Linus Van Pelt
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« on: July 17, 2016, 07:41:56 PM » |
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The other important difference is that Canada has a written constitution with an explicit amending formula that sets out a more stringent procedure than just an act of the federal Parliament. Under the 1982 amending formula, a change to the powers of the Queen or Governor General requires the consent of the federal Parliament and all the provincial legislatures.
By contrast, in the UK there is no written constitution and no federal system, and there isn't a clear "amending formula" beyond acts of Parliament. So the line between a constitutional amendment and an act of Parliament is less firm.
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