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The Charlottetown Accord (French: Accord de Charlottetown) was a package of proposed amendments to the Constitution of Canada, proposed by the Canadian federal and provincial governments in 1992. It was submitted to a public referendum on October 26 and was defeated.

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Charlottetown Accord

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The Charlottetown Accord (French: Accord de Charlottetown) was a package of proposed amendments to the Constitution of Canada, proposed by the Canadian...

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Meech Lake Accord

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renewed support for a time. The general aims of the Accord would be addressed in the Charlottetown Accord, which failed to gain a majority vote in a referendum...

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Brian Mulroney

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constitutional amendments by first introducing the Meech Lake Accord and then the Charlottetown Accord. Both proposed recognizing Quebec as a distinct society...

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History of the Quebec sovereignty movement

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Accord either remained intact or was expanded upon in the Charlottetown Accord. On October 26, 1992, Canadians voted 'No' on the Charlottetown Accord...

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Distinct society

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the two failed constitutional amendments, the Meech Lake Accord and the Charlottetown Accord. "Distinct society" refers to the uniqueness of the province...

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1993 Canadian federal election

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party was deeply unpopular due to the failure of the Meech Lake and Charlottetown Accords, the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax, and the early 1990s...

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Deborah Coyne

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Constitutional Accord. Following the death of the Accord, partly at the hands of the Newfoundland House of Assembly, she opposed the Charlottetown Accord, a subsequent...

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Referendums in Canada

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National Referendum on the Charlottetown Accord (October 26, 1992) Jurisdiction Yes No Votes % Votes % Alberta 483,275 39.8 731,975 60.2 British Columbia...

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History of Quebec

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governments ended in failure with both the Meech Lake Accord of 1987 and the Charlottetown Accord of 1992, resulting in the creation of the Bloc Québécois...

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Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs

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a package of constitutional reforms. The resulting package, the Charlottetown Accord, was defeated in a 1992 referendum. Several provincial governments...

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Calgary Declaration

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subsequent collapse of the Meech Lake and Charlottetown Accords. Both the Meech Lake and Charlottetown Accords, had they been enacted, would have controversially...

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Quebec sovereignty movement

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federal system have failed (most notably the defunct Meech Lake and Charlottetown Accords), due to conflicting interests between the sovereignist and federalist...

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Robert Stanfield

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lived mostly in Ottawa, and campaigned for the Meech Lake Accord, the Charlottetown Accord, and free trade in the 1980s and early 1990s. He died in Ottawa...

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Charlottetown Conference

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The Charlottetown Conference (A Conference to discuss the Confederation of Canada) was held in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island for representatives...

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Population of Canada by province and territory

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during the constitutional negotiations of the early 1990s. Under the Charlottetown Accord, in exchange for Quebec losing Senate seats under a Triple-E Senate...

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Pierre Trudeau

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Blaikie. He also successfully campaigned against the Meech Lake and Charlottetown Accords (which proposed recognizing Quebec as a "distinct society"), arguing...

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Mary Simon

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Northern Quebec Inuit Association and playing a key role in the Charlottetown Accord negotiations. Simon was Canada's first ambassador for circumpolar...

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Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

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attempts to amend the Charter, including the failed Charlottetown Accord of 1992. The Charlottetown Accord would have specifically required the Charter to...

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Patriation

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ISBN 978-1442663824. OCLC 861671555. Whyte, John (26 October 2012). "Rejection of Charlottetown accord ended era of constitutional reform". Toronto Star. Retrieved 26 October...

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Constitution of Canada

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the Wayback Machine Meech Lake Accord, 1987 Charlottetown Accord, 1992 Results of Referendum on the Charlottetown Accord, 1992 CBC Digital Archives – Charting...

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Unsuccessful attempts to amend the Canadian Constitution

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national referendum on the Charlottetown Accord. The referendum was defeated with a majority (54.97%) voting against the Accord. In 1999, New Democratic...

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Constitutional history of Canada

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groups then negotiated a second proposed constitutional accord in 1992—the Charlottetown Accord. Despite near-unanimous support from the country's political...

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Quebec Liberal Party

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Quebec and the other provinces. This resulted in the Meech Lake Accord and Charlottetown Accord. Both of these proposals, however, were not ratified. While...

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Murder of Jun Lin

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1989 Elijah Harper 1990 Brian Mulroney 1991 The referendum on the Charlottetown Accord 1992 Kim Campbell 1993 Jacques Parizeau 1994 Lucien Bouchard 1995...

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Robert Bourassa

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affecting Quebec, including the October Crisis and the Meech Lake and Charlottetown Accords. Bourassa was born to a working class family in Montreal, the son...

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