Canada signed Constitution Act in 1982 so that it belonged to Canada
It was repatriated and brought home to Canada
Ten premiers met to draft the new constitution
Quebec premier Rene Levesque did not sign as he felt Quebec was left out
An amending formula was brought in which meant Canada would no longer require British Consent to change it
Summary
After stating he would change the Canadian Constitution if the referendum that supported Quebec's separation lost, the Canadian Government set to work drafting the new plans. It was initially introduced as part of Canada's process of patriating the old constitution, introducing several amendments to the British North American Act, written in 1867. This made Canada ever more it's own, as the British North American Act had been written when Canada had first joined together as a country and it was now possible for the Canadian government to amend the constitution without the consent of the British. The constitution states in Section 56 of the Act that the English and French versions of the Constitution are equal. Though this did not please the Quebec Premier Rene Levesque, as he felt Quebec was still left out. Quebec has still yet to sign the constitution, though formal consent was never necessary.