Charlottetown Accord

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The Charlottetown Accord was a proposed 1992 package of Canadian constitutional reforms that sought to address Quebec’s status and broader federal-provincial relations but was ultimately rejected in a national referendum.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian constitutional reform proposal ⓘ
proposed constitutional amendment package ⓘ
aimedToAddress Indigenous self-government issues in Canada ⓘ
Quebec’s constitutional status within Canada ⓘ
Senate reform in Canada ⓘ
demands for constitutional recognition of Quebec as a distinct society ⓘ
division of powers between federal and provincial governments in Canada ⓘ
federal–provincial relations in Canada ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Canada ⓘ
approvedBy all provincial premiers of Canada at the time (politically, prior to referendum) ⓘ
federal government of Canada (politically, prior to referendum) ⓘ
territorial leaders of Canada at the time (politically, prior to referendum) ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
dateProposed 1992-08-28 ⓘ
draftedBy federal government of Canada ⓘ
provincial and territorial premiers of Canada ⓘ
representatives of Indigenous organizations in Canada ⓘ
follows Meech Lake Accord ⓘ
hasCause failure of the Meech Lake Accord ⓘ
hasEffect no formal constitutional amendments enacted ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
legalStatusAfterReferendum not adopted ⓘ
locatedInJurisdiction Canada ⓘ
namedAfter Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island ⓘ
linked to: Charlottetown
negotiationLocation Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island ⓘ
linked to: Charlottetown

Ottawa, Ontario ⓘ
linked to: Ottawa

various Canadian provinces ⓘ
opposedBy various Indigenous activists and organizations ⓘ
various Quebec sovereigntist groups ⓘ
various Western Canadian reform movements ⓘ
partOf Quebec sovereignty debate ⓘ
linked to: Politics of Quebec

history of the Constitution of Canada ⓘ
percentageNoVoteCanada approximately 55 percent ⓘ
percentageYesVoteCanada approximately 45 percent ⓘ
placeSigned Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island ⓘ
linked to: Charlottetown
proposedChange changes to the amending formula of the Constitution of Canada ⓘ
clarification of federal and provincial powers ⓘ
entrenchment of Indigenous self-government ⓘ
guaranteed representation for Quebec on the Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
recognition of Quebec as a distinct society ⓘ
recognition of provincial jurisdiction over certain social policy areas ⓘ
reform of the Canadian Senate ⓘ
referendumDate 1992-10-26 ⓘ
referendumResult defeated nationally ⓘ
rejected in Quebec ⓘ
rejected in most other provinces ⓘ
rejectedBy Canadian electorate in a national referendum ⓘ
relatedTo Canadian federalism ⓘ
Indigenous rights in Canada ⓘ
Senate of Canada reform debates ⓘ
significantYear 1992 ⓘ
subjectOf 1992 Canadian constitutional referendum ⓘ

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Brian Mulroney → knownFor → Charlottetown Accord ⓘ
Meech Lake Accord → followedBy → Charlottetown Accord ⓘ
Charlottetown Accord → subjectOf → 1992 Canadian constitutional referendum ⓘ
linked to: Charlottetown Accord
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada → playedKeyRoleIn → Charlottetown Accord negotiations ⓘ
linked to: Charlottetown Accord
Reform Party of Canada → opposed → Charlottetown Accord ⓘ
Quebec nationalism → hasKeyEvent → Charlottetown Accord referendum ⓘ
linked to: Charlottetown Accord
1987 Constitutional Accord → followedBy → Charlottetown Accord ⓘ
34th Canadian Parliament → majorIssue → Charlottetown Accord ⓘ
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada → notableEvent → Charlottetown Accord negotiations ⓘ
subject linked to: PC Party
linked to: Charlottetown Accord