Part X – Intercolonial Railway
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Part X – Intercolonial Railway is the section of the Constitution Act, 1867 that sets out Canada’s constitutional commitment to construct and maintain an intercolonial railway linking the Maritime provinces with central Canada.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
part of a constitutional statute
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provision of the Constitution of Canada → |
| appliesTo |
Maritime provinces
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central Canada → |
| bindingOn |
Government of Canada
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Parliament of Canada → |
| constitutionalCommitment |
construction of an intercolonial railway
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maintenance of an intercolonial railway → |
| constitutionalStatus |
entrenched
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| country |
Canada
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| enactedBy |
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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| enactedIn |
1867
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| governs |
obligations regarding the intercolonial railway
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| hasJurisdiction |
Canada
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| hasTitle |
Part X – Intercolonial Railway
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| historicalContext |
Confederation of Canada in 1867
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| language |
English
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French → |
| legalForm |
statutory provision
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| legalNature |
constitutional obligation
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| legalSystem |
Canadian constitutional law
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| locatedInDocument |
Part X of the Constitution Act, 1867
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| partOf |
Constitution Act, 1867
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| purpose |
to ensure maintenance of an intercolonial railway
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to link the Maritime provinces with central Canada by rail → to provide for the construction of an intercolonial railway → |
| regionLinked |
Maritime provinces
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central Canada → |
| relatedTo |
federal responsibility for interprovincial transportation
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terms of union of the Maritime provinces → |
| subjectMatter |
federal public works
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intercolonial railway → transportation infrastructure → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Constitution Act, 1867
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containsPart |
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Part X – Intercolonial Railway
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hasTitle |