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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Canadian_constitutional_amendment_proposal
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gptkbp:category
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Canadian politics
Canadian constitutional history
Quebec history
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gptkbp:effect
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influenced the Charlottetown Accord
rise of Quebec separatism
increased tensions between Quebec and the rest of Canada
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gptkbp:failedBecause
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not ratified by all provinces
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gptkbp:failedInYear
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1990
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gptkbp:feature
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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
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gptkbp:meetingPlace
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gptkb:Meech_Lake,_Quebec
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Meech_Lake
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gptkbp:opposedBy
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gptkb:Newfoundland_and_Labrador_Legislature
gptkb:Elijah_Harper
gptkb:Manitoba_Legislature
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gptkbp:proposedBy
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gptkb:Brian_Mulroney
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gptkbp:purpose
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to persuade Quebec to endorse the 1982 Canadian Constitution
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gptkbp:yearProposed
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1987
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:1995_Quebec_referendum
gptkb:History_of_Canada
gptkb:Political_history_of_Canada
gptkb:Brian_Mulroney
gptkb:Quebec_sovereignty_movement
gptkb:Constitution_of_Canada
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Meech Lake Accord
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