Provincial Constitutional Documents

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The following documents are related to the evolution of a province, legally, politically and historically:

Newfoundland and Labrador

These include:

The Constitutions of Newfoundland and Labrador: The base documents of each of the various stages in the the constitutional evolution of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Responsible Government: The evolution of Newfoundland from a British fishing station to a largely independent self-governing Dominion.
Commission of Government: Staggering under the weight of its accumulated debt, Newfoundland gave up self-government in 1934, and until Confederation in 1949 was ruled by an appointed Commission of Government.
Confederation with Canada: The long constitutional courtship which resulted in Newfoundland and Labrador becoming Canada’s tenth province in 1949.
Labrador and the Labrador Boundary Dispute: The evolution of the Labrador boundary, and Labrador’s place within the province.
Term 17: The history of Term 17 of the 1949 Terms of Union, concerning education rights.
The French and American Shores: The origin, development, and abolition of French and American fishing rights on the coasts of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Of the House of Assembly: The Acts which govern the constitution and powers of the House of Assembly.
The Human Rights Code: Excerpted sections from the Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Code, outlining prohibited discriminatory conduct.
Emblems of Provincehood: The Acts which establish the official provincial emblems of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Order in Council Establishing New Brunswick, June 18, 1784
Commission Appointing Thomas Carleton Governor, August 16, 1784

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