Trudeau's Constitution Document Analysis

Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau is one of the world's greatest political leaders who shall be remembered for the greatest work and contribution to modern day Canadian society. He was adored by the public due to his extremely flamboyant lifestyle. His charisma and his charm led him to be a global icon of diplomacy and negotiation. The face of advocating for a united, independent Canada where nobody is treated differently or alienated he quickly found his presence in the hearts of Canadians everywhere, and among the ranks of the best leaders in the world. In only a matter of a few months of campaigning, his immensely unique style of leadership took over Canada in phenomena unlike any other known as “Trudeaumania”. In his campaign, he introduced

There has been many times that the Quebec separatists’ movements have fought to have the province of Quebec removed from the confederation because they feel that the constitution does not properly support Quebecers needs. The separatists’ have been fighting to “recognize the francophone population in Quebec as a ‘nation’ or ‘distinct society.’” To have this level of recognition though for Quebec in the constitution there would have to be a major amendment made or a whole reworking of the constitution. When the Constitution Act, 1982 Quebec had major problems with it because the decisions “were made without Quebec’s consent.” The lack of consent has made many Quebecers mad about the Constitution because it changed a major part of Canadian law without the consent of one of the largest provinces. The fact that they were left out of such an influential decision means that it would be hard to get Quebec on board for any time of constitution change even if it might benefit them in the

Two-hundred and forty one years ago, The United States shared a brutal bloodshed with the United Kingdom. After eight years and 217,000 deaths, America won their independence. While many thought it was a good decision for Canada to rebel, her country decided to stay out of the conflict. Some wonder why such a decision came about in Canada. Canada is operated as a constitutional monarchy, where the monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, shares power with a constitutionally organized government, led by the Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau. Some also wonder why this government works so well for the Canadian people. "Constitutional Monarchy works well in Canada because it has the ability to adapt to changing conditions over the course of its evolution from a colony to a country" (Canada, A Constitutional Monarchy.)

In the duration of WW1 and WW2, French speaking Canadians were against being conscripted because they felt that there was no point in Canada fighting European wars. Whereas English speaking Canadians supported conscription, mostly to help out Britain in the battles. There was a choice here to either side with the English and conscript people or to side with the French and not go through with it. Canada went through with conscription. This proved to French Canadians that the Canadian government would support the English population whenever there was any form of a debate.(Legare, 2017, 1). For this reason Quebec wants to separate from Canada. If they are politically separated they will have the power to make their own laws on whether on not

"Canada A Country by Consent: Patriation of the Constitution: Why Québec Refused to Sign in 1982." Patriation. WEST/DUNN Productions, n.d. Web. 18 Apr. 2017.

When the Pontiacs war came to an end, the British found that they had to do much more in order to fulfill the needs of the French Canadians. As had been mentioned earlier, there are those Canadians who had close relations with the French at the time that the latter had seceded and left the land in the jurisdiction of the British. In order to satisfy this population, the British came up with the Quebec act of 1774. This document contained among other things, the parts of the French civil law that would remain place. Additionally, the document allowed for the extension of Quebec’s boundaries, which would now extend to the south of the Ohio River.

Canada was transformed on April 17, 1982 when Queen Elizabeth II gave her royal acceptance of the Constitution Act. Prior to the signing of the Act, which included the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Canada remained under the control of Britain and individual rights were not guaranteed. The Constitution Act established the Government of Canada, apart from Britain, and granted it the ability to amend its own Constitution. It also gave the Supreme Court more authority, provide the provinces political and economic controls and gave new guarantees of equality and individual rights not provided for in the British North American (BNA) Act. The new Constitution and Charter were controversial in the provinces, but Pierre Trudeau’s determination

The road to Canada’s independence was evolutionary due to changes and factors such as the formation of the new country, the new leading government and it was mostly made of negotiations to find what will best fit the new country.

A constitutional amendment is a very tricky task to accomplish and is not something most Prime Ministers wish to take on. Not only that, but the political parties in Canada have different views on what reform is best for the country, few of them are favored by seven provinces. While under the leadership of conservative Prime Minister Harper his government attempted to submit two Senate reform proposals to Parliament without getting constitutional amendments. His first proposal never became law due to being refused by the then liberal dominated Senate while his second proposal Bill C-7, the Senate Reform Act, was also refused due to needing a constitutional amendment to implement it. (The Canadian Encyclopedia, Senate) The Senate Reform Act would have limited terms to nine years and allowed provincial elections for senators. In 2014 the Supreme Court of Canada made it clear that parliament could not engage in unilateral constitutional reform and that the provinces must be considered in Senate structural change. (Supreme Court 2014, pg. 707) After the rejection of his proposals Harper decided that he would not appoint any more senators, he did so in order to convince the provinces to agree to his reforms, which never occurred as he lost the next election. As for the New Democrats Party, they would prefer the proposal of abolishment of the Senate. There has yet to be a NDP Prime Ministers

The way that peoples collective rights worked in the past wasn’t always through a fair system. In multiple cases, rights were given based off of appearance or status rather than one’s position. An important example of this is the First Nations history of Treaties and the Indian Act. When Europeans came to Canada, not only did they find land but a civilization with it. Multiple treaties were created between the FN’s and Europeans to help both groups so they can live in harmony. Unfortunately, it wasn't very long until the two perspectives began changing their path. Even with the treaties in play, the FN’s were treated unfairly with little respect. The Europeans decided that they were in control, acting oblivious to the FN’s way of life, and began backing out of the agreements. The Europeans had a new

Canada was not always as large of a country as it is now. It started with just two parts, the West and the East. Have you ever wondered how it all started or who was the first prime minister of the country? Perhaps you were wondering what colonies did not want to join the confederation.

Quebec’s secession from Canada has been driven by many factors such as the provinces’s belief in a distinct identity, lack of representation in politics and the isolation of Quebec’s culture and language from the rest of Canada. These beliefs are valid but, realistically a secession from Canada will cause economic destruction within the province. It has been reported that the province of Quebec has little economic backing in trade to finance a legitimate government in international politics. Also, issues concerning international trade and negotiations will become difficult to deal with as economic stability will not be immediately guaranteed. In addition to that, all the chaos from these problems will inevitably lead to Quebec’s citizens

Prime Minister Stephan Harper said to the House of Commons that the schools were a “sad chapter” in Canadian history (pg: 50)

The Corn Laws were a law Britain had with their Colonies. It meant all of the British manufactures had to buy their raw material from Canada or face heavy taxes. Britain got rid of these laws creating Canada to loose most of their trade with Britain. This led to a depression in Canada. This pushed confederation because with confederation all the BNA colonies could trade without taxes. The Reciprocity treaty was a deal Canada had with the United States where they could trade with each other without facing taxes. The United States got rid of this deal which worsened Canada's depression and increasing the need to find someone to trade with. Again pushing confederation so they could trade with other BNA colonies without taxes. One of the largest forces pushing confederation were the Americans. America was having a Civil war and British Arms dealers decided to supply the south. The northern states found out about this and wanted to attack the closest british colony which at that time was Canada. To fix this Macdonald wanted to unite the BNA colonies which would create one big military. Another thing with the Americans was Manifest Destiny. That was The United States belief that they were destined to rule all of North America. They had more soldiers than Canada had people so that was a serious threat. This

Canada is a civic nation, with the second largest landmass in the world, only after Russia. Canada is made up of two official languages English, and French across the ten provinces and three territories. Quebec is one of these ten provinces, and un similarly to the nine other provinces, the majority language in Quebec is French. Quebecois people are a distinct ethnic nation, different from the rest of Canada. As a result of being an exclusive ethnic nation, Quebec has some major issues, which include racism, intolerance to others who are not Quebecois. Quebec also has a major divide in the nation, which is also a pressing issue. Some Quebecois want to be remain in Canada, but others want their own sovereignty, separate from Canada.