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1
before 1867, the Constitutional Act of 1791 and the Union Act of 1841.
Quotations
1833
The framers of the Canadian Constitution forgot the principle that . . . Barons of the Empire could not be affected by any law Canadian Commoners could make.
1853
. . . he said the Canadian Constitution existed in the hearts of the people. . . .
2
the code of laws determining the relationship between the several provinces and the federal government in Canada; in current use, the British North America Act of 1867.
Quotations
1869
The Canadian Constitution is not yet two and a half years old, but already there is a demand that it should be set aside in favour of still other political relationships.
1958
. . . the Canadian Constitution says what the authorities of the federal and provincial governments are.