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Constitutional Discord: Meech Lake
Unfinished business brought the First Ministers back to the constitutional bargaining table in 1987. Many Canadians felt uneasy about Quebec's exclusion from the 1982 Constitution and so the negotiations began again under the leadership of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney with the Meech Lake Accord. CBC Archives examines the backroom lockdowns, the "distinct society" debate and the ultimate undercurrent of constitutional discord.
Last updated: May 8, 2012
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Prime Minister Brian Mulroney calls the First Ministers back to the co...
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Former PM Pierre Trudeau and critics discuss the Accord.
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19 hours of negotiations later, a final agreement is accepted.
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Women's groups debate the Meech Lake Accord.
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Jean Charest comments on his controversial report intended to help eas...
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Manitoba MLA Elijah Harper is interviewed by CBC Radio's As It Happens...
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Will Manitoba be the Meech Lake accord's undoing?
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Conservative Lucien Bouchard quits when a new deal is proposed.
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In one final meeting, the PM and the premiers try to save the accord.
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CBC's Peter Mansbridge explains the "ins and outs" of the Meech Lake A...
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Manitoba MLA Elijah Harper blocks the Meech Lake Accord.
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Premiers David Peterson and Frank McKenna try to save the Meech Lake a...
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Quebec politicians respond to the death of the Meech Lake accord.
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Mulruney's post Meech Lake failure speech.
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The day after the death of the Meech Lake Accord, Quebecers celebrate ...
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Quebec premier Robert Bourassa discusses the failure of the Meech Lake...
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In Montreal, Canadians are of two minds about the death of the Meech L...
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As Meech dies, premier Clyde Wells goes on the defensive.
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Proponents and detractors of the Meech Lake Accord discuss its failure...
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Unfinished business brought the First Ministers back to the constituti...