Quebecers and the rest of Canada deeply divided on Quebec’s proposal to modify Constitution: poll – By Christopher Nardi (National Post) / May 29 2021
‘People aren’t necessarily rejecting anything, they’re just wanting greater explanation of what the meaning is of these constitutional changes’
OTTAWA – A large majority of Quebecers support the right of provinces to unilaterally amend parts of the Constitution, whereas a similar majority of Canadians outside Quebec reject the proposal, according to a new poll that illustrates the deep divide in the country about Premier François Legault’s recent proposal.
In total, 62 per cent of Quebecers agreed that provinces are allowed to use section 45 of the Constitution to amend parts that apply only specifically to itself, whereas 64 per cent of Canadians outside the province disagree, according to the Léger poll.
There is a similarly stark divide between Quebec and other provinces (colloquially referred to as the Rest of Canada) about if the Constitution should recognize Quebec as nation, with 67 per cent of Quebecers agreeing against only 15 % in the rest of the country.
The poll surveyed 1,623 adult Canadians via a web panel for the Quebec Community Groups Network and the Association for Canadian Studies (ACS) from May 21 to May 23, 2021.
