| The Quebec National Assembly, supported not only by René Lévesque but Claude Ryan as well, was against the unilateral patriation of the Constitution. |
| Quebec's historic refusal to sign the 1982 constitution reflects the bad feelings that the unilateral patriation of the constitution still stirs up today. |
| It was said that that year, 1982, was the year of indigenous people, it was the beginning of a new era and that they were luckier than us, in what they gained through the patriation of the Constitution. |
| In addition, a yes vote would help protect Quebec from being the victim of federal manoeuvres like the 1982 constitutional patriation and would help put an end to the federal government's unilateral cuts to transfer payments. |
| Of course, once again, the legitimate aspirations of Quebec were lost to view, and we all know about the patriation context, and the night of the long knives. |
| The issue centred on the revision and patriation of the British North America Act of 1867, which could be amended only by the British Parliament on Canada's behalf. |
