Why did Quebec not support the 1982 constitutional amendments?

Put simply [Emphasis added]: > Quebec had two main reasons for not signing the agreement which brought the Canadian constitution home. With the new amending formula Quebec lost its veto over future constitutional change. read more

In the past, it was informally recognized that constitutional amendments could not be passed if Quebec, Ontario or a majority of the Western or Maritime provinces objected. In essence, Quebec was always believed to have a veto on constitutional amendments. The Constitution of 1982 took that away. read more

Andrew Coyne: Time to end the myth that the 1982 Constitution was bad for Quebec Thirty years later they are still at it: the grievance nursers, the unity warners, the federalism renewers and the statesman solvers and the whole shambling constitutional industry, still rolling, still meeting, still funded. read more

The Constitution Act, 1982 (Schedule B of the Parliament of the United Kingdom's Canada Act 1982) is a part of the Constitution of Canada. Section 60 states that the Act may be called the Constitution Act, 1982, and that the Constitution Acts can be collectively called the Constitution Acts, 1867 to 1982. read more