Essay On Constitutional Amendment

The Constitution Act of 1982 transferred the authority to amend the Constitution from Great Britain to Canada. To date, Quebec’s constitutional concerns have not been addressed to a great enough extent, according to the government or the residence, to formally pass consent on the 1982 Constitution. This is largely due to the distinctiveness of the society of Quebec originating from the largely French speaking population, the resilient cultural identity, as well as history, political, and social traditions, that are more or less not shared with the rest of Canada The question in concern is whether or not Canada’s Constitution should recognize the francophone population in Quebec as a ‘nation’ with characteristics and needs palpably different from those of other provinces in the Canadian federation. The problem has been tackled on a number of occasions but has yet to be resolved. This paper serves to propose three potential amendment solutions to the constitutional problem of Quebec; these include the prospective bilateral constitutional amendment, … as well as simply rethinking the …show more content…
The Bilateral Constitutional Amendment remains a promising solution to the Quebecoise and their strong feelings of nationhood. Due to the amendment of the Constitution being so radical, the rethinking of Canada as a nation and the principal to which we stand on represent another solution to the problem. Quebec is a prominate issue due to the fact it is such a distinct society spate from Canada insofar as they have their own language, customs and culture. This does not however, eliminate prospects for revising the problem. Canada is built on the foundation of multiculturalism, tolerance, and unanimity which serves to prove that we as a nation can amend the constitutional issue of Quebec in a way in which best expresses the ideals all Canadian