The 1987 Constitutional Accord
The Report of the Special Joint Committee of the Senate and the House of Commons
Joint Chairmen:
Hon. Arthur Tremblay, Senator
Chris Speyer, M.P.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Members
Acknowledgements
Chapter I
Constitutional Chronology (1926-1987)
Chapter II
An Overview of the Accord
Chapter III
Some Basic Constitutional Principles
Chapter IV
The Task of Evaluation
Chapter V
Canada's Linguistic Duality and Quebec's "Distinct Society"
Chapter VI
The 1987 Accord and Charter Rights
Chapter VII
The Federal Spending Power
Chapter VIII
The Supreme Court of Canada
Chapter IX
The Senate of Canada
Chapter X
Immigration
Chapter XI
The Aboriginal Peoples of Canada
Chapter XII
The Impact on the Northern Territories
Chapter XIII
The Amending Formula
Chapter XIV
The Process of Constitutional Change
Chapter XV
Findings and Conclusions
Signatures
Addendum
"A" Liberal Party Position
Addendum
"B" New Democratic Party Position
Appendix "A" Witnesses
Appendix "B" Briefs and Submissions
Minutes of Proceedings
Last HTML revision: 10 May, 1996
William F. Maton