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Fun Fact:

In the British North America Act, there were only 4 provinces: Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

John A. MacDonald was a drunk. His personal life was pretty sad. His wife was very ill and was dying. His son died as a baby, and his daughter was born with Hydrocephalus, which causes swelling of the brain and brain damage.

1. When was the BNA act made? (year)

2. What was the BNA act renamed to?

3. When did Canada become independent? (day)

Government in BNA

Because Canada is a new country, they have to decide what kind of government they wanted to have. John A. MacDonald, who was the first prime minister of Canada, wanted Canada to have a different government than America. He didn't like how the states all had many different powers. For example, some states had different criminal laws than others. John believed that it made them less united.

The BNA act is important because:

-It is the first laws of Canada

-It is the structure of our government

-It decided how our country was going to function

The British North America act is the law that created confederation in Canada. This act was made in 1867. The British North America act was later renamed to The Constitution act,but some historians still call it The British North America Act. They still call it this to help describe confederation.

There are 2 levels of government. Federal for all of Canada and Provincial for each Province. Each level has different responsibilities.

They wanted a strong Federal government because they were worried if the provinces had too much power they might work against each other. They wanted provincial governments because Quebec was worried that they would lose their culture if there were no local powers.

Federal Government

The Federal Government was responsible for things that affect the entire country.

  • Trade(manages trade as a country)
  • Money (one currency for the whole country)
  • Criminal law (treat criminal the same in every province)
  • Armed forces and defence (stronger all together)
  • Postal Service (for easy mailing between provinces)

Shared Responsibilities

Provincial Government

The provincial government was responsible for issues of local interest.

The Federal and Provincial governments share the responsibilities of immigration and agriculture. (people may become citizens of Canada, they need to protect our resources)

  • hospitals (locally run)
  • education (still run by provinces)
  • issuing licenses to businesses (local issue)
  • provincial prisons (has to have prisons in each province)

British North America Act

Work cited:

Arnold, P.A. et. al. (2000). Canada Revisited 8. Edmonton: Arnold Publishing.

Bain, C.M. (2008). Canadian History 8. Don Mills: Pearson Education.

Human Rights In Canada: A Historical Perspective. Retrieved from www.chrc-ccdp.ca

(2013). Department Of Justice. Retrieved from canada.justice.gc.ca

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