Asymmetry‐lite? The Constitutional Status of the “Terms of Union” for British Columbia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador

• Main Author: O'Flaherty, Liam
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Memorial University 2009
• Subjects: JA Political science (General); Newfoundland; Prince Edward Island
• Online Access: https://research.library.mun.ca/339/; https://research.library.mun.ca/339/1/asymmetry_lite.pdf; https://research.library.mun.ca/339/3/asymmetry_lite.pdf; http://journals.library.mun.ca/ojs/index.php/MP/article/view/35/33

"Terms of Union" exist between the federal government of Canada and three Canadian provinces: British Columbia (1871), Prince Edward Island (1873), and Newfoundland and Labrador (1949). These documents once paved the way for three provinces to join Confederation. But they have also since b...