Signatures of Participants of Final Meech Lake Conference
- MS-3543
- Item
- Jun. 9, 1990
The item is a framed piece of paper with the letterhead of the Prime Minister of Canada at the top. Underneath this are 11 signatures from the different provincial Premiers of Canada, including that of Prime Minister, Brian Mulroney. Underneath the document is a small plaque giving the title of the document. The signatures were collected at the Final Meech Lake Conference in Ottawa on June 9, 1990.
The Meech Lake Accord was an attempt to make amendments to the Constitution of Canada so that the province of Quebec would endorse the 1982 amendments to the Constitution. The Meech Lake Accord was born in 1987 out of the agreement to address Quebec's five constitutional demands before signing the 1982 constitutional amendments. The first meeting was held at Meech Lake, Quebec with all the First Ministers, and the deadline for all provinces to ratify the Meech Lake Accord was June 23, 1990. The final conference was held in Ottawa June 3-10, 1990. The Accord ultimately failed as all provinces were not able to ratify it by the deadline.