Quebec and the Patriation of the Constitution 1981-1982




Documents in Quebec History Last revised: 23 August 2000	Quebec and the Patriation of the Constitution 1981-1982 Letter from René Lévesque to Pierre-Elliott Trudeau, November 25, 1981. Quebec’s Order in Council of November 1981 to veto the new Constitution. Response of Pierre.-E. Trudeau to the letter of Lévesque, December 1, 1981. Telex response of Lévesque to the letter by Trudeau, December 2, 1981. Reply by Trudeau to the telex by Lévesque, December 4, 1981. Letter by Lévesque to Trudeau, December 17, 1981. Resolution of the National Assembly of Québec outlining the conditions under which Quebec would accept the patriation of the constitution. (English version) Résolution de l'Assemblée Nationale du Québec définissant les conditions nécessaires pour que le Québec accepte le rapatriement de la Constitution. (Version française) Telex from Trudeau to Lévesque responding to the letter and the resolution of December 17, written December 24, 1981.