Quebec Can Modify Part of the Canadian Constitution Unilaterally: Trudeau

Quebec Can Modify Part of the Canadian Constitution Unilaterally: Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference in Ottawa on May 18, 2021. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press
The Canadian Press
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MONTREAL—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Quebec can unilaterally modify part of the Canadian Constitution.

The province’s proposed language law reform, introduced last week, seeks to change part of the Constitution to affirm that Quebec is a nation and that its official language is French.