The constitution contains BNA Act which established Canada as a nation and the Charter of Rights and Freedom that lists Canadian rights.
The Constitution
-Document - Canada’s principles and rules
-Recognizes Canada as a federal state (prov and fed governments)
-Originally signed as British North America Act (Constitution Act) 1867
-BNA established Canada as a nation
-John A. MacDonald wrote the majority of the document
-Statute of Westminster (1931) allowed Canada to make its own laws separate of GB
-Rewritten in 1982 (Canada Act)
-Charter of Rights and Freedoms - list of rights Canadian citizens have
-Recognizes Canada as a federal state (prov and fed governments)
-Originally signed as British North America Act (Constitution Act) 1867
-BNA established Canada as a nation
-John A. MacDonald wrote the majority of the document
-Statute of Westminster (1931) allowed Canada to make its own laws separate of GB
-Rewritten in 1982 (Canada Act)
-Charter of Rights and Freedoms - list of rights Canadian citizens have