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Meech Lake Accord |
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Meech Lake Accord, set of constitutional reforms designed to induce Quebec to accept the Canada Act Canada Act, also called the Constitutional Act of 1982, which made Canada a fully sovereign state. The British Parliament approved it on Mar. 25, 1982, and Queen Elizabeth II proclaimed it on Apr. 17, 1982. ..... Click the link for more information. . The Accord's five basic points, proposed by Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa, include a guarantee of Quebec's special status as a "distinct society" and a commitment to Canada's linguistic duality. Other provisions increase provincial powers in immigration, provide for provincial input in appointing supreme court judges, restrict federal spending power, and restore the provincial right to constitutional veto. Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and all the provincial premiers agreed to the Accord on Apr. 30, 1987, though strong doubts were expressed by the premiers of Ontario and Manitoba, and by several women's and Native American rights groups. The Accord died on June 22, 1990, when Newfoundland and Manitoba failed to approve it, leading many Quebeckers to reconsider independence (see Bouchard, Lucien Bouchard, Lucien (lüsyăN` b ..... Click the link for more information. ). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Harper became a hero to the aboriginal people when, in 1990, he brandished an eagle feather in the Manitoba provincial legislature and blocked the ratification of the Meech Lake Accord on Canada's constitution, on the grounds that it did not allow for adequate participation by aboriginal people. Marie took most of the heat for the rash of English-only decisions in Ontario prior to the collapse of the Meech Lake Accord. Even though the Quebec question was left unresolved when a June 23 deadline for unanimous provincial approval of the so-called Meech Lake Accord passed without the necessary action, the Canadian dollar rebounded quickly. |
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