Constitution of Canada - Constitution of Canada The Canadian Constitution is the highest law of Canada. It outlines Canada's system of government, as well as the civil rights of all Canadian citizens. Generally speaking all of the British laws that predate or modify the British North America Act make up the legislation that has been come to be known as the Canadian Constitution. The Constitution, as it is generally known, is made up of many parts (see the list below) , the most significant that are most often cited today are: The Constitution Act of 1867. Formerly known as the British North America Act, this act was the act of the British Parliament that granted Canada self-government, and spelled out how Canada's government would operate. The Constitution Act of 1982..
Irish Free State Constitution - Irish Free State Constitution The Irish Free State Constitution (full name: Irish Free State (Constitution) Act, 1922 but also known simply as the 1922 Constitution) was the Constitution of the Irish Free State created in December 1922. It was drafted by a committee under the nominal chairmanship of Michael Collins that also included James McNeill, who became the second Governor-General of the Irish Free State. The Constitution was shaped by the requirements of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed between representatives of the British Government and the Irish Republic in December 1922. Among the central requirements laid out in the Treaty were that the Constitution had to contain: An Oath of Allegiance; A Representative of the Crown The Constitution came into force in two ways; Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 In.
History of Canada - History of Canada This is an outline of the history of Canada. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 The First Nations 2 The European arrival 3 New France 4 French vs. English 5 The American Revolution 6 The War of 1812 7 The timber trade 8 "Responsible government" and the Rebellions of 1837-38 8.1 Lower Canada - the Patriotes Rebellion 8.2 The Rebellion in Upper Canada 9 Lord Durham's Report 10 Act of Union (1840) 11 Confederation 12 The Red River Rebellion 13 Expansion westward 14 Macdonald's "National Policy" 15 The North-West Rebellion 16 The Manitoba Schools Question 17 The Boer War 18 Laurier's government 19 World War I 19.3 The Conscription Crisis of 1917 20 Post-war society 21 The Great Depression 21.4 R. B. Bennett 21.5 Return.
Governor General of Canada - Governor General of Canada Governor General's Flag 1981- The Governor General of Canada (Fr. Gouverneur général or Gouverneure générale) is the representative in Canada of Queen Elizabeth II, who is Queen of Canada and the country's head of state. (The Prime Minister of Canada is the head of government.) The Governor General is named by the Queen on the advice of the Prime Minister. It would cause a major constitutional crisis if the monarch did not accept such “advice”. By tradition, the post alternates between an English-Canadian and a French-Canadian. Traditions such as these have the force of law in the unwritten part of Canada's constitution. Since Canada is committed to multiculturalism and Governor Generals are expected to be fluently bilingual, the designation of English or French-Canadian is.
Federal-Provincial Distribution of Legislative Powers (Canada) - Federal-Provincial Distribution of Legislative Powers (Canada) The Federal Provincial Distribution of Legislative Powers also known as the division of powers in Canada is one of the most significant sections of the Constitution of Canada. It defines the scope of the power of the federal Parliament of Canada and the powers of each individual provincial legislature or assembly. Many disputes have been decided by the House of Lords (in its capacity as a court, rather than its role as a house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom) and later by the Supreme Court of Canada regarding the exact length and breath of this division of powers. Unlike the United States Constitution this constitution has created an overarching federal jurisdiction based only upon peace, order and good government 92 (Preamble) with a.
Deputy Prime Minister of Canada - Deputy Prime Minister of Canada The Deputy Prime Minister of Canada is a position in the Canadian government. The deputy prime minister is responsible for running the country when the prime minister is out of the country, and in case of the death or resignation of the prime minister the deputy prime minister takes over the position. The position, which is not officially mandated by the Constitution of Canada, is actually a relatively weak one in cabinet. When the prime minster is out of the country it is accepted that no major decisions will be made. Without a portfolio or a ministry, the deputy prime minister is far less powerful than individuals such as the finance minister. Because of this the deputy prime minister is often given other cabinet.
1981 in Canada - 1981 in Canada See also: 1980 in Canada, other events of 1981, 1982 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Arts and Literature 3 Births 4 Deaths Events January 1 - Gasoline is sold by the litre rather than the gallon February 5 - More than three hundred men are arrested after police sweeps of Toronto bathhouses. The arrests create an outcry among Canada's homosexual population. March 19 - Ontario election: Bill Davis's PCs win a majority July 17 – The government of British Columbia named a 2,639-metre (8,658 foot) peak in the Rocky Mountains after Terry Fox. July 30 – The 83-kilometre (52 mile) section of the Trans-Canada Highway in Ontario where Terry Fox was forced to end.
1982 in Canada - 1982 in Canada See also: 1981 in Canada, other events of 1982, 1983 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Arts and literature 3 Births 4 Deaths Events The year sees a severe recession in the economy January 15 - Striking Quebec transit workers are forced back to work February - First reported cases of AIDS in Canada February 14 - 84 are killed when the Ocean Ranger oil platofrm capsizes March 8 - The Canada Act is passed by the British House of Commons April 17 - The new Constitution and Charter of Rights and Freedoms comes into effect April 26 - Saskatchewan election: Grant Devine's PCs win a landslide majority, defeating Allan Blakeney's NDP May 8.
1983 in Canada - 1983 in Canada See also: 1982 in Canada, other events of 1983, 1984 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Arts and Literature 3 Births 4 Deaths Events February 1 - Pay television begins operating in Canada. February 15 - the Tamarack Review ceases publication March 4 - Bertha Wilson is appointed Canada's first female Supreme Court justice March 5 - Steve Podborski wins Gold at the World Cup of Skiing April 17 - Queen Elizabeth II signs Canada's newly repatriated constitution in Ottawa June 9 - Bill 101, protecting the French language in Quebec is ruled unconstitutional June 11 - Brian Mulroney replaces Joe Clark as leader of Progressive Conservative Party of Canada June 19 BC Place in.
Canada Act 1982 - Canada Act 1982 Canada Act 1982 is an Act of Parliament passed by the British Parliament that severed virtually all remaining constitutional and legislative ties between the United Kingdom and Canada. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History 2 Enactment of The Canada Act of 1982 3 Proclamation by the Queen of Canada 4 Original text History Canada's road to political self government came with the British North America Act 1867 (now called the Constitution Act 1867). This act created the modern state of Canada by combining the Province of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick into a dominion within the British Empire. From this Canada adopted a Westminster style government with a Parliament. A Governor General fulfilled the constitutional duties of the British Sovereign on Canadian.
Constitutional monarchy - other constitutional monarchies 8 See also: Origins The concept of constitutional monarchy owes its origin to the absolute monarchies of the later Middle Ages, where governmental authority was exercised by the monarch and his (or in rare occasions her) government. The development of popular participation in democracy saw power shifting to governments selected from and answerable to legislative assemblies and parliaments, producing more democratic systems of governments in which the monarch 'reigns but does not rule'. Popular monarchy is a sub-category of constitutional monarchy. Written and unwritten constitutions Most modern constitutional monarchies operate under a written fundamental or organic law known as a constitution, which strictly defines the roles possessed by the head of state, the executive, legislature and judiciary. As well as the strict definitions, restrictions exist as to the.
Constitutional law - of powers and authority of various bodies in relation to the creation and execution of other laws by a government. A constitution binds a government or governments, limiting the contexts in which rules may be created, interpreted and force may be applied. Constitutions may reference various bodies, including organizations, associations, stateless peoples and nation-states. Most commonly constitutional law is the law of these foundational laws, customs, and constitutional conventions in regard to nation-states. Not all nation-states have constitutions, though all such states have a jus commune, or law of the land, that may consist of a variety of imperative and consensual rules, that may be customary law, oral law and written law that apply in the various jurisdictions of such state. Of those nation-states that do have constitutions, not all are.
Constitutional Convention - Convention is a gathering of persons for the purpose of drawing up a constitution, or planning to modify one. In British constitutional law the "Convention Parliament" of the late Stuart era may perhaps be considered one of these. Canada also had a constitutional convention attended to by the Fathers of Confederation. Until 1997, the National Assembly of the Republic of China served as a continuously standing constitutional convention. Constitutional Convention (United States) Constitutional Convention (Australia) See also: Constitutional Commission.
Constitutional convention - system and whose political systems are derived from British constitutional law, most of the functions of government are guided by constitutional convention rather than by a formal written constitution. In these states, the actual distribution of power may be markedly different from those which are described in the formal constitutional documents. In particular, the formal constitution often confers wide discretationary powers to the head of state which in practice are used only on the advice of the head of government. Some constitutional conventions operate separate from or alongside, written constitutions, others, notably in Britain which has no written constitution, have a form of constitutional status. Many older conventions have been replaced or superseded by laws. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Origins 2 Unenforceability 3 Constitutional Conventions in the United Kingdom 4.
Same-sex marriage in Canada - Same-sex marriage in Canada Same-sex marriages were legalized in the Canadian province of Ontario on June 10, 2003, and in the province of British Columbia on July 8, 2003. A federal bill to extend that right in all provinces and territories is pending; a draft of the bill was released on July 17, 2003. The right to same-sex common-law marriage had already existed since 1999. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History 1.1 Court rulings 1.1.1 Background 1.1.2 The Ontario decision 1.1.3 The B.C. decision 1.2 Parliament 2 Other same-sex partner benefits in Canada 3 NFO CF Group Survey 3.3 General Acceptance 3.4 Pro and Anti Groups 3.5 Church and State 4 Related links History Court rulings Background EGALE: A chronological listing of court documents In 1999, same-sex couples in.
Sovereign Grace Fellowship of Canada - Sovereign Grace Fellowship of Canada Sovereign Grace Fellowship of Canada (SGF) - a fellowship for Baptist churches in Canada holding to either the Baptist Confession of 1644 or 1689. Leigh Powell, Bill Payne, and Roger Fellows started this loose association of churches in the 1970s as a Reformed Baptist witness in Ontario, Canada. SGF claims to be baptistic, evangelistic, and holds to the doctrine of sovereign grace. Churches hold the authority of Scripture in all matters of faith and practice, the autonomy of the local church, a regenerate church membership, believer's baptism by immersion, liberty of conscience, and separation of church & state. Churches believe that God has chosen certain individuals for salvation, but also believe that God uses means to save His elect. The purpose of the SGF.
Supreme Court of Canada - Supreme Court of Canada The Supreme Court of Canada is Canada's highest court and is located in the capital city of Ottawa. It is now the final court of appeal, the last judicial resort for all litigants, whether individual or governmental. Its jurisdiction embraces both the civil law of the province of Quebec and the common law of the other provinces and territories. When handling Quebec civil law cases the court is careful to have them reviewed by the three civil law judges that are always on the court. Courtroom of the Supreme Court of Canada Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History 2 Appointments to the court 3 The role of the Supreme Court in the Canadian court system 4 Sessions of the court 5 The nine current.
January 2 - - Reconquista: Granada, the last Moorish stronghold in Spain, surrenders. 1757 - The United Kingdom captures Calcutta, India 1788 - Georgia becomes the 4th state to ratify the United States Constitution. 1815 - Lord Byron marries Anna Isabella Milbanke, Seaham, County Durham 1818 - British Institution of Civil Engineers formed 1859 - Erastus Beadle publishes The Dime Book of Practical Etiquette. 1870 - Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge begins 1871 - Amadeus I becomes King of Spain 1872 - Brigham Young is arrested for bigamy (25 wives). 1882 - John D. Rockefeller unites his oil holdings into the Standard Oil trust 1890 - Alice Sanger becomes the first female staffer for the White House. 1900 - John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade with China. 1900 - Chicago.
January 26 - - Glenn H. Curtiss flies the first successful seaplane. 1934 - The Apollo Theatre opens in Harlem, New York City. 1939 - Spanish Civil War: Troops loyal to Francisco Franco and aided by Italy take Barcelona. 1942 - World War II: The first American forces arrive in Europe landing in Northern Ireland. 1946 - Félix Gouin becomes Prime Minister of France 1948 - President Harry S. Truman signs Executive Order 9981, ending segregation in the United States Armed Forces. 1950 - India promulgates its constitution forming a republic and Rajendra Prasad is sworn in as its first president. 1956 - 1956 Winter Olympic Games open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. 1961 - John F. Kennedy appoints Janet G. Travell to be his physician. This is the first time a woman holds this.
James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, 10th Earl of Dalhousie - Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Early life 2 Early political career 3 Governor-General of India 3.1 Second Burmese War 4 Return to England 5 References Early life James Andrew Broun-Ramsay was the third and youngest son of George Ramsay 9th earl of Dalhousie (1770-1838), one of Wellington's generals, who, after being Governor General of Canada, became commander-in-chief in India, and of his wife Christina Broun of Coalstoun, a lady of noble lineage and distinguished gifts. From his father he inherited a vigorous self-reliance and a family pride which urged him to prove worthy of the Ramsays who had not crawled through seven centuries of their country's history, while to his mother he owed his high-bred courtesy and his deeply seated reverence for religion. The 9th earl was in 1815 created Baron.
