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CPAC Marks 30 Years of the Constitution and Charter of Rights and Freedoms

 CPAC Marks 30 Years of the Constitution and Charter of Rights and Freedoms

(Ottawa, April 16, 2012) – Join CPAC Tuesday evening for special programming commemorating the 30th anniversary of Canada’s Constitution and Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Law of the Land: Canada's Charter at 30 – 6 pm ET / 3 pm PT & 9 pm ET / 6 pm PT
The Canadian Constitution is the backbone of Canada's political and legal systems. See how the Constitution (and the Charter enabled by it) was negotiated and came into force and how the law of the land has evolved over the past 30 years.
 
1981 Constitution Speeches in the House of Commons – 7:30 pm ET / 4:30 pm PT
Relive history. On November 5, 1981, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau addressed the House of Commons after reaching an agreement to patriate the constitution with nine out of ten provinces. His address followed an intense round of negotiations between the provinces and the federal government, which was held in Ottawa. Quebec Premier René Lévesque refused to sign the agreement. Opposition Leader Joe Clark and NDP Leader Ed Broadbent also responded to the Prime Minister's address.

Proclaiming the Constitution Act of 1982 – 8 pm ET / 5 pm PT
CPAC presents the Proclamation of the Constitution Act, originally broadcast on April 17, 1982.
 
 
CPAC Special
30th Anniversary of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Tuesday, April 17th
Beginning at 6 pm ET / 3 pm PT
 
 
For complete details on this and other CPAC programming visit www.cpac.ca.
 
About CPAC

CPAC is Canada’s only privately-owned, commercial free, not for profit, bilingual licensed television service. Created in 1992 by a consortium of cable companies to preserve an independent editorial voice for Canada’s democratic process, CPAC provides a window on parliamentary, political and public affairs in Canada and the world. Since 1992, the cable industry has invested more than $50 million in CPAC.

CPAC is delivered via cable, satellite and wireless distributors to over 11 million Canadian homes and worldwide via 24/7 live webstreaming and podcasts at www.cpac.ca.

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For more information:
Jennifer Thomlinson
CPAC
(613) 364-1131
E-mail: jthomlinson@cpac.ca       

All CPAC programming can be viewed simultaneous to the television broadcast at www.cpac.ca.

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