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1982 Constitutional Act

by Meg

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Parliament hill
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Writing the constitutional act…
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Alright anything else to add before we sign this?
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What if we want to change the head of state? What would we do then? 
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So even if 9 provinces say yes….
Haha… well I’m so glad you asked! In order to change, Canada needs the UNANIMOUS consent of all 10 provinces!
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If one says no, it’s not happening!
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Making it virtually impossible for our defendants to leave!
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Hehehe
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Right… cause why would we want to leave?
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Let’s write that down!
Ta-
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Da!
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Do we have the queens approval?
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Alright! Let’s sign it!
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It’s done!
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Present day…
Another job well done!
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Clack!
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Note that this is not an accurate description of what happened. The actual constitutional was signed by Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau. They signed the Proclamation of the Constitution Act on April 17 1982.
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The End
Well damn…
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