As Premier Philippe Couillard kicks off a renewed discussion about Quebec signing on to the 1982 Constitution, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wants no part of it. "You know my views on the Constitution," Trudeau told reporters in French on Thursday morning in Ottawa. "That's a full-time job," the Quebec minister said. Federal MPs in Ottawa on Thursday acknowledged Couillard's right to raise the issue, but didn't seem eager to prioritize it. During former Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper's tenure, the House of Commons passed a controversial motion recognizing the Québécois as a nation.

Source: CBC News June 01, 2017 14:26 UTC