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Constitution of Canada: Canadian Forces
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Fortunately, a majority of Canadians voted 'NO' to the question: "Do you agree that the Constitution of Canada should be renewed on the basis of the agreement reached on August 28, 1992?" Thus Canadians were spared the entrenchment of even more power in the hands of politicians and left the way open to negotiate a Canadian constitution that might be drafted for the people, instead of for the politicians.
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A number of citizens' groups have emerged since the Meech Lake negotiations to demand that future constitutional renewal not be left to the first ministers alone. They suggest that a constituent assembly (sometimes called a citizens' forum or constitutional convention) be created with representation from various groups in Canadian society. For information on this idea, connect to:
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The Canadian Constitution encompasses a wide set of principles and values that govern key political relations in Canadian society. The following section provides an introduction to some of these key constitutional provisions.
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The government's proposed recognition of environmental protection in the Canada Clause is a constitutional first for Canada. But the value of this initiative is drastically undermined by the government's conspicuous failure to link the well-being of Canadians and the often-repeated goal of economic prosperity with the need for ecological sustainability.
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The right to be a candidate in a federal election is written into the Constitution of Canada. Any Canadian citizen who is at least 18 years of age when filing nomination papers may be a candidate in an election, unless he or she is specifically disqualified under the Canada Elections Act.
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[F]rom a practical point of view, a legislative body must possess such constitutional powers as are necessary for its proper functioning. An absolute right to exclude strangers from its chamber, when it deems them to be disruptive of its efficacious operation, is a valid category of privilege founded on necessity. This privilege is as necessary to modern Canadian democracy as it has been to democracies here and elsewhere in past centuries.
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