Meech Lake Accord

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The Meech Lake Accord was a failed set of Canadian constitutional amendments from the late 1980s that sought to persuade Quebec to formally endorse the Constitution by recognizing it as a "distinct society" and adjusting federal-provincial powers.

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Meech Lake Accord canonical 7
Meech Lake Accord negotiations 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian political agreement ⓘ
constitutional amendment proposal ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 1987 Constitutional Accord ⓘ
constitutionalAmendmentFormulaUsed unanimity procedure for certain provisions ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
criticizedFor being negotiated behind closed doors ⓘ
insufficient attention to Indigenous rights ⓘ
insufficient attention to women’s equality concerns ⓘ
dateExpired 1990 ⓘ
dateProposed 1987 ⓘ
deadlineForRatification three years from 1987 agreement ⓘ
distinctSocietyClauseAppliedTo Quebec ⓘ
linked to: Quebec, Canada
failedInProvince Manitoba ⓘ
Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ
followedBy Charlottetown Accord ⓘ
hadPoliticalImpact contributed to increased Quebec sovereignty sentiment ⓘ
contributed to the creation of the Bloc Québécois ⓘ
resignation of Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa’s support base among some nationalists ⓘ
rise of constitutional debates in Canada in the late 1980s and early 1990s ⓘ
includedProvision greater role for provinces in Senate appointments ⓘ
greater role for provinces in Supreme Court of Canada appointments ⓘ
increased provincial powers over immigration ⓘ
provincial veto over certain constitutional changes ⓘ
recognition of Quebec as a distinct society ⓘ
influencedBy Quebec’s non-signature of the Constitution Act, 1982 ⓘ
jurisdiction federal-provincial relations in Canada ⓘ
legalContext Constitution Act, 1982 ⓘ
locationOfSigning Meech Lake, Quebec ⓘ
mainPurpose to adjust the division of powers between federal and provincial governments ⓘ
to recognize Quebec as a distinct society within Canada ⓘ
to secure Quebec’s formal endorsement of the Constitution Act, 1982 ⓘ
namedAfter Meech Lake ⓘ
opposedBy Elijah Harper ⓘ
opposedByGroup some Indigenous leaders ⓘ
some women’s organizations ⓘ
politicalContext Progressive Conservative federal government under Brian Mulroney ⓘ
linked to: Brian Mulroney
proposedBy Brian Mulroney ⓘ
proposedByOffice Prime Minister of Canada ⓘ
reasonForFailure lack of unanimous provincial ratification by the deadline ⓘ
relatedTo Canadian federalism ⓘ
Quebec nationalism ⓘ
requiredRatificationBy Parliament of Canada ⓘ
all ten provincial legislatures ⓘ
result not ratified by all provinces ⓘ
status failed ⓘ
subjectOf Canadian constitutional politics scholarship ⓘ
parliamentary debates in Canada ⓘ
supportedBy provincial premiers in 1987 ⓘ
timePeriod late 1980s ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Brian Mulroney → knownFor → Meech Lake Accord ⓘ
Charlottetown Accord → follows → Meech Lake Accord ⓘ
Reform Party of Canada → opposed → Meech Lake Accord ⓘ
Quebec nationalism → hasKeyEvent → Meech Lake Accord negotiations ⓘ
linked to: Meech Lake Accord
1987 Constitutional Accord → hasAlias → Meech Lake Accord ⓘ
Meech Lake → hasNameOrigin → Meech Lake Accord ⓘ
Meech Lake, Quebec → eventOccurredAt → Meech Lake Accord negotiations ⓘ
linked to: Meech Lake Accord
Meech Lake, Quebec → associatedWithDocument → Meech Lake Accord ⓘ
34th Canadian Parliament → majorIssue → Meech Lake Accord ⓘ
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada → notableEvent → Meech Lake Accord negotiations ⓘ
subject linked to: PC Party
linked to: Meech Lake Accord
History of Quebec → hasKeyEvent → Meech Lake Accord negotiations ⓘ
linked to: Meech Lake Accord