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CharlottetownAuthor: Centre for Constitutional Studies
In August 1992, a group of seventeen Canadian leaders agreed to adopt the Charlottetown Accord, a colossal package of constitutional reforms that would have redefined the basic terms of the federation. However, less than two months later, the Accord was decisively rejected in Canadas first and to this day, only nationwide referendum on the Constitution. Through interviews with ex-government ministers, constitutional negotiators, and legal experts, this series tells the story of how Canada found itself at this constitutional crossroads, and of how Canadas leaders went from a moment of historic consensus to a crushing defeat at the polls. Series Credits: Created and Hosted by Richard Mailey Produced by Mike Contos & Richard Mailey Music by Richard Mailey Language: en Genres: Government Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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#5 Charlottetown, Part 3: Canada Says No!
Episode 5
Wednesday, 13 April, 2022
Having reached a historic consensus at Charlottetown, PEI, Canada’s leaders set about selling their reforms to the Canadian public, culminating in Canada’s first (and still only) constitutional referendum on October 26, 1992. This series is produced by the Centre for Constitutional Studies, which is located at the University of Alberta in Edmonton on Treaty 6 territory. The Centre acknowledges and honours the ancestors, traditions, and the spirit that first drew Indigenous peoples — the Cree, Blackfoot, Metis, Nakota Sioux, Iroquois, Dene, Salteaux, Inuit and then settlers — to this gathering place. The Centre, the University, and I enjoy the benefits of Treaty, and the Centre recognizes that land acknowledgement is only a very small step in recognizing and upholding Treaty.
