Open AccessThe Atlantic Accord: The Politics of Compromise
Author(s) -
Carmel MacDonald,
Ronald Thompson
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
alberta law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-8356
pISSN - 0002-4821
DOI - 10.29173/alr731
Subject(s) - compromise , legislation , underpinning , politics , government (linguistics) , rest (music) , political science , law and economics , law , public administration , sociology , engineering , philosophy , medicine , linguistics , civil engineering , cardiology
The authors provide a critical overview of the Atlantic Accord signed on Feb II, 1985 by the Government of Canada and the Government of Newfoundland. The paper was written prior to the introduction of the implementing legislation but nonetheless provides a critique of the underpinning upon which the legislation will rest.