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Date: 1981-11-04 – 1981-11-05
By: Brian Peckford
Citation: Federal-Provincial Conference of First Ministers on the Constitution, Compromise on Fundamental Freedoms (Ottawa: 2-5 November 1981).
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COMPROMISE ON FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS

HAVE NON OBSTANTE CLAUSE APPLY FOR 5 YEARS WITH THE PROVISO THAT AFTER THAT TIME AN OBJECTIVE GROUP WILL REVIEW WHETHER IT IS APPROPIRATE FOR IT TO CONTINUE TO APPLY AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE FIRST MINISTERS.