Meekison, J. Peter
Educator,  Administrator
[19--]-

Dr. Meekison  joined the University of Alberta Department of
Political Science in 1967 and chaired the department from 1972 to
1974. Dr. Meekison also served as Vice-President (Academic) from
1984 to 1991.

Meekison took a ten-year leave from the University (1974-1984) to
devote his time to constitutional affairs with the provincial
Department of Federal and Inter-Governmental Affairs. He was
Deputy Minister of the department from 1977 to 1984, and had
responsibility for maintaining and furthering the relationship
between the province and the federal government.

During the consitional negotiations in 1980, Meekison developed
and prepared the formula tabled by Alberta which ultimately
became the amending formula in the Constitution Act, 1982. As
senior advisor on constitutional matters to the Alberta government
Meekison attended both the Meech Lake and Langevin
meetings which lead to the 1987 Meech Lake Agreement.

The J. Peter Meekison fonds contains material relating to both
his teaching and administrative career at the University of
Alberta as well as material relating to his work on constitutional
issues and the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.

Multiple media, 1962-1996, 31.20 m

Constitution, 1967-1995 
Includes material relating to efforts to patriate the constitution
in the 1970s and 1980s and material relating to the Meech Lake
Consitutional Accord.

Correspondence, 1962-1996

Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, 1992-1995 
Includes minutes and reports of meetings, memoranda, briefing
books and notes, submissions, position papers, and background
and resouce materials. 

Subject files, 1962-1996 

Access: Restricted 
See also: Office of the Vice-President (Academic)