Quebec MPs noncommittal on support for province’s controversial constitution bill

Bloc MP Alexis Deschênes called the bill ‘a good exercise,’ but said the question of a constitution is ‘really up to the people of Quebec.’

Quebec Premier François Legault’s provincial constitution bill is facing criticism from bar associations and more than 300 civil liberties groups.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ELEANOR WAND

December 16, 2025

Quebec MPs are tightlipped on the question of a provincial constitution that would alter a dozen laws amid growing concerns that Quebec's Bill 1 could harm Indigenous, minority, and abortion rights in the province.

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