Abstract
On February 1, 1977, the Prime Minister of Canada and the Premiers of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island signed a "Memorandum of Understanding in Respect of the Administration and Management of Mineral Resources Offshore of the Maritime Provinces".' The Understanding removes a major impediment to potential development of any offshore petroleum resources of the Maritimes, after nearly ten years of federalprovincial negotiations, and more generally represents a quite unique development in Canadian constitutional relations. At the time of its execution, it was described variously as "a mile-stone in federal-regional relations ' 2 and "federalism at its best". 3
| Original language | Canadian English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Dalhousie Law Journal |
| Publication status | Published - Feb. 1 1978 |
Keywords
- Memorandum of understanding
- offshore mineral resources
- maritime provinces
- administration
- management
- constitutional relations
- federal-regional relations
Disciplines
- Natural Resources Law