2 parts were in the british parliament.
2 parts were in the british parliament.
how many parts are in the british parliament?
2
the house of commons came into existence in 1867, when the british parliament passed the british north america act, uniting the province of canada (which was divided into quebec and ontario), nova scotia and new brunswick into a single federation called the dominion of canada. the new parliament of canada consisted of the queen (represented by the governor general, who also represented the colonial office), the senate and the house of commons. the parliament of canada was based on the westminster model (that is, the model of the parliament of the united kingdom). unlike the uk parliament, the powers of the parliament of canada were limited in that other powers were assigned exclusively to the provincial legislatures. the parliament of canada also remained subordinate to the british parliament, the supreme legislative authority for the entire british empire. greater autonomy was granted by the statute of westminster 1931, after which new acts of the british parliament did not apply to canada, with some exceptions. these exceptions were removed by the canada act 1982.
house of commons of canada
in 1981, the canadian house of commons and senate passed a resolution requesting that the british parliament enact a package of constitutional amendments which would end the last powers of the british parliament to legislate for canada and would create an entirely canadian process for constitutional amendments. the resolution set out the text of the proposed canada act, which also included the text of the constitution act, 1982. the british parliament duly passed the canada act 1982, the queen granting royal assent on march 29, 1982, 115 years to the day since queen victoria granted royal assent to the constitution act, 1867. on april 17, 1982, the queen signed the proclamation on the grounds of parliament hill in ottawa bringing the constitution act, 1982 into force, thus patriating the constitution of canada. previously, the main portions of the constitution had existed only as an act passed of the british parliament, though under the terms of the statute of westminster, it could not be altered without canadian consent. canada had established complete sovereignty as an independent country, with the queen's role as monarch of canada separate from her role as the british monarch or the monarch of any of the other commonwealth realms.
history of canada