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Old 01-18-2017, 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by jrowan View Post
Not to dampen your mood but our supreme court has already ruled that a province doesn't have the authority or right to negotiate a separation with just the Federal government. All provinces would need to be involved with the province leaving the country. Not only that but the House of Commons would probably have to vote to amend the constitution to allow the release of a province, which is unlikely to happen.

http://www.canadahistory.com/section...ion_ruling.htm
There's the Clarity Act.
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