Canada: Kirby minute for Trudeau (“Strategic Questions Relating to the Constitution”) [short-term stance/image & summary of work being done by officials] [declassified 2013]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Source: | Canadian Privy Council Office: Access to Information Request A-2013-00042 |
| Editorial comments: | Michael Kirby was Secretary of the Cabinet, with special responsibility for the patriation issue. Annotations in the main body of the text are by Trudeau (eg, “a bit hard” on p1). Released in 2013 following an Access to Information Request to the Privy Council Office, which holds the archives of the Canadian Prime Minister. Read other selected documents from this release. A copy of the full release can be requested from the Privy Council Office or from this site. Material on this site relating to patriation of the Canadian constitution can be read here. |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 22pp |
| Themes: | British Constitution (general discussions), Executive, Commonwealth (general), Foreign policy (Americas excluding USA) |
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