Yeah, I was puzzling over that earlier about yhat and was confused.
Does that mean that, up until the 80s, the British government were still involved with Canadian lawmaking?
Did that mean Canada was a constitutional monarchy? Still is?
Does that mean that, up until the 80s, the British government were still involved with Canadian lawmaking?
Did that mean Canada was a constitutional monarchy? Still is?
Between 1931 and 1982, the UK Parliament had the power to legislate for Canada only with the request and consent of the Canadian government. This arrangement was codified in the Statute of Westminster 1931.
In 1982, on the request and consent of the Canadian government, the UK Parliament removed its own power to legislate for Canada by passing the Canada Act 1982 (UK), which enacted the Constitution Act, 1982.
Canada remains a constitutional monarchy. The monarch of Canada is constitutionally required to be the same physical person as the monarch of the United Kingdom, but they are distinct legal persons (as is the monarch of each province).