abeyance, abeyant
the condition of being temporarily set aside; suspension

Act of Union of 1840
the Act of Union passed in 1840 by the British Parliament united what was Canada at the time, which was the North American provinces of Upper and Lower Canada(which were, Canada West, which was Ontario, and Canada East, which was Quebec). English was originally to be the only official language, but by grace of the English, French was allowed so that the French culture would not die. French Canadians protested because Ontario was given as many legislative seats as Quebec had, which had a larger population. 

Parliament had created the two provinces in 1791 to separate British colonists, many of them Loyalist refugees from the American colonies now resident in Upper Canada; to separate them from a Roman Catholic, French speaking group in Lower Canada, so that the French could continue their culture without obligation to now change their language and customs. 

The 1840 act provided for a single government headed by a royally appointed governor and a legislative assembly equally apportioned between the former divisions. The union created the Province of Canada. The sections were known as Canada East and Canada West..comprised with Microsoft® Encarta® Encyclopedia 99. © 1993-1998 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Atlantic Charter, August 14, 1941
joint declaration by the United States and Britain, to which Canada is a signatory, issued during World War II, expressing certain common principles in their national policies to be followed. It declared that the U.S. and Britain sought no territorial or any other, aggrandizement from the war. They proclaimed the right of all peoples to choose their own.form.(notice it doesn't say 'political party') of government (*) and not to have boundary changes imposed on them. The right of all nations to have access to the earth's natural resources was also recognized, as was the desirability of economic cooperation among nations and improved living conditions for working people..comprised from Microsoft® Encarta® Encyclopedia 99. © 1993-1998 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Typical of lying politicians, they don't follow what they tell you to do:.John 8:44.