... the fear of a possible break up of Canada. Immediately following the vote, Prime Minister Pierra Trudeau announced that, either with or without provincial support, he intended to make the Canadian Parliament solely responsible for Canada's constitution (Cairns 1991). Until this time, Canada's constitution, the British North America Act, had remained a legislative act of the British ... the constitution, but they had not been able to agree on what that amending formula should be. Prime Minister Trudeau was determined to give control over the constitution to the Canadian Parliament, but Qu...

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... understand its value and purpose, why is the notwithstanding clause-source of controversy and an infringement of rights-still included in the Constitution? One must recall that section 33 allows parliament to maintain supremacy over the judicial branch of government, and in doing so gives opportunity for legislation to pass without process or justification. Outcomes of the notwithstanding clause can be ... of laws and settling disputes. Judges are appointed because of their code of ethics and independence. The creation of a judiciary has nevertheless reduced the degree of popular control ...

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... democracy in Canada (Simpson, 18). Whereas the American and Australian Senates hold real power that the leaders must compromise and cooperate with, the Canadian Senate serves as little more than an appointed rubber stamp for government policy. The only Senate left in the free world that resembles Canada's ... alluding to a position that serves to lead its fellow officials through the duties of good governance. Donald Savoie makes the case that those following Canadian politics should drop the Inter Pares and realize that the Prime Minister is absolutely Primus, the ultimate authority - wi...

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... the elites in government decided it was deaf to the rule of law, when the elites in government imposed its will on parliament through non-electoral methods during WW2 when Japanese-Canadians were put into internment camps. The risk of such legislation being passed is ... camps that resembled the Nazi-concentrations camps. " The 23 000 Japanese living on the West coast of Canada, three fourths of whom were Canadian Citizens, were also rounded up, they were not permitted back into British Columbia until March 1949, seven years after the evacuation and three ... after the end of the war" (...

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... , water loss during irrigation could be greatly reduced as well (Owen). The problem with this method is that not all crops can be irrigated this way. Surface water supplies most Canadian cities, and only 10 % of the population is served by municipal systems that rely on groundwater (Draper 1998). Many sources of contamination may affect surface water and groundwater supplies, ... , which then continues through the cycle (Draper). Water regulations are rules of conduct, which the minister is empowered to make and to facilitate the carrying out of an act of Parliament. Regulations exist un...

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