From how many sources does this constitution, on which the Constitution of Alberta is modeled, draws?
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Constitution of Alberta The Constitution of Alberta describes the fundamental rules under which the Canadian province of Alberta is governed. As is typical of all Canadian provinces, and Westminster systems more generally, Alberta's is an unwritten constitution. Alberta's constitution, like Britain's (on which it is modeled), includes any and all pieces of legislation, court decisions, proclamations, and conventions which together inform how the province operates. Many statutes are important to understanding the governance of the province, but nowhere are they consolidated into a single document or even a list. The office of Attorney-General at one time suggested 23 acts which might be included, but cautioned that this was not a "definitive list". However, since Alberta is a part of federation, its powers are clearly delineated in law, via the Constitution of Canada.
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Constitution of the United Kingdom The United Kingdom does not have one specific constitutional document named as such. Instead, the so called constitution of the United Kingdom is a sum of laws and principles that make up the body politic of the UK. This is sometimes referred to as an "unwritten" or uncodified constitution. The British constitution primarily draws from four sources: statute law (laws passed by the legislature), common law (laws established through court judgments), parliamentary conventions, and works of authority. Similar to a written constitution, this sum also concerns both the relationship between the individual and the state, and the functioning of the legislature, the executive and judiciary.
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Law of Canada The Canadian legal system has its foundation in the English common law system, inherited from being a former colony of the United Kingdom and later a Commonwealth Realm member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The legal system is bi-jurisdictional, as the responsibilities of public (includes criminal) and private law are separated and exercised exclusively by Parliament and the provinces respectively. Quebec, however, still retains a civil system for issues of private law (as this domain falls within the exclusive jurisdiction of the provinces).
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Alberta Views Alberta Views (also "AlbertaViews") is a magazine published 10 times annually in Calgary, Alberta, Canada that covers political, social and cultural issues in the province of Alberta. Its monthly print run (2016) is 15,000 copies; its monthly readership (2016) is 76,000. "Alberta Views" was named Canadian Magazine of the Year at the 2009 National Magazine Awards. John Ralston Saul has called "Alberta Views" “the new model for what a magazine can be in Canada.” Ezra Levant has called it "an artsy liberal magazine."
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Indigenous self-government in Canada Indigenous or Aboriginal self-government refers to proposals to give governments representing the Indigenous peoples of Canada greater powers of government. These proposals range from giving Aboriginal governments powers similar to that of local governments in Canada to demands that Indigenous governments be recognized as sovereign, and capable of "nation-to-nation" negotiations as legal equals to the Crown (i.e. the Canadian state), as well as many other variations.
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Alberta general election, 1905 The Alberta general election of 1905 was the first general election held in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on 9 November 1905, to elect members of the Alberta legislature to the 1st Alberta Legislative Assembly, shortly after the province was created out of the Northwest Territories on 1 September 1905.
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Constitution of California The Constitution of the State of California is the constitution of the U.S. state of California, and establishes and describes the duties, powers, structure and function of the state government. The original constitution, adopted in November 1849 in advance of California attaining U.S. statehood in 1850, maintains primary original jurisdiction, preceding the current Corporate constitution, which was ratified on May 7, 1879. Article 3, Section 2 of the current Constitution references the original boundaries as stated in the 1849 Constitution at Article 7.
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Living tree doctrine In Canadian law, the living tree doctrine (French: "théorie de l'arbre vivant" ) is a doctrine of constitutional interpretation that says that a constitution is organic and must be read in a broad and progressive manner so as to adapt it to the changing times.
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Constitution of Afghanistan The Constitution of Afghanistan is the supreme law of the state Afghanistan, which serves as the legal framework between the Afghan government and the Afghan citizens. Although Afghanistan (Afghan Empire) was made a state in 1747 by Ahmad Shah Durrani, the earliest Afghan constitution was written during the reign of Emir Abdur Rahman Khan in the 1890s followed by the 1923 version.
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United Farmers of Alberta The United Farmers of Alberta (UFA) is an association of Alberta farmers that has served different roles in its 100-year history – as a lobby group, a successful political party, and as a farm-supply retail chain. As a political party, it formed the government of Alberta from 1921 to 1935.
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Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta The Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (abbreviated in citations as ABQB or Alta. Q.B.) is the superior court of the Canadian province of Alberta.
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Copyright law of Canada The copyright law of Canada governs the legally enforceable rights to creative and artistic works under the laws of Canada. Canada passed its first colonial copyright statute in 1832 but was subject to imperial copyright law established by Britain until 1921. Current copyright law was established by the Copyright Act of Canada which was first passed in 1921 and substantially amended in 1988, 1997, and 2012. All powers to legislate copyright law are in the jurisdiction of the Parliament of Canada by virtue of section 91(23) of the Constitution Act, 1867.
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First Nations in Alberta First Nations in Alberta are indigenous peoples who live in the Canadian province of Alberta. The First Nations are those peoples (or nations) recognized as Aboriginal peoples in Canada excluding the Inuit and the Métis. According to the Canadian census, in 2001 a population of 84,990 Albertans reported a "North American Indian" (i.e. First Nations) identity, rising to 116,670 in 2011 or 13.7% of all First Nations people in Canada, giving Alberta the third largest First Nations population among the provinces and territories (after Ontario and British Columbia). From this total around half of the population lives on an Indian reserve (58,782 Registered Indians lived on-reserve in Alberta in 2005). The rest of the population lives off-reserve, amongst the rest of the Canadian population. Many of these are urban Aboriginals living in cities, especially Edmonton (the provincial capital) which had an off-reserve status population of 18,210 people in 2011, the second highest for any city in Canada (after Winnipeg). Besides this there were 19,945 people in Alberta in 2011 who claimed a North American Indian identity on the census but are not part of the official Indian Register; such people are commonly called "non-status Indians". There are 48 First Nations or "bands" in Alberta (in the sense of governments made up of a council and a chief), belonging to nine different ethnic groups or "tribes" based on their ancestral languages.
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Family Law Act (Alberta) The Albertan Family Law Act came into force in the Canadian province of Alberta on October 1, 2005. It replaced the Domestic Relations Act, the Maintenance Order Act, the Parentage and Maintenance Act, and parts of the Provincial Court Act and the Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act in that province.
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Writers Guild of Alberta Writers Guild of Alberta (WGA) was founded in 1980 as a community organization for writers based in Alberta, Canada. It claims to be the largest provincial writers' organization in Canada.
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Mikisew Cree First Nation Mikisew Cree is a tribe in Alberta, Canada (Northeastern Alberta). Most Mikisew Cree First Nation members live in Fort McMurray, Edmonton, Fort Smith, NWT and Fort Chipewyan. The group is one of the five Athabasca Tribal Council Nations. The group signed a treaty in 1986 with Canada establishing several reserves. The Mikisew Cree won a Supreme Court of Canada case
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Constitution of Ireland The Constitution of Ireland (Irish: "Bunreacht na hÉireann" , ] ) is the fundamental law of the Republic of Ireland. It asserts the national sovereignty of the Irish people. The constitution falls broadly within the tradition of liberal democracy being based on a system of representative democracy. It guarantees certain fundamental rights, along with a popularly elected non-executive president, a bicameral parliament based on the Westminster system, a separation of powers and judicial review.
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List of cities in Alberta A city is the highest form of all incorporated urban municipality statuses used in the Canadian Province of Alberta. Alberta cities are created when communities with populations of at least 10,000 people, where a majority of their buildings are on parcels of land smaller than 1,850 m², apply to Alberta Municipal Affairs for city status under the authority of the "Municipal Government Act". Applications for city status are approved via orders in council made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council under recommendation from the Minister of Municipal Affairs.
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Franco-Albertan flag Created by Jean-Pierre Grenier, the design for the Franco-Albertan flag was adopted by the "Association canadienne-française de l'Alberta" (French-Canadian Association of Alberta) in March 1982. It was the winning entry in a contest sponsored by "Francophonie jeunesse de l'Alberta" (Francophone Youth of Alberta).
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Drew Barnes Drew Barnes (born May 21, 1961) is a Canadian politician who is an elected member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Cypress-Medicine Hat. He was born in Moosomin, Saskatchewan. Currently (2017) Barnes serves as the United Conservative Party critic for Energy. In the past he has been the Infrastructure and Transportation Critic, Caucus Whip and Health Critic for the Wildrose Official Opposition. He has served on the Standing Committees of the Alberta Heritage Trust Fund, Public Accounts, Resource Stewardship and Private Bills. He authored two reports, ("How to Build Alberta Better" and "On Time, On Budget", and co-authored "Twin Highway 63 Now" and "Debt Free Capital Plan". Barnes is best known for advocating for limited government, value for tax dollars, local autonomy and strengthening communities through advocacy for personal freedom. He has been passionate on social media, being one of the most followed Alberta MLA's on Twitter, about advocating for a robust, balanced debate on Energy, fiscal responsibility and compassionate conservatism that fosters self-reliance.
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Alberta Law Review The Alberta Law Review is a peer-reviewed law review or legal journal, published quarterly by the Alberta Law Review Society. The Society is a non-profit organization consisting entirely of students from both the University of Alberta Faculty of Law and the University of Calgary Faculty of Law.
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Persian Constitution of 1906 The Persia Constitution of 1906 was the first constitution of Persia (Iran) that resulted from the Persian Constitutional Revolution and it was written by Hassan Pirnia, Hossein Pirnia and Ismail Mumtaz among others. It divides into five chapters with many articles that developed over several years. The Belgian constitution, like the constitutions of other European states, served as a partial model for the Iranian constitution.