Canadian Constitutional Law #3: History Wednesday, Oct 4 2006
1L and Canadian Constitutional Law and Constitutional Law and Erin Morgan and McGill Faculty of Law 2:20 am
Why did Papineau stage an armed rebellion? Who is Lord Durham, and why do they no longer show those old Canadian Heritage Moments on TV? All this and more in Canadian Constitutional Law #3! In this episode I outline the historical background and major legislation leading up to confederation in 1867.
Royal Proclaimation 1763
Quebec Act 1774
Constitutional Act 1791
Lord Durham’s Report 1839
The Union Act, 1840
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[...] This is the first podcast in a class called Foundations of Canadian Law at McGill University. In Foundations we tend to cover a wide variety of topics related to law such as philosophy, aboriginal title, history, rights, rules and morals, etc., so many of these episodes can stand alone. In this short episode, I talk a little bit about the history of civil law in Canada. For a more comprehensive history of Canada’s pre-confederate legal system you may also listen to Canadian Constitutional Law #3. [...]