Meech Lake Accord

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Canadian constitutional amendment proposal
gptkbp:category Canadian politics
Canadian constitutional history
Quebec history
gptkbp:effect influenced the Charlottetown Accord
rise of Quebec separatism
increased tensions between Quebec and the rest of Canada
gptkbp:failedBecause not ratified by all provinces
gptkbp:failedInYear 1990
gptkbp:feature increased provincial powers over immigration
increased provincial powers over constitutional amendments
provincial input in Senate appointments
provincial input in Supreme Court appointments
provincial veto over constitutional amendments
recognition of Quebec as a distinct society
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Meech Lake Accord
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:Meech_Lake,_Quebec
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Meech_Lake
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Newfoundland_and_Labrador_Legislature
gptkb:Elijah_Harper
Manitoba Legislature
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Brian_Mulroney
gptkbp:purpose to persuade Quebec to endorse the 1982 Canadian Constitution
gptkbp:yearProposed 1987
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Brian_Mulroney
gptkb:Constitution_of_Canada
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5