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  2. Unsuccessful attempts to amend the Canadian Constitution

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    The amendment was introduced into the House of Commons on June 7, 1985, but 19 days later the government of Ontario changed hands, and the new Liberal Premier, David Peterson, refused to support the amendment. Without Ontario's support the amendment could not meet the requirement for support from provinces containing more than 50 per cent of ...

  3. Amendments to the Constitution of Canada - Wikipedia

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    Constitution Amendment, 1997 (Newfoundland Act) term 17 of schedule to Newfoundland Act: Allowed the Province of Newfoundland to create a secular school system to replace the church-based education system. s. 43: House of Commons and Newfoundland House of Assembly; Senate approval was bypassed with s. 47 Constitution Amendment, 1997 (Quebec)

  4. Dunmore v Ontario (AG) - Wikipedia

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    Dunmore v Ontario (AG), 2001 SCC 94 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on the constitutional right to freedom of association under section 2(d) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ("Charter").

  5. Constitution of Canada - Wikipedia

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    The other amendment formulae are for particular cases as provided by the act. An amendment related to the Office of the King, the use of either official language (subject to section 43), the amending formula itself, or the composition of the Supreme Court, must be adopted by unanimous consent of all the provinces in accordance with section 41 ...

  6. Section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

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    On November 3, 2022, the government of Ontario passed a bill that imposed a contract on Ontario education workers who were part of the Canadian Union of Public Employees to prevent them from striking; the bill used the Notwithstanding Clause in an attempt to prohibit the union from a constitutional challenge regarding the freedom to associate ...

  7. Revised Statutes of Ontario - Wikipedia

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    The Revised Statutes of Ontario (RSO; Quebec French: Lois refondues de l'Ontario, LRO) is the name of several consolidations of public acts in the Canadian province of Ontario, promulgated approximately decennially from 1877 to 1990.

  8. Equality Rights Statute Amendment Act - Wikipedia

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    The Equality Rights Statute Amendment Act, [1] (formally An Act to Amend Ontario Statutes to Provide for the Equal Treatment of Persons in Spousal Relationships), commonly known as Bill 167, was a proposed law in the Canadian province of Ontario, introduced by the government of Bob Rae in 1994, which would have provided cohabiting same-sex couples with rights and obligations mostly equal to ...

  9. Municipal elections in Ontario - Wikipedia

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    Municipal Elections Amendment Act, 1982 (no. 1), S.O. 1982, c. 2 Effective with 1982 elections, terms of all officials extended to three years Municipal Elections Amendment Act, 1982 (no. 2), S.O. 1982, c. 37, s. 4 Removal of mandatory property qualification for voting on money by-laws 1985 Municipal Elections Amendment Act, 1985, S.O. 1982, c. 4