Statute of Westminster

"������’s more, with the Statute of Westminster of 1931, Canada’s relationship to Britain was spelled out as one of equal, independent nations," the editorial explains.

In 1931, the statute of Westminster gave legal recognition to an independent Canada, but the British parliament had retained, at Canada’s request, the power to alter royal succession law.

The same power was guaranteed by the Statute of Westminster II against the claims of neighbours.

This abuse led to the passing of the statute of Westminster, the second, chap.

Fifteen years after Gallipoli, the Statute of Westminster wound up the Empire as far as the old dominions were concerned and all the bits were free.