The Charlottetown Conference was a conference about the Canadian Confederation. The representatives of the unions in British North America were present at the conference. The meeting took place in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island from September 1st to September 9th 1864.
The purpose of the conference was to discuss the future of the maritime provinces in what later became Canada. The maritime provinces were Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island.
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| Constitution Act, 1867 |
- Canadian federalism
- Preamble
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- Peace, order, and good government
- Trade and commerce
- Criminal law
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Powers under Section 92 |
- Licensing
- Works and undertakings
- Property and civil rights
- Administration of justice
- Fines and penalties for provincial laws
- Matters of a local or private nature
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Amendments and other constitutional documents 1867–1982 |
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- British North America Acts, 1867–1982
- Manitoba Act, 1870
- Alberta Act, 1905
- Saskatchewan Act, 1905
- Statute of Westminster, 1931
- Newfoundland Act, 1949
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Patriation |
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- Fulton–Favreau formula
- Victoria Charter
- Kitchen Accord/Night of the Long Knives
| Constitution Act, 1982 | | Part I – Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms |
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| Part II – Rights of the Aboriginal peoples of Canada | |
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| Part III – Equalization and regional disparities | |
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Conventions |
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- At Her Majesty's pleasure
- Cabinet collective responsibility
- Disallowance and reservation
- Responsible government
- Fusion of powers
- Implied repeal
- Individual ministerial responsibility
- Interpellation
- Parliamentary privilege
- Parliamentary sovereignty
- Reserve power
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