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The Quebec Resolutions, also known as the seventy-two resolutions, are a group of statements written at the Quebec Conference of 1864 which laid out the framework for the Canadian Constitution.

They were adopted by the majority of the provinces of British North America, and became the basis for the London Conference of 1866. Some of the major points that were addressed in the resolutions are as follows: Canada will have a strong central government (federal government), the central government is to be responsible for the legislation of peace, order and good government, provinces will have defined powers and will be accountable for handling local affairs and social and cultural issues, the Province of Canada will be split into Quebec and Ontario, a federal government will be composed of two law-making houses.

References

"The Quebec Conference". Archived from the original on 2006-04-22. Retrieved 2006-06-24.

External links

Works related to Seventy-two resolutions at Wikisource

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Pre-Confederation constitutional documents
Iroquois constitution Mi'kmaq constitution Constitution of New France Royal Proclamation of 1763 Quebec Act of 1774 Constitutional Act of 1791 Declaration of Independence of Lower Canada (1838) Report on the Affairs of British North America (1839) Act of Union 1840

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Constitution Act, 1867

Powers under Section 91	Peace, order, and good government Trade and commerce Criminal law Matters excepted from s. 92
Powers under Section 92	Licensing Works and undertakings Property and civil rights Administration of justice Fines and penalties for provincial laws Matters of a local or private nature

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Constitution Act, 1982

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Part II – Rights of the Aboriginal peoples of Canada	35 35
Part III – Equalization and regional disparities	36
Part V – Procedure for amending Constitution of Canada	38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49
Part VII – General	52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59

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