Constitution of Canada

and to take advantage of the benefits that the community life had promised. The Nunavut Land Claims Agreement in 1993 was an agreement between the Inuit of the Nunavut Settlement Area (then part of the Northwest Territories) and the Government of Canada. It was the largest aboriginal land claim in Canadian history and addressed a large range of aspects like wildlife, land, and water management. This accomplishment is the result of a long, complex process whereby Inuit and federal governments…

Canada, westward, or live in plantations created at their ancestral homes1. Conflict in Northwestern Territories was much more violent among nine different tribes allied with the Shawnee and Algonquin against American settlers. In 1791, the Indian tribes killed, captured, or wounded over 900 soldiers[7]. As the Indian war continued, the tribes faced outnumbering and there was a turn of the tides. In 1794, 3,000 troops defeated the Indians at the Battle of Fallen Timbers, the Indians were forced…

because it was in it that the Supreme Court of Canada made an important decision concerning the application of the rights of aboriginals, which, for a long time had been and is still controversial. Specifically, the court held that aboriginal rights, for example, fishing, that were in existence before s 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 and that existed before the provincial legislation that regulated aboriginal fishing were protected by the Canadian Constitution and couldn't be infringed unless…

act was passed in hopes to relieve some of the French discontent towards the British and ensure citizen loyalty. It can be considered the first parliamentary statute to acknowledge the complexities of relations between the two dominate groups within Canada. The British used the Quebec Act to broaden their territorial borders of Quebec set out in the Royal Proclamation to the boundary of the Ohio river. In addition to this territory laid out in the Royal Proclamation, Quebec also had claim to the…

In this case (Gosselin vs Quebec) we witness one of the first poverty cases under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to reach the Supreme Court of Canada. Gosselin not only representing herself in this case, but also representing a class of social assistance recipients. Those social assistance recipients below the age of 30 are heavily misunderstood and the majority, stipulates a negative stigma toward those within that class. It is through this evident stereotype we see unpersuasive…

Calder V. British Columbia Attorney General [1973] SCR 313 Calder case is a pacesetter for aboriginal jurisprudence in Canadian supreme court. It is the first to recognize that aboriginal title to land exist as a sui generis type of right in Canada at the time of time of the Royal Proclamation Order of 1763 and does not devolve from the colonial, Crown law, treaty or statute. The main issue for determination in this case was whether Crown authority lawfully extinguished the aboriginal title to…

the Canadian constitution, which safeguards much of the provinces wealth. Regional disparities, especially in regardless to the Maritimes, are often at the centre of conversation. Take for example the cultural phenomenon in Alberta where the province would rather keep all of their wealth for themselves and “let the eastern Basterds freeze in the dark” (Lecture, Oct. 7). The New West Partnership Agreement (NWPA), put in place in 2010, has shifted power away from central and eastern Canada…

This paper will argue; Justin Trudeau, the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and the recently elected Prime minister of the country, has conveyed the important need to amending Bill C-51 as he and many Canadians believe that it is contradictory to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom. The emphasis on the bill has been due to various reasons but among the main reasons, the Liberal party believes that there is disparity with the Charter of Rights and Freedom. Most importantly it is the…

Tram 1 Tram Bui Ms.Mirlees Law CLU3M1-01 11 October 2015 The Canadian constitution is the country's supreme law and its “blueprint” takes control over all laws within the country as it sets specific guidelines for each Canadian individual regardless of how much or little power and wealth they possess. The constitution expresses how a country governs itself, and accommodates boundaries and rules that define what is a right or wrongful action of the government ( Ualawccsprod.…

The American identity resulted from America’s early British roots and the separation that America experienced from its colonial roots as it emerged as a young nation. The events leading up to the revolution illustrate how deeply America was intertwined with Britain and the rapid escalation of tension between the two, comparatively post-revolutionary America is when America began to truly develop a unique and personalized identity that separated America from its original British roots. In 1607…