... In 1949 Canada abolished the right of appeal from Canadian courts to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in Great Britain. In 1982 the British North American Act was patriated -made Canadian- thus giving Canada the right to amend its constitution without recourse to the British Parliament. In conclusion, the Canadian Constitution today governs and directs the institutions and processes of ... government throughout the country. It originates in part from the written American Constitution but it derives in a much larger part from the ... the successful conclusion of its war of ind...

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