Elijah Harper was the first Treaty Aboriginal to be a Member of The Legislative Assembly in Manitoba. He was in the Legislature between the years of 1981-1997. Elijah Harper’s career achievement was blocking the passing of The Meech Lake Accord. Elijah Harper was correct that the Meech Lake Accord deserved to be stopped. This is due to the fact that it was being voted on by people who had a conflict of interest. Secondly, it would have created an inequality of power between Quebec and the rest of the provinces. Lastly, the trade off for the Meech Lake Accord was almost purely symbolic. The Meech Lake Accord would have made a power disparity between Quebec and the other provinces. In the Meech Lake Accord, one of the conditions is that
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The Meech Lake Accord was voted on by Provincial Legislature. Unlike if Citizens of Canada voted for it, the votes needed to be unanimous in favour of the Meech Lake Accord. It would need to be unanimous in all Provincial Legislature. Quebec made deals with the Premier of each province to include conditions that would benefit them. These changes include changes in split cost programs and power over immigration to their province. These deals were made behind closed doors which angered many Canadians, sparking many protests. These protests could be largely attributed to Pierre Trudeau who became the figurehead of the opposition to the Meech Lake Accord. The deals that were made between the provinces greatly interfered with their bias. Since the Meech Lake Accord would give more power to the provinces which would be a conflict of interest. The Meech Lake Accord should have been voted on by the People of Canada, not by people who it would benefit. Luckily, the bill had to be passed in 3 years since its introduction. This is why Elijah Harper is a hero for delaying it till past the 3-year limit. This stopped the Meech Lake Accord from being passed in that iteration. This is one of the worst things to have come close to pass in Canada because it would have made a large change to Canada’s Government without allowing the average person to vote on
The Meech Lake Accord was voted on by Provincial Legislature. Unlike if Citizens of Canada voted for it, the votes needed to be unanimous in favour of the Meech Lake Accord. It would need to be unanimous in all Provincial Legislature. Quebec made deals with the Premier of each province to include conditions that would benefit them. These changes include changes in split cost programs and power over immigration to their province. These deals were made behind closed doors which angered many Canadians, sparking many protests. These protests could be largely attributed to Pierre Trudeau who became the figurehead of the opposition to the Meech Lake Accord. The deals that were made between the provinces greatly interfered with their bias. Since the Meech Lake Accord would give more power to the provinces which would be a conflict of interest. The Meech Lake Accord should have been voted on by the People of Canada, not by people who it would benefit. Luckily, the bill had to be passed in 3 years since its introduction. This is why Elijah Harper is a hero for delaying it till past the 3-year limit. This stopped the Meech Lake Accord from being passed in that iteration. This is one of the worst things to have come close to pass in Canada because it would have made a large change to Canada’s Government without allowing the average person to vote on