00:00 Introduction from Smitheram
04:30 Joseph Ghiz begins speaking
05:30 Discussion of the British North America Act
08:00 Discussion of cultural differences between Canada and America
11:00 Discussion of tension between federal and provincial governments
12:00 Discussion of criticisms of the Meech Lake Accord
12:30 Discussion of the benefits of the Meech Lake Accord
13:00 Discussion of the place of Quebec in the Meech Lake Accord
14:30 Discussion of implications of the Meech Lake Accord not being adopted
15:00 Discussion of the provisions in the accord
17:00 Discussion of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
19:30 Discussion of the role of the government in promoting dual culturalism
20:30 Discussion of the provisions in the accord regarding women
22:30 Discussion of the governmental process of appointing judicial members
24:00 Discussion of what is not outlined in the accord
26:00 Discussion of a 1979 movement regarding federal spending
28:00 Discussion of Quebec's interest in the 1979 accord
29:00 Discussion of PEI's role in national policy
31:30 Closing remarks from Ghiz
35:30 Arsenault begins speaking
37:00 Discussion of Acadians role in Canada
37:30 Discussion of the causes of the decline of French in PEI
40:30 Discussion of bilingualism outlined in the accord
42:00 Discussion of Francophone communities outside of Quebec
44:00 Discussion of means of promoting the French language in PEI
45:00 Closing remarks from Arsenault
47:00 Dumont begins speaking
48:30 Discussion of potential issues with the accord
51:30 Discussion of federal funding of Ontario catholic schools
53:30 Discussion of the potentially problematic interpretations of two groups being protected
54:30 Discussion of the effects of marriage on status Indians
55:30 Discussion of civic and human rights of women in Canada
58:30 Discussion of the ability of citizens to express their concerns over the accord
01:00:00 End of Dumont's lecture
01:01:00 Milne begins speaking
01:03:00 Discussion of the sociohistorical context of the accord
01:07:00 Discussion of the potential impact of the accord on the charter
01:09:30 Discussion of the electoral issues facing the accord
01:10:00 Discussion of the Indigenous peoples of the north
01:11:30 Discussion of a potential permanent implementation of the accord
01:13:30 Discussion of the debate between centralisation and decentralisation
01:16:00 End of Milne's lecture; beginning of rebuttal period
01:16:30 Rebuttal from Ghiz
01:28:30 Rebuttal from Arsenault