Quebec premier changing Constitution unilaterally starts ‘slippery slope,’ say some Liberal MPs

Liberal MP John McKay says that a court of law should decide whether a province can unilaterally change the Constitution.

If the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau does not stop Quebec Premier François Legault from unilaterally changing the Constitution, it will open up a 'Pandora's box' and set a precedent for other provinces to do the same, say political insiders and Liberal MPs.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA

June 7, 2021

Quebec Liberal MPs representing anglophone ridings are staying mum on the Quebec government’s controversial attempt to unilaterally change the Constitution, but some Liberal MPs from other regions of the country are warning that the move sets Canada down a “slippery slope” with unintended cons...

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