najority,
      a
      unique
      culture
      and
      a
      civil
      law
      tradition.
      Also
      in
     
     
      he
      way
      of
      acknowledgement
      New
      Brunswick’s
      two
      linguis-
     
     
      ic
      communities
      are
      given
      equal
      status
      including
      the
      right
      to
     
     
      istinct
      educational
      and
      cultural
      institutions
      in
      order
      to
     
     
      reserve
      these
      cultures.
      Aboriginal
      peoples
      were
      also
      given
     
     
      he
      freedom
      to
      practice
      and
      protect
      their
      languages,
      cultures
     
     
      nd
      traditions,
      as
      ensured
      by
      the
      Charter.
      Aboriginal
      peoples
     
     
      re
      also
      given
      self-government,
      that
      interacts
      with
      the
      two
     
     
      yrders
      of
      government.
      This
      is
      the
      Canada
      Clause
      in
      its
      most
     
     
      asic
      form.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      socially
      and
      economically
      this
      agreement
      entrenches
      many
     
     
      olicies
      into
      the
      constitution.
      The
      social
      union
      includes
      a
     
     
      -omprehensive,
      universal,
      portable
      and
      accessible
      health
     
     
      ‘are
      system,
      adequate
      social
      services
      and
      benefits,
      high
     
     
      uality
      primary
      and
      secondary
      education
      and
      reasonable
     
     
      ccess
      to
      post-secondary
      education.
      It
      also
      protects
      the
     
     
      ights
      of
      workers
      to
      organize
      and
      bargain
      collectively
      and
     
     
      llows
      for
      the
      protection
      and
      preservation
      of
      the
      environ-
     
     
      lent
      for
      the
      future.
      Economic
      goals
      are
      free
      movement
      of
     
     
      ersons,
      goods,
      services
      and
      capital,
      fullemployment
      and
     
     
      evelopment,
      all
      of
      which
      will
      lead
      to
      both
      a
      strengthened
     
     
      -anadian
      economic
      union
      and
      a
      reasonable
      standard
      of
      living
     
     
      or
      all
      Canadians.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘he
      debate
      about
      the
      triple
      E
      senate
      has
      been
      raging
      fora
     
     
      hile
      now,
      so
      unless
      you’
      ve
      been
      hiding
      out
      under
      a
      rock
     
     
      ou’
      ll
      know
      at
      least
      a
      little
      about
      it.
      According
      to
      the
     
     
      ‘harlottetown
      Accord,
      the
      senate
      will
      be
      elected,
      equal
      and
     
     
      ffective.
      So,
      the
      senators
      will
      be
      elected
      either
      by
      the
     
     
      Opulation
      or
      by
      their
      provincial
      or
      territorial
      legislative
     
     
      ssemblies.
      The
      equal
      senate
      will
      initially
      have
      62
      senators,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      err,
      as
      oe
      :
      wi
      F
     
     
      ra
      *
      ny
      OF
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      &
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Selling
      the
      constitution
     
    
   
   
    
     
      i
      Ss
      $
     
     
      ma
     
    
   
   
    
     
      six
      from
      each
      province
      and
      one
      from
      each
      territory.
      Aborigi-
     
     
      nal
      senators
      are
      above
      and
      beyond
      those
      of
      the
      province
      or
     
     
      territory
      and
      should
      have
      extra
      powers
      over
      the
      matters
     
     
      directly
      relating
      to
      Aboriginal
      issues.
      The
      effective
      senate
     
     
      is
      a
      senate
      which
      is
      obligated
      to
      deal
      with
      any
      bill
      approved
     
     
      by
      the
      House
      of
      Commons
      within
      thirty
      sitting
      days
      of
      the
     
     
      House
      of,
      and
      any
      bill
      defeated
      or
      amended
      by
      the
      Senate
     
     
      triggers
      a
      joint
      sitting
      with
      the
      House
      of
      Commons.
      The
     
     
      effective
      senate
      concept
      also
      states
      that
      bills
      which
      materi-
     
     
      ally
      affect
      French
      language
      or
      French
      culture
      could
      only
      be
     
     
      passed
      with
      approval
      from
      a
      majority
      of
      Senators
      anda
     
     
      majority
      of
      Francophone
      Senators
      voting.
      The
      new
      Senate
     
     
      would
      also
      be
      involved
      in,
      by
      ratification,
      the
      appointments
     
     
      of
      heads
      of
      national
      cultural
      institutions,
      and
      federal
      regula-
     
     
      tory
      boards
      or
      agencies
      and
      the
      Governor
      of
      the
      Bank
      of
     
     
      Canada.
      This
      ratification
      of
      appointments
      would
      be
      rejected
     
     
      by
      a
      majority
      vote
      against
      it.
      The
      final
      point
      of
      Senate
     
     
      reform
      states
      that
      Senators
      are
      not
      eligible
      for
      Cabinet
     
     
      posts.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Supreme
      Court
      reforms
      have
      also
      been
      much
      debated
     
     
      over
      the
      past
      few
      months,
      although
      more
      for
      changes
      ona
     
     
      provincial
      level
      than
      a
      federal.
      Basically,
      the
      changes
      to
     
     
      the
      Supreme
      Court
      through
      the
      Charlottetown
      Accord
      en-
     
     
      trench
      these
      things
      in
      the
      Constitution
      even
      though
      they
      have
     
     
      been
      done
      all
      along
      (well,
      more
      or
      less).
      The
      Supreme
      Court
     
     
      itself
      will
      be
      entrenched
      in
      the
      constitution
      as
      the
      general
     
     
      court
      of
      appeal
      within
      the
      country.
      This
      court
      will
      be
     
     
      composed
      of
      nine
      members,
      three
      of
      whom
      will
      be
      from
     
     
      Quebec.
      The
      reason
      for
      this
      is
      Quebec,
      having
      a
      different
     
     
      civil
      code,
      has
      a
      different
      type
      of
      court
      system
      than
      the
      rest
     
     
      of
      Canada.
      The
      reforms
      to
      the
      Supreme
      Court
      would
      require
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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