputy Minster Subject/Objet: Aboriginal Rights in Constitutional Resolution Further to our telephone conversation on Saturday, I enclose for… Read more Memo from Deputy Minister to Minister re Aboriginal Rights in Constitutional Resolution, Copy 2 (23 November 1981) →
Document Information Date: 1981-11-20 By: Peter Lougheed, Government of Alberta Citation: (Telex) Statement from Premier Lougheed to Pierre Trudeau, William Bennett, Howard Pawley, Richard Hatfield, John Buchanan, William Davis, James Lee, Allan Blakeney, Joe Clark, Ed Broadbent (20 November 1981) re Constitutional Resolution and Native Rights. 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. NOVEMBER 20, 1981 The Right Honourable Pierre Elliot Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario Honourable William… Read more (Telex) Statement from Premier Lougheed to Trudeau, Premiers, Clark, and Broadbent re Constitutional Resolution and Native Rights (20 November 1981) →
Document Information Date: n.d. By: Canada, Department of Justice, Mary Dawson Citation: Memo from Mary Dawson to Roger Tassé (22 April 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: 1981-02-02 – 1981-02-03 By: Canada Citation: Constitution Act, 1981, Unofficial Draft Transmitted to Government of NWT (2-3 February 1981). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). […] (UNOFFICIAL VERSION TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNMENT OF N.W.T., FEBRUARY 2, 1981) AMENDMENT TO SECTION 25: “Aboriginal and treaty rights of aboriginal peoples of Canada are hereby recognized and confirmed.” (UNOFFICIAL VERSION TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNMENT OF N.W.T., FEBRUARY 3, 1981) PART III CONSTITUTIONAL CONFERENCES A day later, on February 3, the Government transmitted a new “Part III” regarding Constitutional… Read more Constitution Act, 1981, Unofficial Draft [Partial] Transmitted to Government of NWT, Amendments to Section 25 and Constitutional Conferences (2-3 February 1981) →